I think he'd still be judged as a creep, even if he's a legal creep. There has to be a cut-off somewhere and i think 16 is the right age all things considered.

You enter work at 16 unless you go into higher education, and you can join the Army, so it's tough to not class them as adults legally. Wayne Rooney debuted as a 16 year old! But yeah, i think that hould be to avoid criminalising teenagers rather than allowing twenty-something millionaires have their way with…

I was wondering why statutory rape wasn’t one of the charges as I thought that was the actual crime. Is sexual activity with a child a ‘lesser’ version of the potential crime; kissing or touching rather than.... you know.

If they require physio assistance then they must go to the touchline (eventually), so that’s kind of already in there though it’s not enforced properly. However, not all dives involve a player feigning injury; in fact, I’d say the majority don’t when they’re near the box. Realistically, as a referee is only going to…

You don’t think Rooney can run for 90 minutes do you. Nani was his enabler for years!

That is a perfect summary.

I don’t think most fans are calling for Henry to fuck off, though the ticket thing did start a fire. They saved the club, they’ve provided money, actually started a stadium expansion (which was talked about for aaaaaaages even before FSG) and got Klopp. Most fans, I think, support FSG (in as much as you can support…

Ohhhh I’d never be concerned about being American! If you were to ever come over, and people hear your accent, you’d be loved across the board, mate. Be prepared to be pumped for information about what Henry’s like to Americans. Ha

You'll have to get in line as I'm sure his employees at Sports Direct will be up for some spaghetti-drowning too!

Ooooooh, that’lll be in about.... *checks watch*.... 6 years ago.

I think you’re right if I’m honest and I’m heartened to see that most of the comments here have been super-respectful of people asking sensitive questions.... or is that just how debate should be.

Fookin’ Ayre, more like....

Everyone is with the downtrodden Geordies! Never in the history of English football has so much angst been caused by so fat a cat.

I think that’s actually an older quote, but if he did say it recently then he’s said similar things in the past.

I must say “no worries” hourly when I’m at work. Local variants include “no mither” and “s’alreet” (“it is alright”).

Well, I would urge you not to take Twitter as a serious reflection of the average English fan.... here be dragons!

You’re welcome! I’ve got more where that came from.....

Everyone in England hates diving too*, it’s not just American viewers. When it comes to our inevitable exit each tournament, there’s a whole host of pundits who say “why don’t we just dive like every other country does?”

Shit, I’d clicked on your reply tab instead. My fault! :)

I was replying to the other chap if I’m honest. As a Brit, my knowledge of Ivy League schools extends solely to that I know of their existence and that they’re for rich kids.
The unknown of your comment scared me, so I didn’t engage with it. *hides*