“Chris Smalling is just entering his prime at 27 and when fit (which I’ll allow is a bit of an issue) is as good as any centre back in the premier league.”

Wrong analogy totally.

Yes they are wholly to blame.However the blame for the players seemingly not being able to do anything about it lays squarely at the feet of the NFLPA.

Ok being a Brit and not living over there this has me shocked more than any of the other police shootings I’ve seen from your side of the pond.In a lot of them with a stretch of the imagination,heat of the moment etc you can see how sometimes the police feel themselves to be in mortal danger and react accordingly.

But it’s still there unopposed by anyone in power.

These are the same “journalists” who come week 2 of the preseason will be complaining how meaningless and pointless preseason games are.

“Two United staffers I’m talking with are clear: the man was asked to deplane and he refused. They ask: what else were they supposed to do?”

Excellent speech from a pretty terrible film which to me says exactly what you’re saying.

Unless the pilot couldn’t take off because she was still in the bathroom and therefore missed his slot so the plane had to wait again for another available slot.

“The (insert authority here) must be right, because otherwise there might be a systematic issue that needs to be taken care of, and that is both scary and requires time/money/effort that people just don’t want to give.”

Tyranny according to the dictionary...

Jesus you really don’t have a clue do you.

The saddest thing about this is that it will all be forgotten in a few weeks and people will keep flying United and they’ll continue counting their millions until someone else makes a similar mistake then the same thing will happen again ad infinitum

Slight difference in owner athlete disputes in that most times it’s millionaires vs billionaires and although people will side with one or the other deep down nobody really cares about either side.

Maybe if people had resisted minor things earlier then things like SB1070 never would have happened.

You honestly believe if he’d have given up his seat he would have had any legal recourse and that we would be reading and commenting about it ?

“Risking bodily harm for a plane ticket is the epitome of a lack of perspective.”

I bet if those girls could earn their league millions of $ without wanting anything in return they would be allowed to play.

Who would have bet on Gostkowski missing a PAT though ?

I live and work in Germany.There is no mandatory union joining here.However the unions are strong and decide working conditions,pay raises etc.