The refugee crisis.

[horlock07]

Sounds like that 'debate' on the swindon fans group on facebook

They are off on one again....

Can we all get back to supporting Town now please? I feel for these Syrian refugees but it's got fuck all to do with football and we don't need another subject to argue about. I think Jay is a first class tool for doing this. I'm all up for red and white banners and balloons creating a bit of needed atmosphere, but why bring this issue here to STFC? Whatever our opinions on the refugee crisis and Syrian war, we go to football to get away from the worlds problems, not have them thrust into our face by someone desperate for media attention to further his own ends. It's all over the tv and papers anyway. What on earth is Jay going to achieve by bringing it to the County Ground? What a prize plonker!

Although nice to see use of plonker...

[JayBox325]

They are off on one again....

Can we all get back to supporting Town now please? I feel for these Syrian refugees but it's got fuck all to do with football and we don't need another subject to argue about. I think Jay is a first class tool for doing this. I'm all up for red and white banners and balloons creating a bit of needed atmosphere, but why bring this issue here to STFC? Whatever our opinions on the refugee crisis and Syrian war, we go to football to get away from the worlds problems, not have them thrust into our face by someone desperate for media attention to further his own ends. It's all over the tv and papers anyway. What on earth is Jay going to achieve by bringing it to the County Ground? What a prize plonker!

Although nice to see use of plonker...

I've turned notifications off so I don't get told about these anymore! 

He's onto me. I am trying to further my own ends, but you'll never know what that plan is! Mwuhahaha. When I'm King of Swindon, you'll all... oh, I fear I've said too much.

[Berniman]

Facebook is full of driveling morons spouting racist bullshit at the best of times, but the coverage of the Syrian refugees seems to have amplified it to another level.

It's been great unfriending so many people this week. Although, I really should just stop using Facebook.

Agree with this, I have unfriended many in the past week.  Not really anything to do with the people involved, just only interested in what my family and close friends have to say.  The rest is just BS and I too should just stop using it really..

[Flashheart]

One massive negative about FB is that you tend to encounter an awful lot of shit from idiots. One of the best things, however, is that you can block/unfollow them.

[PetsWinPrizes]

I went on the Facebookgroup  to see the horror for myself, couldn't find that thread but the Yaser one is hilarious

So much knee jerking 'he's a disgrace, he should never play for us again' with such little regard for the facts, it's almost impressive.

[4D]

One massive negative about FB is that you tend to encounter an awful lot of shit from idiots. One of the best things, however, is that you can block/unfollow them.

Or come on here instead 

[McGurk's Missus]

I've read about 7 or 8 of the pages on this thread.

There's plenty of dick-waving, insults and know-all political bullshit, as well as well as a few ignorant cunts with opinions that were obviously formed by the twitterati and the Daily Mail.

If a family of refugees (or kids, singles, couples, grandparents or whatever) needed shelter in my area, I'd offer them a home regardless of where they are from.

I'd do everything in my power to make them safe, clean, sheltered, dignified and fed. Anything more than that such as getting them schooled, working etc, well, we'd have to see what was needed and what was available to them at the time.

As long as they respected me, my family and my property, they'd be made welcome and I'd be happy to use my own money to fund it.

My logic is that if I were in the shit like a lot of these poor fuckers are, I'd hope that someone somewhere would have the humanity and kindness do the same for me and my family, no different than the families who looked after thousands of evacuees during the war.

I wouldn't want thanking for it and I wouldn't crow about it. I'd be really pissed off if my new house guests didn't at least become life long friends after they'd got themselves back on their feet after the adventure though.

The media have raised awareness about all this, which fair enough.

I don't need reminding by having a fucking banner being floated around the crowd during a football match by people who seem intent of foisting their good intentions on everyone else, however good they may be.

Don't get me wrong, the happy-clapper guy is entitled to organise fun stuff, but he should stick to the happy-clappy and leave the political stuff alone.

I'm pinching this. Top post Delta

[Skinny Pete]

I'm sick of it already.

20,000 over 5 years is piss poor but how the hell can Germany can take 800,000 without thinking much about the future implications is impressive - crazy, but impressive.

[McGurk's Missus]

I'm sick of it already.

20,000 over 5 years is piss poor but how the hell can Germany can take 800,000 without thinking much about the future implications is impressive - crazy, but impressive.

Ahh but have you not thought that this is Cameron's way of saying "We'll limit Syrian refugees to 4000 pa." He's sugar coated a U-Turn that he thinks everyone will love him for. As you say it's piss poor "effort".  I think it's brilliant that Germany are being so pro active in this. Possibly their generation still feel several tinges of guilt (obviously it wasn't their fault) with the behaviour of Him (by him i don't mean Miles) lingering. Even today they still face intimidation for something that many were never part of. I think they're doing what every "slacking" country should be doing. As much as they bloody well can. 

[@mwooly63]

I'm sick of it already.

20,000 over 5 years is piss poor but how the hell can Germany can take 800,000 without thinking much about the future implications is impressive - crazy, but impressive.

BBC news had a some graphs on this morning predicting various things.
One was population growth, cant remember the end timeframe but UK was predicted highest growth of all european countries with Germany's actually dropping hugely despite the influx of migrants.

Also UK was 3rd in job creation ( Germany top ) and we were also 3rd in doctors per head ( Spain top )

Cant find the graphs online but a link here to Germany's population drop/UK's explosion

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34172729

[Skinny Pete]

Well, that population explosion will have fuck all to do with me - I had a bricking years ago.

[Ironside]

This reminds me of one of Dave Gorman's 'found poems.'

Genius

[Reg Smeeton]

I'm sick of it already.

20,000 over 5 years is piss poor but how the hell can Germany can take 800,000 without thinking much about the future implications is impressive - crazy, but impressive.

Last year UK had 600,000 incoming immigrants, the number for this year is expected to be similar.....I'm sure Germany can cope

[Bogus Dave]

Last year UK had 600,000 incoming immigrants, the number for this year is expected to be similar.....I'm sure Germany can cope

Given 25,000 had applied for asylum in the first half of this year, I find that figure hard to believe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34183150

[herthab]

Given 25,000 had applied for asylum in the first half of this year, I find that figure hard to believe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34183150

Let's not confuse immigrants with asylum seekers...
On the flip side of Reg's stat, over 300,000 people emigrated from the UK last year....