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Snowflake generation.
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Where did this term originate from, as it does seem to have come to the fore in recent times.
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Snowflake generation.
Solely down to who's involved. If Conte did it all the talk would be about how passionate and fiery he is, if it was Klopp then it'd be about how wacky and crazy and funny he is. With Guardiola they'd be admiring how beautifully he struck the water bottle, revolutionising the touchline strop etc. Mourinho does it and he's an out of control disgrace who's cracked up and lost the plot. |
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When Wenger did it, everyone just thought that it was bloody funny.
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America I think. Kids who were mollycoddled by their parents and grew up to be overly sensitive.
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I don't even think it's that tbh.
Solely down to who's involved. If Conte did it all the talk would be about how passionate and fiery he is, if it was Klopp then it'd be about how wacky and crazy and funny he is. With Guardiola they'd be admiring how beautifully he struck the water bottle, revolutionising the touchline strop etc. Mourinho does it and he's an out of control disgrace who's cracked up and lost the plot. |
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Ah right, it just seems be a really strange nickname for something that it is representing.
![]() A snowflake is perceived to be delicate and lightweight, exactly like the people that the phrase describes. |
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I don't understand why you'd find that 'really strange'.
A snowflake is perceived to be delicate and lightweight, exactly like the people that the phrase describes. |
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I don't even think it's that tbh.
Solely down to who's involved. If Conte did it all the talk would be about how passionate and fiery he is, if it was Klopp then it'd be about how wacky and crazy and funny he is. With Guardiola they'd be admiring how beautifully he struck the water bottle, revolutionising the touchline strop etc. Mourinho does it and he's an out of control disgrace who's cracked up and lost the plot. Added to the fact that some of these journos have never forgiven us for ending Project Moyes. When Van Gaal was here they were constantly comparing his game stats to Moyes, now it's as if all the aggro they gave him didn't happen and they are now comparing Jose to Van Gaal. Pondlife they are. |
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I understand it, it just seems to have come to prominence really out of nowhere recently.
You said that it's a 'really strange nickname'. I've explained why it's not. It's 'prominence' wasn't mentioned, in said post. |
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The term 'Snowflake' and it's meaning has been around for as long as I can remember, I'm dammed sure I recall Delboy calling Rodney one waaay back. It wasn't new then either.
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The term 'Snowflake' and it's meaning has been around for as long as I can remember, I'm dammed sure I recall Delboy calling Rodney one waaay back. It wasn't new then either.
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He doesn't manage Chelsea anymore , it's far worse now.
I expect the apology is in the post, similar to the one Wenger got when he launched his foot at a water bottle during a Utd v Arsenal game? |
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I'm not talking about the water bottle incident - which I agree is a lot of fuss about nothing,
Like I said some of them are still pissed that we sacked Moyes.The way they hounded Van Gaal compared to the easy ride they gave and still give to Moyes. They have axes to grind and no club fill the back pages quite like we do. |
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Rio Ferdinand and his six teams in the title race statement is starting to look a bit silly
The top 4 will be the top 4 and the champions will probably come from the top 3 |
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every single year people claim "5 or 6 clubs could win it", and it is never ever true.
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every single year people claim "5 or 6 clubs could win it", and it is never ever true.
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I agree. What does that even mean? Technically 20 teams could win it. But when it gets to the business end, it's not often between more than 2 teams.
Four different EPL winners in 4 years is a good thing. From 1995/96 to 2003/04 we had the United/Arsenal domination and from 2004/05 to 2010/11 we had the United/Chelsea domination. There are more teams now that can regularly take points off each other and that can only be good for a competitive league. Leicester's miracle has also given many clubs a "can do" attitude which, added to the TV money, means the quality of the "also-rans" is getting better year-on-year generally. |
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I don't even think it's that tbh.
Solely down to who's involved. If Conte did it all the talk would be about how passionate and fiery he is, if it was Klopp then it'd be about how wacky and crazy and funny he is. With Guardiola they'd be admiring how beautifully he struck the water bottle, revolutionising the touchline strop etc. Mourinho does it and he's an out of control disgrace who's cracked up and lost the plot. |
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Things are better now than in the Eighties and Nineties - no monopolies/duopolies at least these days. The race may go down to two or three teams eventually but at present there's too long to go before we can safely say that - top 4 are looking set but Spurs and United still may have a say.
Four different EPL winners in 4 years is a good thing. From 1995/96 to 2003/04 we had the United/Arsenal domination and from 2004/05 to 2010/11 we had the United/Chelsea domination. There are more teams now that can regularly take points off each other and that can only be good for a competitive league. Leicester's miracle has also given many clubs a "can do" attitude which, added to the TV money, means the quality of the "also-rans" is getting better year-on-year generally. It is a much tougher league to win, as the gap between the best teams and the worst is not as much as it once was. |
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That 9-0 game was hardly a regular occurrence then either in fairness.
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That 9-0 game was hardly a regular occurrence then either in fairness.
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Southampton put 6 past man united and Newcastle put 5 past them in successive weeks... Those days could be coming back!
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True, but there have been occasions of six and sevens (Spurs scored nine past Wigan a few years back as well) in the past, which we are not seeing much of these days due to the closeness of the teams these days.
The more things change and all that. |
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That 9-0 game was hardly a regular occurrence then either in fairness.
He watched it via teletext instead and admitted he was a bit gutted . |
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