This World Cup is going to be interesting. The Yanks must be gutted at not qualifying, and

not gaining the opportunity to infiltrate their fan base with CIA operatives. No doubt they will still attempt it, disguised as fans of other nations. I reckon the central and South American teams, Spain, England and Australia might have a few additional fans appear within their midst.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on March 14th 2018 at 12:07:36

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Realistically what can we do that will anyway make a difference to the Russians... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 10:40:15
- This World Cup is going to be interesting. The Yanks must be gutted at not qualifying, and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:07:36
- Tell em they've been very naughty . (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Mar 14, 11:49:27
- Were there any consequences when they shot down that passenger plane? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 14, 11:42:41
  - Some additional EU sanctions. That's it. MH17 feels rather swept under the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:50:33
    - That must have been a particularly shit experience for you all round (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:54:58
      - You could feel how small this country is! We lost Peter, but most people here either knew (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:00:20
        
        I agree that it seems to have been swept under the carpet (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 14, 12:24:40
  - there's been EU economic sanctions in place for some time since the whole Crimea stealing (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 14, 11:46:55
    - But nobheads like Putin are insulated from the effects aren't they? it's the poor buggers (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 14, 12:00:25
      - Isn't that the same for all world leaders and their policies? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:03:13
        
        Yeah of course. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 14, 12:12:44
    - The Crimea is in a shit state for sure. They had their water cut off since the supplies (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:51:22
    - They have an economy smaller than Italy. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:47:44
  - Don't think so. They do what they want when they want which is why proth is the answer (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:43:55
- Put them on the naughty step (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 14, 11:40:59
  - BWOD has already drafted a letter to the parents (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:43:37
- I am getting a bit annoyed by all this as I wanted to visit Russia this year (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:39:01
- Nuke the bastards (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 14, 11:34:27
- Nationalise Chelsea (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 14, 11:19:45
  - Humiliate Chelsea on the pitch. Well done us. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:20:22
- Knock off one of theirs (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:17:09
  - Just one or a few? Cos it's kinda out of whack in Putin's favour at the mo (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:20:31
    - You know it possibly isn’t. Russia’s character would stop them advertising it though. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:24:16
      - Sod it then; let's proth em good and proper (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:30:45
        
        We can order the hardware from Tombs I suppose. He'd do mates' rates surely? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 12:08:22
- Lots of his (powerful) mates launder money here. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 14, 11:15:31
  - My impression is that most oligarchs who have moved to the west have done so because they (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:19:04
    - Certainly true in some cases. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 14, 12:44:53
    - Although only because they've fallen out, doesn't deduct from where their money comes from (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:29:47
      - Not all Russians = Russia, Dubs (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 14, 11:39:25
        
        No, and you made a good remark earlier about the ones moving out of the country often bein (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:42:15
        
        I've talking about how 'Oligarchs' made their fortune, not the Russian people... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:40:41
        
        Most of the Oligarchs made their money under Yeltsin (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:42:33
        
        But they're amassed fortunes were still made at the expense of the average person.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:43:54
        
        Not so much protected as a half-amnesty (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:53:04
        
        *their (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:44:06
- Get Proth on the bears and give him the trident codes? :) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 10:55:14
  - I was thinking the same yesterday! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 14, 11:32:23
    - Heh heh :O) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:33:15
      - Shodders second in command. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:34:52
        
        BOOM (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 14, 11:49:11
        
        A worry they may nuke each other before Russia as they both can get a bit spiky (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:37:24
        
        lollers, yes, maybe it would just play into Putin's hands. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:38:34
  - Wow. That really would be the nuclear option (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:10:31
    - No way he’d type them correctly. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 14, 11:21:46
      - Exactly. Those bombs could go anywhere. Made worse as he tried to correct first error (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:22:56
        
        How about a nice game of chess? (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:27:58
        
        Putin would cheat or lace the other sides pieces with uranium or summat equally dastardly (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:32:31
        
        He don't play by no rules. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 11:33:04
- Tories could stop accepting their political donations (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 14, 10:53:41
  - and Tory MPs could stop themselves from investing in Russian banks (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 14, 11:01:27
- I've thrown away my 5 tins of Russian caviar... Have that Putin! (n/m) (General Chat) - Since1902, Mar 14, 10:48:10
  - We really are leading the way here (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:12:44
- I have locked our set of Matryoshka dolls in the cupboard under the stairs (General Chat) - shortfatb, Mar 14, 10:45:54
  - You the man (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 14, 11:09:46

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