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Berlin based Yorkshireman with a love for Leeds United, Rugby League and Cricket. And a (liberal yoghurt knitting) opinion on everything. A politics addict in recovery.
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I wish Jesse Marsch would stick to politics and leave opinions about football to others. #lufc

Better late than never re Kinnear at least

Forgive me, I don’t know the name of the guy speaking here, and in general I enjoy his appearances on Sky Sports News, but bloody hell - “second Premier League title”. Mate, it would be a TWENTIETH league title.

He might have a shout for manager of the month.

Only just noticed Joe Rodon yelling fuck off at the home fans after Joel Piroe's goal. Think he might be the love of my life.

Fair play too. That opening 20 min was abysmal but the second half utterly brilliant

BRING ME A CHRIS WILDER INTERVIEW

Falling apart. AGAIN

We’re leeds united, we’re taking the piss

This fucking football club will kill me. Unbelievable!!!!

Leaping like a salmon. Let’s just get out of here with a point now

Not sure what these commentators are on about. There was contact but it wasn’t a foul?! Eh? He didn’t get the ball for sure

This is traditional “leeds in a Yorkshire derby”. Seemed we’d got over it but proper blast from the past where the others want it more, rattle us

This is utterly dreadful. Our worst opening 20min of the season, by a country mile

3 dreadful mistakes in the opening 15 min from your keeper in a top of the table clash 🙄 all they’re going to do now is pepper him

The useless ****

Seems the ampadu out for the season rumour could well be true

it'd be nice for one mainstream and prominent centrist/centre-left/left-wing party somewhere in the western world to actually try and consistently and vocally make the positive case for immigration for an entire term and see what happens - it may not work! but it'd be nice for one party to try it

Merz v.firm on European independence from US. Dovish Scholz not going to be part of coalition talks, opening space for more hawkish Pistorius. Stable grand coalition possible. Europe is much stronger today. And yet most reporters are unable to see beyond their pre-written 'AfD triumphant' headline.

Map doesn't show population differences in West & East. 80% of voters didn't vote AfD, that's just a fact. My concern is Friedrich Merz needs new ideas, he'll have to build bridges, and he must avoid passing laws with AfD support. He's already proven he finds all 3 difficult.

Once again, folk vote for the “original” not the “diet” version once you start legitimising their “concerns”.

AfD overwhelmingly won votes from non-voters and the centre-right. This is a standard pattern. It is a myth that the radical right are mainly winning disaffected centre-left voters.

#lufc

I’m as concerned with the vote for afd as anyone, but it really is true how that is *all* the English speaking press focus on, in every country. How about the 80% of us that aren’t voting for fascists. Fight the problem, but don’t give them overinflated coverage!!

Heartfelt sympathy to my German friends here who have to cope with headlines about the AfD "surge" from Anglo-Saxon media who know precisely zilch about German politics and are only interested in it if it helps push the "Europe is moribund/The far-right is take over" narrative.

Lindner playing the martyr. Hope so much he doesn’t get over 5%. Awful human

Everything hinges on whether FDP & BSW stay under 5%. If so, GroKo is in play without also needing Greens, which you have to think is least worst scenario at this point

Could be better. Could be worse.

VAR use in Germany is dreadful. Sorry for your loss “it works really well in other countries” types. It absolutely doesn’t.

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Geht wählen und macht euer Kreuz bitte an die richtige Stelle. Ich sehe euch. #fcknzs #seon #keinfussbreitdenfaschisten #niewiederistjetzt #nazisaufsmaul #antifaheisstwiderstand

German citizen hat on, time to go vote. Remember folks, fuck fascism, fuck racism and fuck the afd. WE are the majority.

BTW, Die Linke have done an amazing job this election cycle at burying their absolute dog shit stance on Ukraine/Russia/Nato/Bundeswehr.

You’d reckon that’s the promoted trio done for after this weekend: let’s hope to wave at them as we pass, playing some kaiser chiefs or joy division for their enjoyment