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The madness is us even debating the issue, it's not something we should be potentially falling out over, whatever our differing views might be regarding the Monarchy.

 

Most of the tv and press output has been prepared and archived for some time, they couldn't have organised what we have had and what's coming since 6.30 last night..

 

As far as pure football for us, the EFL are waiting on the DCMS to make a 'Mourning Statement' which will clarify most things but noticeable many fixtures / events off todayas a result of calls made last night by organising bodies.
As far as I can tell the Club is half expecting Mansfield and Tranmere to be off, then there is the issue of what happens during the 10 days mourning prior to the funeral. That said everyone is in the hands of the Govt. Department DCMS.

 

I despise Liz Truss's politics and hope to see her booted out of office at the next election. I am also not a monarchist at all. But I was genuinely glad that it was Truss rather than the fat clown Boris Bunter who delivered the speech from outside No10 yesterday. I've no doubt that he would have somehow contrived to make part of it about him, which would have been utterly disrespectful.

 

Truss did say she wanted to abolish the monarchy. She's made an early start, it seems.

 

Are you trying to get Bantam Talk taken down .

 

Fair play, Dennis.

FWIW, despite my views, I did think Queen Elizabeth II was one of the ’good’ people. elsewhere in the Royal Family now there’s only William and Kate I fully respect as they behave as those in their position should.

 

Dont disagree but the extent of it I do disagree with as I said earlier. It’s that choice that I make rather than one foisted upon me which seems to apply in this instance. We are where we are but it won’t change my opinion , rather it’s a case of bear with it.

 

Fervent EU supporter to avid Brexiteer. Work that one out ?? Trust me I know her as our constituency MP and I know her hypocrisy on local issues first hand .

 

Some will struggle with the new version of the National Anthem.

 

This government doing what they do best which is protect themselves.

If they say cancel things then they would be responsible for any industry financial losses.

 

I totally agree about the need for a new anthem, but Land of Hope and Glory? Seriously? It's a great tune, but the the lyrics!
"Mother of the free" - written at a time when Britain was subjugating half the world.
"Wider still and wider shall thy bounds increase" is clearly a call to expand the empire even further by conquering more countries - understandable at the time it was written, but this would create outrage amongst our former colonies. You might as well disband the Commonwealth immediately if we adopted these lyrics in a national anthem.

 

Postponing Mansfield Town v Bradford City..............well, it's what HRH would have wanted......

 

No Fordy just tomorrows games. Tranmere game on Tuesday night.

 

Actually more upset than I thought I would be yesterday when I heard the news, being neither a strong pro or anti royalist. However it seems strange to me that at a time of sadness, the first things they take away are anything that might have given people a modicum of relief to ease the pain.

Cancelling sport, taking comedies off the TV etc, isn't showing respect to the Queen in my opinion, it's just saying that everyone in the countries should do nothing but mourn over the relevant period, with no light relief of any kind to give any kind of cheer.

 

Or maybe the Rugby lot don't see the point in postponing. Neither do I - I think its a nonsense tbh.

 

Would have been simple really
- Choice A) Leave everything as was and folk can choose to go to games or mope at home
- Choice B) Cancel everything and we are left with no option..

 

The Prince Andrew interview was a shambles. Very clearly deceitful, and as far as I'm concerned he knew exactly who he was surrounding himself with.