Your "friend" knows f*ck all about f*ck all. You always get some prick trying for their 15 minutes of fame in this sort of situation.
Alex Salmond and Independence
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saying he supports anybody who are playing england does though - not that we mind - I for one want Scotland to be independent and I know a lot of other people in England who feel similar
That was a joke on an interview in a radio show. The hosts were mocking him/ Scotland for not qualifying for the World Cup.
Enslave them and make them drill for our oil and service our nuclear subs!
Though in fairness I just want rid of them - they think they can do a better job - crack on and shut up - but mainly shut up as i cant understand half the stuff that they say anyway
Are you sure? Andy seems to have upset you.
In fairness he could be any antionality and I would still find him a dislikable miserable bastud.
I've no idea what kind of person he is but I can understand him wanting to play tennis for his country rather than GB if there is a YES vote. This does open up another can of worms though... as Salmond will probably have to fund the training & support of all the current sportsmen/woman that currently play for GB and train south of the border.
Yes, but that wasn't really the issue, was it? Surely he can like being a part of Britain but still think it would be even better if Scotland was independent?
It was a joke, get over it.
We've been hearing this sort of rubbish for months now. It's cut from the same cloth as those who say it's going to be 80/20 one way because "most of my mates are voting x" or "I did an online poll of 5 people and these were the results" - the kind of guff that's been littering Facebook over the last few weeks.
What are you voting mate?
Bit rich coming from someone that has ignore every request to point out the positives and simply ignores the more difficult questions asked of you.
Ignored every request to point out positives? Not true.
Ignored more difficult questions? I can't answer questions about currency, can I? Who knows how that'll play out considering there'd still be 2 years of negotiations before we became independent.
Usually the people that promise you that it won't be a problem. With a logical and sensible reason as to why that's the case, therefore securing your vote. Or a vague maybe possible scenario, therefore securing your vote. I prefer the former though.
IIRC, his comment about "anyone but England" was in retaliation to a smart ass jibe from someone interviewing him about how Scotland would get on at the WC (we obviously weren't there).
I genuinely don't think he hates England or English people. Doesn't he live in London?
I'm looking out of my window as I type as the polling station is directly over the lane from my house.
I only live in a small village and I know pretty much everyone that are stood their now campaigning for both Yes and No.
People have a habit of handing their polling card to either Yes or No on their way out - kind of 'there you go mate, job done.
Most are handing them to the Yes.
The Yes have a mountain of boxes and are giving T shirts to everybody - especially the kids.
For what it's worth I voted No and of all the people I know I'd say it's a fairly equal split.
I think Yes will get it though.
I only live in a small village and I know pretty much everyone that are stood their now campaigning for both Yes and No.
People have a habit of handing their polling card to either Yes or No on their way out - kind of 'there you go mate, job done.
Most are handing them to the Yes.
The Yes have a mountain of boxes and are giving T shirts to everybody - especially the kids.
For what it's worth I voted No and of all the people I know I'd say it's a fairly equal split.
I think Yes will get it though.
Well obviously having an English girlfriend is just his way of being able stick it to the English on a regular basis.
It's amazing how wanting independence for your own country makes you anti-British. If that was the case, a large portion of the world would be anti-British considering the numbers of countries they (or we right now) used to control.
Nope, I asked you were you were getting your info from. And to be honest going from 'I've heard...' to 'a friend of mine posting on Facebook' isn't all that impressive in terms of sounding like you have a reliable source of information.
As has been mentioned here many times, there are no exit polls and here is The Guardian bemoaning the lack of information available due to the said lack of exit polls:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/18/scottish-vote-no-exit-poll-democratic-deficit
But who knows, maybe your mate and his facebook feed have plenty of info that the mass press can't get there hands on.
I have my own anecdotal poll information by the way - earlier this week a very shouty angry yes voting friend of mine told me 'you know nothing you English prick, the real figures are 70/30% in favour of Yes'. He said that because I asked him how he felt about this vote causing a 50/50 split in his country when he insisted on telling me he was speaking for the scottish people.
So forgive me if I don't trust the man on the street and his Facebook feed.
Me too but it takes all sorts.
He seems to STILL not understand the only options open to Salmond.
I guess the one positive we could take down here from Scotland leaving the Union is that one of the potential new flag designs is a Union Jack in Man United colours:
swaping the blue of the flag of St Andrew for the black of the flag of St David.
Looks pretty smart too.
swaping the blue of the flag of St Andrew for the black of the flag of St David.
Looks pretty smart too.
I guess the one positive we could take down here from Scotland leaving the Union is that one of the potential new flag designs is a Union Jack in Man United colours:
swaping the blue of the flag of St Andrew for the black of the flag of St David.
Looks pretty smart too.
This would be a great opportunity for you guys to throw a dragon in there too. Can't forget about that.
because there are no exit polls (apart from some guys on Facebook), the news channels are going to have to fill an awful lot of time this evening once the counting starts. I've heard that the BBC are bringing an old analyst out of retirement:
That guy can sort out any A or B question.
That guy can sort out any A or B question.
It's true, everyone likes a dragon. You lot already have the Unicorn as your national fantasy animal, we should not be left out.
Exactly. Polling companies - yes, companies - make money out of accurate polls. If anyone on the street could do an accurate poll, companies like YouGov wouldn't exist.
The actual mathematics behind accurate surveys and polls is surprisingly-complex. A well-designed survey of a couple of thousand can accurately represent the entire population of China in some cases... But the process of getting to that well-designed survey in the first place requires lots of thought, planning and mathematics.
He must live in Scotland if he voted?
swaping the blue of the flag of St Andrew for the black of the flag of St David.
Looks pretty smart too.
Plus it would shut up the racist edl / bnp people who say there ain't no black in the union jack up... I like it
Dragon with a Union cape of gtfo
He owns a hotel up there. Not sure how that works for residency status.
Andy Murray can NOT vote in the referendum.
Only Scottish people should be able to vote.
What if you lived in Scotland for 10, 15, 20 years but were born in England or elsewhere?
If you live in Scotland you can vote, my brother still lives in Scotland with his family and the rest are either back in Manchester the North West or in my case Germany and he has a vote.
A mate who is a scot but lives and works in France is a little peeved as he doesnt have a vote but Students and the like there for a couple of years do.
Fair enough if you have been residing in the country for 10+ years, but how can they justify letting non Scots who only been in the country for 2,3 years vote.
I know plenty of Eastern Europeans who will go back to their country of birth once they have made enough money, should they have a say in such a massive issue?
No they shouldnt as I mentioned above a mate now lives and works in France has no say but some student or worker who is there for a short time does for me that is Salmond stacking the cards in his favour and shows what idiots Westminster are for letting him.
On a lighter note
Big tent now up between my house and the village hall (polling station)
Music, pig on a spit and and beers.
We all know each other and pretty much know each others political views but it's great to see that regardless of the yes/no thing - our village are putting something on to bring the village together.
Big tent now up between my house and the village hall (polling station)
Music, pig on a spit and and beers.
We all know each other and pretty much know each others political views but it's great to see that regardless of the yes/no thing - our village are putting something on to bring the village together.
With the turnout so high, expecting a YES vote, sort of reconciled to some impact to the UK economy.