Nah, drunkenness doesn't excuse acting like a twat. It explains it, but it doesn't buy forgiveness for it.
It's fair that they genuinely ended up scared when the doors locked, but that only happened because they were acting like twats.
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Nah, drunkenness doesn't excuse acting like a twat. It explains it, but it doesn't buy forgiveness for it.
It's fair that they genuinely ended up scared when the doors locked, but that only happened because they were acting like twats.
I can understand their fear and even the panic about what was happening when the taxi didn't stop as planned. I can also understand why she got upset if she thought the police had ignored their phone call asking for help.
The trouble is when you're drunk and have refused to pay for a problem you created by being drunk, it's hard to be taken seriously or explain the problem coherently.
Sam's complaints made sense to her (and me for that matter) but would have just have sounded like drunken ranting to anyone else in that context. Throwing in the stupid white guy stuff made it personal.
Even so, is it good use of police and court time? I doubt it. It feels more like someone's making a statement.
The trouble is when you're drunk and have refused to pay for a problem you created by being drunk, it's hard to be taken seriously or explain the problem coherently.
Sam's complaints made sense to her (and me for that matter) but would have just have sounded like drunken ranting to anyone else in that context. Throwing in the stupid white guy stuff made it personal.
Even so, is it good use of police and court time? I doubt it. It feels more like someone's making a statement.
It wasn't just personal, it was flat out racism.
She was drunk, and either her or her partner caused criminal damage according to the taxi driver as well as refusing to pay for the mess they had made in someone else's property.
She deserves a criminal charge for any one of those misdemeanors, feels like a good use of police and courts time to find someone guilty of racial harassment when they are on video doing just that.
She’s also a public figure, hopefully full book thrown at her.
I don’t get what white had to do with anything!!
No WSL matches this weekend because it's R16 of the WFA Cup.
Villa v Brighton looks like a pretty even matchup and Portsmouth v Sunderland guarantees that at least one Championship team will be in the QFs. Wolves and Rugby are in the Northern Premier League - that's the mostly amateur tier 3 of the women's league structure.
Matches are live on:
https://youtube.com/@adobewomensfacup
Villa v Brighton looks like a pretty even matchup and Portsmouth v Sunderland guarantees that at least one Championship team will be in the QFs. Wolves and Rugby are in the Northern Premier League - that's the mostly amateur tier 3 of the women's league structure.
Matches are live on:
https://youtube.com/@adobewomensfacup
Not WSL related but Mapi Leon could be in trouble.
It’s unsubstantiated at the moment but I saw on a different platform that alleged that she said ‘do you have a penis’ as she touched her.
Espanyol statement
It’s unsubstantiated at the moment but I saw on a different platform that alleged that she said ‘do you have a penis’ as she touched her.
Espanyol statement
No obvious excuse there for Mapi Leon. If the contact was accidental then the words that followed (assuming the reports are accurate) are anything but.
Really disappointing behaviour. She should know better. Not sure where this will go next, hopefully the Spanish FA will take it seriously as a start. I just hope Caracas doesn't end getting abused on social media as well. These things can turn very ugly.
The words used are certainly the issue, in looking at the video of the incident the contact is fleeting and hardly anything that would justify a complaint but taken in context with what was supposedly said it becomes problematic. I was initially thinking that far worse happens all the time in the mens game without anyone carrying it on after the match but on consideration I believe this is something that could only really happen in womens football so it might be more of a sensitive issue. I guess if LBBTQ+ had been an issue 25 years ago then David Batty might have suggested Graeme Le Saux was biologically female although I doubt he could have wrapped his tiny cro magnon brain around such a concept whereas against the background of the Olympic boxing allegations this is a problem the womens game is going to have to address.
The statement from Espanyol suggests Caracas has already been the victim of abuse online. I can only imagine what her DMs look like right now .
It's Sunday and the matches are underway.
United women won 3-1 against Palace earlier in the day.
Arsenal won 5-0 against Spurs. Arsenal at the start of the season were not playing like this. The whole team looks more comfortable and more confident now.
United women won 3-1 against Palace earlier in the day.
Arsenal won 5-0 against Spurs. Arsenal at the start of the season were not playing like this. The whole team looks more comfortable and more confident now.
Everton leading against Chelsea
They weren't leading for long, but against a team as strong as Chelsea, it would have been weird if they were. Teams are still drawing 1-1 at 85 minutes though - and what were the odds of that.
Lauren James hits the winner.
Inevitable really.
On the face of it, it's a week where nothing much will change in terms of League table places. For Chelsea it should confirm that they're on track to run away with the league. For United, Arsenal, City it's essentially a week for not dropping points and improving their GD - as part of their chase for top 3 and next year's WCL.
Palace and Liverpool both have new managers - so they can't both get a new manager bounce. Palace's need for points is more immediate than Liverpool's, but I doubt their problem was actually the manager.
As much as I love winning, the title race being done so early kills a lot of the interest for me.
Hopefully it’s a bit more competitive next season.
Hopefully it’s a bit more competitive next season.
United won 2-0
Spurs - City is 1-1 at HT - would be nice if Spurs can get something there.
Spurs - City is 1-1 at HT - would be nice if Spurs can get something there.
Chelsea have already ensured that ain’t happening
Brighton lead Chelsea 2-1 at HT. What are the odds? Well still pretty poor to be honest, but at least they'll have to work for it.
At FT
Spurs 1-2 City so reality caught up in the end.
Palace 0-1 Liverpool
Villa 0-2 Everton
At FT
Spurs 1-2 City so reality caught up in the end.
Palace 0-1 Liverpool
Villa 0-2 Everton
For this season, yes. Hopefully next season Arsenal and City can make it a bit more of a battle.
Remarkably, Chelsea dropped a couple of points. They came back from 2-1 at halftime to draw 2-2, though Lauren James' equaliser might have been ruled out for offside, if VAR existed in the WSL.
Arsenal came from 2-0 behind to win 4-3
There's someone missing from your rivals list there but I'm definitely not taking it personally.
Gets out notebook...
Huge goal for us in the race for top 3! West Ham scored a last minute equaliser against City to make it 1-1. A well worked goal down the left too, but for us it means we're 4 points ahead of City with a game in hand.
Chelsea are currently ahead of Leicester 3-1 with a few minutes to go.
Chelsea are currently ahead of Leicester 3-1 with a few minutes to go.
And that's how the Chelsea match ended.
Good weekend for us. City dropping points gives us a bit of breathing space. Given our season ends with matches against Chelsea, City and Arsenal - that's a welcome boost.