Few points, Farage has proved to be a far more interesting and entertaining presenter than politician so clearly, you’ve never watched it and thus you are doing what you always do, spouting with zero knowledge.

You call it bemoaning others call it the truth or an alternative voice, but I doubt you’ll ever get that so self-assured are you that you know best.

Real news, from where, the BBC, now you really are being ridiculous.

You believe people who watch an alternative news source are ‘sad’. This shows your arrogance and utter contempt for others and is so typical of your type and in all honesty that’s why I tend not to like you or at least you on here. I just detest your totally unearned and unjustified sense of superiority and adding in ‘my opinion’ doesn’t hide it. Opinions are fine, I have millions of them but I don't assume the millions who will disagree with them as sad or stupid.

Yours and sadly the default setting of so many others seems to be that if someone thinks differently they are an idiot rather than someone with an alternative viewpoint who to be branded as something derogatory. I disagree with Redscat on an almost fundamental level but I don’t consider her??? to be an idiot or in any way sad. Hell I can even accept she/he may be right and I may be wrong on some issues, that is the mindset of a true libertarian and real democrat.

On a personal note, I do think the Great in Great Britain is justified.

I’ll tell you what I’ll pay your airfare to Russia or better still Syria and we will see how you go. I give it two weeks before you’re crying like a baby begging to come home. The shame is we are such a decent nation we’d let you back in, I wouldn’t.

If the UK is so bad why don’t you and your fellow moaners just do one and leave? Show some backbone for once and put your money where your mouth is. It’s a free country so nobody will stop you

Just put you right on one thing Vasty - you took the wrong option - RC is very much a HE

Now I know, not that it makes a difference.

*As a pedant, I feel the urge to point out that the 'Great' in Great Britain has only to do with its size in relation to the other British Isles rather than its superiority, e.g. all creatures great and small.

Correct



and shouldn't we be talking about the United Kingdom - or has Northern Ireland just been conveniently forgotten?

Anyway Merry Christmas to all - I'm off to Aberdeen for Christmas in what is rapidly becoming a different nation!

Tell that to Eddie Waring (if he was still alive), PT.

HER????, HER????. How very dare you, vasty!!!! Or should that be Gladys!!!!

You are so sanctimonious if you read my post you will see I am the one who is sad that people like you believe what GB News stand for.
We all know you have a million opinions because you post most of them on here regardless of the topic.
With regards Farage and the truth I think his record speaks for itself much like de Pfeffel. I believe they are intending to do an outside broadcast with Farage sat on a Union flag draped throne at the water’s edge like King Canute but rather than trying to stop the tide he would hope it works on those trying to reach the U.K..
I see you resort to the fact that the word of Vastman can never be questioned and anyone that does should leave the country. I would point out that if you are suggesting Syria this is not a communist country, because it is being backed by Russia does not change this fact. I could say to you if you don’t like debate then why don’t you go to Brazil whose current ruler is more to to your liking.
One final point if you think we are a major player on the world stage then you are in for quite a shock.

Cheers, 1315. ( The cheque is in the post)

Let's not do the "why don't you go to... Russia, Brazil thing'
It's pointless. It doesn't prove Great Britain or UK is great or not great.
There are individual things in other countries that are better than us and some that have atrocities beyond belief.

Well Eddie was harmed a little by the image they tried to give him.
He made some mistakes but when you think he had one camera angle, no replay, no supporting summariser, no stats man..... He did pretty well.
When you go watch an old Ray French commentary he was worse in my opinion with far more support.

And also, Eddie probably publicised the game more than anyone else ever.

They just let him go too long in to old age.

Eddie Waring was the greatest advert for RL because he was recognised as the face of the game and his popularity encompassed more than just the game.

He started by mis representing my post but at least I selected a warmer destination where he can still wear his Speedo trunks.

Don't agree at all. This is a fantastic country for all its faults and I think that before people denigrate it they should very much compare it to other nations.

Few countries if any have done more to create and more importantly defend freedom than our GREAT nation.

No, he clearly wasn't.

Correct, but it has gained that meaning over the years.

Again the astonishing arrogance, If people want to read the Guardian I don't think them sad, their chocr. Yet people step out of your narrow confines and you label them.

But then we can all see you've lost it again with your Vastman is a bully spit, seriously, if you can't play with the big boys and girls then don't.

I have been very widely travelled in my life I spent almost 9 years in the Merchant Navy 32 years in West Yorkshire Police and the United Nations Police, I worked in a strategic role for the UN and had my own entity working in parts of Africa, I have circumvented the globe numerous times and as you can imagine I have been far and wide.

I will give a great example of Great Britain, go to East Africa in some of the countries there and see how we are respected (not by all) even though we had a brutal way of dealing with subjects throughout the Empire. We left a good and bad everywhere but the most I see is education structures, governance although one would argue that many countries are very corrupt, Health infrastructure, in fact we left infrastructure everywhere the problem is in cases who it was handed over to it was too early or it couldn't be handled.

Now compare this to Central Africa where predominantly France and some other European Nations ruled and then have a think about our Nation. The UK is a great place the trouble is we now have a society who expect everything on a plate or cry wolf if not.

So Vasty I am with you on this one

Who the hell would take Farage seriously. The guy only wanted Brexit to happen to kick the immigrants out (including those who are in the NHS workforce). The man is a hateful xenophobe.

I watch GB News and I dont care what others think, I love the discussions and not just a news reader sitting there. When I see BBC journos asking why we haven't locked down yet it really put me off them. After servicing my country in RAF for 22 years I do think this country is great , although some won't be happy until they have brought it down

I say again where did I say you were and others like you are sad. I think you should look in the mirror before criticising others who don’t follow the world according to you. I don’t think what you post can be considered big boy stuff it’s just that you appear to have an opinion on everything. I note you have learnt one thing from GB News that is if anyone dare to criticise their beliefs suggests they don’t love the country. It is possible that they do, just not the state it is now or to be considered a patriot you must accept everything including the likes of Food Banks or do you consider these to be part of our great society.
I know one thing people like Farage do not help with our Great image but you like him so good for you I don’t.
I would suggest you stick to rugby posts because you are clearly out of your depth when it comes to the world outside your door.

You should know, he's a bit like you with the Prime minister and his Government then.

Talking of rugby posts, when was the last time you spoke anything just rugby related, instead of anti Government stuff engineered into rugby threads?

Have you noticed how the BBC when using any photographs in their headings always appear to be of Wakefield. This is just an observation and not a left wing plot to overthrow the country or make it less Great sorry Vastman.

I thought good old Chissitt would not be long in posting but to correct him I have posted on a likely person to cover the games on 4 and on my belief that Eddie Waring transcended his RL commentary to the benefit of the game unfortunately not accepted by Vastman but he is entitled to his opinion.

Do you even know what xeonphobe means? Because there is a bit of difference between that and wanting a competent Government that isn’t corrupt.