Carabao Cup 2022/23

BorisManUtd

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I find Henderson very unlikeable. Not a bad goalkeeper but no humility whatsoever.
Yeah I don't like him either, so irritating.

Not sure if it's better to play Newcastle over 2 legs or potentially in a one-match final? Tricky either way.
 

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The context was those skits brought incredible racial abuse and pressure to Lee and his family. Baddiel and Skinner knew this and doubled down every episode anyway.
There is no innocence of the time with this and even Baddiel has acknowledged this in regards to his own prejudices.
100%, they played a part in destroying the mans career. It was like blatant racist abuse week in week out.
 

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Still a tin pot trophy, but once you get in the habit of winning them, the momentum takes you off on a wave of success.
See 2006 League Cup success and what followed for the next 5 years
 

moses

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I have no idea either, yet.
In this instance it was joke about Jason Lee's pineapple hair cut and he's black, as a joke it wouldn't have worked as well hence the blackface, it might appear (and probably does) racist but the intent wasn't

I remember it well. It was racist. Blackface is racist. But interesting and revealing to hear that it wasn't.
 

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The context was those skits brought incredible racial abuse and pressure to Lee and his family. Baddiel and Skinner knew this and doubled down every episode anyway.
There is no innocence of the time with this and even Baddiel has acknowledged this in regards to his own prejudices.
Thats fair enough. It was definitely a joke that went too far, and I can well imagine that idiots on the terraces took it places it wasn’t intended to go. In that circumstance you’d hope B&S would realise the negative impact their joke was having and put an end to it.
 

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I think that was mainly due to how comically shit he was though, wasn’t it? A bit like mocking Maguire now.

Obviously doesn’t excuse the racial elements of the pisstaking though. The fact he took literally decades to apologise for blackface, and only did so because he had his arm twisted, was poor to say the least.
Sure... tbf, I personally don't think it's nice to relentlessly pick on a person and ridicule them because they're not the best in their field of work. There's criticism, there's banter, and then there's the kid of soulless pile-on that often comes with group dynamics.
 

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For once prefer the harder game (Newcastle) in the semis. 2 legs we should do them, a one of game who knows. Plus they will be really pumped if they get to a final.

If not Newcastle then Forest which should be easy.
 

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Sure... tbf, I personally don't condone relentlessly picking on a person and ridiculing them because they're not the best in their field of work. There's criticism, there's banter, and then there's the kid of soulless pile-on that often comes with group dynamics.
Me neither, it’s a different world we live in now with mental health awareness as well. That sort of thing definitely wouldn’t fly on mainstream tv now, even without the racist shit. The same goes for the Luke Chadwick abuse, purely for having an acne problem.
 

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Really enjoy Deano’s shennanigans, would rather have that than a quiet keeper who doesn’t show any emotion
 

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Honestly, I never thought I'd be so buzzing over a league cup semi.

How the mighty fall, that said we need a fecking trophy.