Qualified at what?

He's a career politician (failed). He's never had a proper job or run a business. Being a decent academic economist does not make him qualified to act as Chairman and it's only tribal political loyalty that makes Delia (and you) think the contrary.

Posted By: Old Git on January 5th 2017 at 14:53:30

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Main Focus (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 5, 13:43:57
- The best thing about the EN Balls article.. (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jan 5, 15:16:20
  - I'm an Evening News Balls frother. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 15:18:29
- Makes me sick (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 5, 14:04:17
- 2013? What's that about? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 5, 13:59:26
  - That's his point. Bowkett did other stuff when he was chairman (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 5, 14:10:16
    - I don't but I do think that (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 5, 14:43:53
    - To play devil's advocate for a moment (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 14:27:01
      - Very, very few polititians aren't failures. The world wouldn't be (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 5, 15:12:25
        
        He isnt a failed politician (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 5, 15:22:01
        
        His only post ever was Secretary of State for education (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 18:54:53
        
        Heh - knew that'd get you (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 5, 20:52:24
        
        Yes, I know (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 5, 17:00:16
      - To be fair to Balls..he was hardly a failed politician (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Jan 5, 15:04:57
        
        Sssssh, he's OG's hate figure (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 5, 15:11:22
        
        Really?? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 15:07:57
        
        I don't think so, if he is, then pretty much every politician at some point is. (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Jan 5, 15:11:07
        
        it's just OG being all tribal (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 5, 15:46:22
        
        Egzackerly. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Jan 5, 15:46:04
      - I'm not sure to what extent he failed... (NCFC) - bird table, Jan 5, 15:01:16
        
        In power for 5 years (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 15:06:41
        
        Bowkett never made it beyond the Ealing council (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 5, 15:06:15
        
        But was a highly successful businessman (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 15:07:21
        
        and therefore, almost certainly, a crook (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 5, 15:13:21
      - I spoke to a couple of villa fans the other week before we beat them, (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 5, 14:57:31
        
        Look, it is what it is (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 15:11:47
        
        We need money no doubt, our players earn unbelievable amounts of money (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 5, 15:19:29
        
        still have a better chance in the long term with money though. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jan 5, 15:00:05
        
        Like QPR? (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 5, 15:00:48
      - He is a Kennedy former scholar and Harvard lecturer in economics. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 14:47:05
        
        The Harvard thing is just an honorary research position isn;t it? (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 5, 15:47:12
        
        Jesus, everyone's a sceptic. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 16:00:52
        
        Details (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 5, 16:18:07
        
        Qualified at what? (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 14:53:30
        
        Being a lecturer is a job, last time I looked. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 14:58:03
        
        Ha ha (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 5, 15:14:17
        
        Not at all. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 15:21:11
        
        Cor! Imagine the boardroom shenanigans if you were Chairman. (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jan 5, 14:53:08
        
        He's be too busy pretending he's shagging other people's boyfriends. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 14:58:55
        
        That was a reply to you (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jan 5, 15:09:39
        
        Ha. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 15:10:51
        
        He's also probably better at English than me. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Jan 5, 14:50:15
    - Fucking Balls and Neil. Pair of jokers. Who else should we all hate today please?? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 5, 14:20:43
      - Wes - "shit house club" That's proper promotion of the club, that iss (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 5, 15:07:50
        
        Fuck em all. None of them wanna win as much as the fans want them to! (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 5, 16:11:06
    - When I worked for a large newspaper company the Chairman got paid a (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jan 5, 14:16:00
      - If you can't beat em, join em?? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 5, 14:21:05
  - it was the year after 2012 (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 5, 14:08:30
- Yes - but Ed is going on Loose Women. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jan 5, 13:49:27
- and a shit dancer, I bet (n/m) (NCFC) - shortfatb, Jan 5, 13:46:36
- The bastard. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jan 5, 13:45:03

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