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#51

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Duque de Bragança - November 22, 2025, 09:33:41 AM

They look incredibly excited.

I imagine thats the look on most peoples faces when they visit northern England

 

#52

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Duque de Bragança - November 22, 2025, 09:32:50 AM

What does Wallah mean?

Swearing.

By God. (followed by I swear or a synonym). For the identity politics muslim crowd, using the name of God in vain, i.e blasphemy, is comical in a way.

#53

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by HVC - November 22, 2025, 09:27:40 AM

The terminators baby brother is persistant

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRISrl5jALz

#54

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Josephus - November 22, 2025, 09:26:40 AM

Wasn't that long ago we were talking about finding an exit strategy that Putin can swallow. Now we're talking about how much land to give him. [sigh]

#55

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Josquius - November 22, 2025, 08:51:36 AM

Agreeing to a buffer zone with international troops in place first - fine.
Agreeing to a referendum in the contested areas if they want to be part of Russia - that would be fine (at least on the Ukrainian side I'd trust it to be fair)
Swapping donbass land for land elsewhere - I could see how that could be possible too.
But just withdrawing on the vague promise Russia honestly won't put troops there but the land is Russian... Fuck no.

#56

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by HVC - November 22, 2025, 08:44:25 AM

They look incredibly excited.

I imagine thats the look on most peoples faces when they visit northern England

#57

Off the Record / Re: A Collection of Unimitigat...

Last post by jimmy olsen - November 22, 2025, 08:32:23 AM

Bret has started a new series on Hoplites

https://acoup.blog/2025/11/14/collections-hoplite-wars-part-i-the-othismos-over-othismos/

https://acoup.blog/2025/11/21/collections-hoplite-wars-part-ii-hoplite-equipment-hoplight-or-hopheavy/

#58

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Syt - November 22, 2025, 08:26:32 AM

They look incredibly excited.

#59

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by jimmy olsen - November 22, 2025, 08:25:28 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/22/ukraine-zelenskyy-peace-deal-us-nato-meeting

Asked why Kyiv should be forced to give up territory in the east that Russian troops have been unable to capture for 11 years, a US official said the deal "was beneficial to Ukraine". They said they envisaged Trump and Zelenskyy sitting down together and signing a document "for peace".

That's the crust of it I think. The extent to which Trump and thus his lapdogs consider this - it's a great photo opportunity for Trump to sign the "peace deal". Who the hell cares what's in it.

That's always been true. He's never beleived in anything.

#60

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by Threviel - November 22, 2025, 08:04:16 AM

So, my team had a player in the national side for the first time in 50 years, Gustav Lundgren (making his debut at age 30). He scored the equaliser against Slovenia and by that he's scored 25% of all Swedish goals in this qualifying round.

Also, the youth teams are visiting some northern English team.