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Sep. 28th, 2016 11:31 amRather than focussing on, say, the horrible misery in Aleppo or the recent presidential debate (in which I can't even vote, what with living in another country and not being a US citizen), today I am focussing on football, also known as soccer. In particular, the Daily Telegraph sting which brought down Sam Allardyce, the England national men's team, a mere 67 days after he was appointed. An interesting (to me) article:
Arrogant clot, for sure, but did this really merit ditching Allardyce? I have to say that if I were Mr. Allardyce, I would not be terribly thrilled at the unenthusiastic tone of this defence. I mean, nice for him that someone in the media is defending him, but the journalist in question is getting his shots in at the same time.
And Allardyce being covertly recorded calling his predecessor in the England job "Woy" is such an incredibly juvenile way for a 61 year old to behave that I can't feel too sorry for him. See, Roy Hodgson, who resigned after a disastrous Euro 2016 tournament (England were kicked out in the first knockout round by teeny tiny Iceland), has a speech impediment. So some people find it terribly amusing to call him "Woy". He may not have been a very good England manager, but the speech impediment has absolutely nothing to do with his skills as a manager.
Oh, and Amazon.ca are complete frelling idiots. They sent my parcel Purolator Courier....to an Amazon Pick Up Point. A "pick up point" is where you get your parcel sent directly to your nearest Canada Post outlet and then pick it up there. However, Canada Post employees are not going to sign as receivers of a parcel sent by a private courier, as opposed to Canada Post. So the parcel will end up in limbo. It's happened before. I don't know where Amazon's shipping department keep their brains.
Still not thinking about Aleppo or the possibility of a President Trump.
Arrogant clot, for sure, but did this really merit ditching Allardyce? I have to say that if I were Mr. Allardyce, I would not be terribly thrilled at the unenthusiastic tone of this defence. I mean, nice for him that someone in the media is defending him, but the journalist in question is getting his shots in at the same time.
And Allardyce being covertly recorded calling his predecessor in the England job "Woy" is such an incredibly juvenile way for a 61 year old to behave that I can't feel too sorry for him. See, Roy Hodgson, who resigned after a disastrous Euro 2016 tournament (England were kicked out in the first knockout round by teeny tiny Iceland), has a speech impediment. So some people find it terribly amusing to call him "Woy". He may not have been a very good England manager, but the speech impediment has absolutely nothing to do with his skills as a manager.
Oh, and Amazon.ca are complete frelling idiots. They sent my parcel Purolator Courier....to an Amazon Pick Up Point. A "pick up point" is where you get your parcel sent directly to your nearest Canada Post outlet and then pick it up there. However, Canada Post employees are not going to sign as receivers of a parcel sent by a private courier, as opposed to Canada Post. So the parcel will end up in limbo. It's happened before. I don't know where Amazon's shipping department keep their brains.
Still not thinking about Aleppo or the possibility of a President Trump.
