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To report my colleagues fantasy football team name?

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Hulkins87 · 21/08/2026 20:56

We have a work fantasy football league, it’s advertised on the internal intranet site and emails were sent around about sign up details etc.

The league has gone live tonight so you can see everyone’s team including their team names.

A colleague has a team name which references stopping the boats - would it be wrong of me to report this?

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5128gap · 22/08/2026 07:58

If he's called Nigel or there was a player called Nigel I'd think it witty. Otherwise I'd assume he was just another obsessive loon who couldn't stop banging on about immigration and give him a wife berth. Reporting him just fuels their nonsense that they not allowed to talk about it. When in reality we all know they talk of little else.

loulouljh · 22/08/2026 07:48

No. Keep your beak out. And yes the boats should be stopped.

MouthOfTheThames · 22/08/2026 07:43

LlynTegid · 22/08/2026 07:23

Talk to him about your views and his inappropriate sense of humour. The positive is that you have found out that you have someone with limited political engagement and intelligence before any more damage can be done.

Eh?

topcat2014 · 22/08/2026 07:41

I'd like all the boats to stop too. It is a fairly mainstream view

autumnwitch4 · 22/08/2026 07:35

Do you not want the boats to stop?

Labour wants to stop the boats. Everyone should want them to stop. It’s a dangerous and an illegal crossing.

UniquePinkSwan · 22/08/2026 07:32

Seems like you want to report him because it’s a Reform name. Labour want to stop the boats as well you know….

DeftGoldHedgehog · 22/08/2026 07:29

Yes, and you can report any offensive names to FPL also.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 22/08/2026 07:28

It's still through work and with colleagues, so corporate code of conduct applies. It would be viewed as inappropriate to bring politics into the office in this manner and potentially damaging to the company's reputation.
It should be reported to HR.

LlynTegid · 22/08/2026 07:23

Talk to him about your views and his inappropriate sense of humour. The positive is that you have found out that you have someone with limited political engagement and intelligence before any more damage can be done.

Jc2001 · 22/08/2026 07:20

caringcarer · 21/08/2026 21:23

A fantasy football team is a bit of fun. You might be taking it too seriously.

I don't think it's the fantasy football thing the op has a problem with.

LuckyHazelFox · 22/08/2026 00:48

ThatWaryOchreJoker · 22/08/2026 00:25

Why not create a team of your own called BurnhamWon'tStopThem?

😆 🤣 😂

ThatWaryOchreJoker · 22/08/2026 00:25

Why not create a team of your own called BurnhamWon'tStopThem?

Activelife · 21/08/2026 22:15

Bloody hell get ratted on over everything this is why i choose to work at home now.

Lady in my past job would report everything from some bad joke to someone drinking out the wrong cup.
Job before that i met another office grass that would report you if you went to the bog too many times, same woman reported me for going to tescos in my lunch break.

Every work place has a work place grass.

thisfilmisboring123 · 21/08/2026 22:07

Does everything need to be ‘reported’ on here?

He could have a friend called Nigel and it’s a private joke- or he could at least say it is if HR were to pull him.

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Hulkins87 · 21/08/2026 22:01

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 21/08/2026 21:44

Ahem…. What’s the name @Hulkins87 ?

NigeWillStopThem

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FaceEatingLeopard · 21/08/2026 21:58

Every town and city needs a special Office for Mumsnetters to REPORT things.

😅

MouthOfTheThames · 21/08/2026 21:54

I suppose it’s refreshing to have someone admit they don’t want to stop the boats unlike the government (and previous Tory government) pretending they do when obviously they don’t.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/08/2026 21:45

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 21/08/2026 21:44

Ahem…. What’s the name @Hulkins87 ?

She's not been back yet. She can't be that concerned about it.

ilovesooty · 21/08/2026 21:45

ItsOnlyMee1 · 21/08/2026 21:38

It's their personal opinion.
Can you explain to us why you think it's inapproproate?

It's in a work setting. What do you need to have explained to you?

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 21/08/2026 21:44

Ahem…. What’s the name @Hulkins87 ?

Bonnielassi · 21/08/2026 21:42

🙄

ItsOnlyMee1 · 21/08/2026 21:38

It's their personal opinion.
Can you explain to us why you think it's inapproproate?

LuckyHazelFox · 21/08/2026 21:28

Onlywayisrainham · 21/08/2026 21:26

Thing is…Labour, tories, respect….all purport to want to ‘stop the boats’.

Don't ruin the OP's first post.

Onlywayisrainham · 21/08/2026 21:26

Thing is…Labour, tories, respect….all purport to want to ‘stop the boats’.

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