Can’t understand why City not agreed to FA Youth Cup final being moved to Old Trafford with club ruling out Etihad in race to ready North Stand
Ask those #MCFC U18 players if they’d prefer to play in front of 70,000 or 7,000
What an opportunity missed
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Casemiro gave us a signed shirt after he spoke to UWS yesterday. Which was appreciated.
We’ll give it away to a reader who subscribes to United We Stand mag from this issue. The deadline is Tuesday
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Hungary coach Rossi on Arne Slot wanting Szoboszlai to play less for Hungary
“I will not listen to a coach who spends £450m and worsens his squad, who also plays his best player at right back.”
😋 With today's game off, we don't want our delicious Taste of Home Catering by Roo's half-time buffet going to waste.
Pop down to The Marbill Coaches Stadium before 12pm and pick yourself up some great snacks. Totally free of charge (although donations are always welcome!)
Today I'm two years cancer free.
It sounds barmy but at times I completely forget that I had it. I can't figure out if that makes me a very positive person or a moron. Probably a bit of both.
My main reflection is that I'm very lucky. Lucky to have caught it when I did, to still be alive as a result, to have been treated by the NHS at such a phenomenal hospital that (@thernohcharity), and with such wonderful people around me. Oh and the hospital food was delicious.
Having to confront my mortality is one of the most powerful things I've ever experienced. To really have to think about my life ending and how I'd spend the time I had left.
I will always be grateful for that moment. I knew I would do anything to live. I don't believe in God anymore but it was a borderline spiritual experience. It's definitely made me wonder again about whether there is more to life than what we see.
The prospect of surgery was terrifying. It was like knowing I was going to be in a car crash, but one that would save my life. I was bracing myself for the intense trauma my body was going to endure. I was scared and I cried a lot. But I knew it was preferable to leaving that tumour in there to destroy me.
The recovery was exceptionally painful at times. I cannot believe the levels of pain that the human body can endure without blacking out. I still have a lingering level of pain now but I can totally deal with it in a way that I wouldn't have been able to before. The scale of the agony has totally reframed what I consider to be a bad time. Handy when you're a Forest fan.
I've got a few issues as a result of the surgery. I have a stoma, I have to self-catheterise, I've got stress incontinence and I've got erectile dysfunction. But these are all small prices to pay for being alive. Some smaller than others.
The main thing is I caught it early. (Relatively. My oncolgist thinks it could have been on my spine for five years, but chordomas are slow growing). The thought of that little fucker being inside me, working against me all that time is weird. Five years! It'd been in there since Theresa May was Prime Minister!
You know your own body. If there's something wrong, please get it checked. Whatever it is. Ignoring it won't make it go away. Hopefully you get told that it's nothing, but if it's bad news it's less bad if you catch it early.
One huge benefit is that lager tastes incredible. I cannot explain this, but since my operation, lager tastes even more refreshing than it did before. That has not diminished in the last two years. Maybe there is a God.
One of the most sinister aspects of Saudi Arabia’s regime, is the disparity in treatment between those who have the public eye (whether as a consequence of their status, or some event), and those who do not.
Footballers can live with their unmarried partners, while earning millions. Gay, European football fans can show up for a World Cup. Comedians can crack crass jokes on stage.
Yet, beneath it all, is a regime which willingly turns its blind eye to (typically rich) westerners, while suppressing its own people. This is a country which has executed political dissidents; imprisoned people for their sexuality; and harshly censors everything from films to journalists. It’s a country without free speech or equal protection before the law.
When the likes of Chappelle, Ronaldo, or whomever, say they like Saudi, it’s hard to argue with their experiences— they get the dictator’s special treatment, served up with with a side of liberty— which simply does not exist for most citizens living under that government.
We may agree, and we may disagree. And that is fine. But the minute that this turns into hatred and violence towards others in our community, we are done. I'm so sorry for anyone affected by the awful events in Heaton Park today.
Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... https://t.co/3zSKJ6yjYD
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The weekend was born in Salford! 🕒✨
In the 1800s, Robert Lowes fought for shorter hours. And won workers' Saturday afternoons off. 🎉
Before that? 14-hour days, 6 days a week.
Time off isn’t just nice. It’s essential.
What are you up to this weekend?
It’s a bit more than 18 months since my son Albin was lost at 15 y/o after fighting ostero sarcoma (bone cancer) for 4 years.
These organizations really help. What these kids go through is so unbelievably tough, and they must really fight for it. You must eat despite vomiting and being nauseous, you must exercise, take care of whatever side effect you are getting from chemo, etc etc etc. They need that reminder of how special they are. ❤️
If I read one more news article I will sink into despair, so instead I am lifting myself up with platform shoes and leaving my house for some socialization. Happy Friday. Don’t isolate. Isolation kills.
Wonky?
Faded?
Non-existent?
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