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I hope not. He’s not comfortable at LB at all. He’ll be one hell of a midfielder in a few years though.

He was very average for me, but I do think that’s in part because of the role we’re asking these two wider CMs to play. Saying that, he had chances and should’ve scored… so there’s intent there at least. But a big drop down from Ayari, and Pedro’s a good level above him at the moment. Certainly...

Considering the unbelievable pressure our new system puts on the number 6, he was excellent today. I still think I’d have kept Gilmour for that position and played Baleba further forward, but it is what it is.

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I subscribe to the Tom Holland school of thought: “if you have a problem with me, text/call me. If you don’t have my number to text me, you have no right to an opinion”.

I subscribe to the Tom Holland school of thought: “if you have a problem with me, text/call me. If you don’t have my number to text me, you have no right to an opinion”.

I think the issue for many is we’ve spent so much time under the Tories, having higher tax rates than ever, seeing wages stagnate, seeing less opportunities than many before us had, higher house prices, etc etc. And that leads to a lack of trust in the government’s ability to implement this...

Thanks for clarifying so succinctly 👍 I guess by means tested I also meant is 2% appropriate across all bands. To put everything up a blanket 2% sounds great, but it doesn’t affect everyone proportionately. Especially when many high earners are paying PAYE, and aren’t affected by that 2% in the...

Unfortunately I don’t think this is a black and white, yes/no question. There’s too many variables at play. Which tax bracket are you talking about? All of them? Are we means testing this? Are we ensuring that everyone is paying the correct amount and that loopholes for the wealthy are being...

There really are. And considering those currently at retirement age are by far and away the wealthiest generation, it shows just how much of an issue young people will face. Saying that, I’m surprised by just how little so many have in their pots.

This is the bread and butter of it. If I wasn’t commuting, I could play 9 holes of golf every morning before I work, or sleep in a bit longer. The mental health benefits of doing more of the things we love can’t be underestimated. But in reality, office work spaces just aren’t that productive...

He’s definitely one of those players who finds the game a bit too easy, and it can be detrimental at times. He’ll mature though, particularly as he’s put into more pressure situations where his ability to make the right decision becomes more crucial.

It still blows my mind that he couldn’t see the problem…

You think playing as a left winger for a substantial amount of his time means he’s going to get the same quantity and quality of chances he’d get as the main CF at Benfica? Let’s remember, he’s only ever had one properly prolific season in his career, and that was when the team was built around...

I really like Nunez too, but I’m not sure the team has ever been set up for him to score with Liverpool at the same level as he did with Benfica. In terms of the comparison to the German league, Kane’s numbers can easily be explained by him playing for the biggest side - I’d expect him to get...

The other one I like to ask is where all the pictures are of someone calling off the edge of the Earth. Surely, if it’s flat, there’s an end point right? If there’s an end point, what happens there? What does it look like? Where are the pictures of it? And most importantly, where’s the video of...

You do talk some utter guff. So he wanted to leave or he didn’t? Make your mind up. And I never said I know more about how to negotiate player deals than them. Of course I don’t as I don’t have experience of negotiating football deals. And it’s a sign of how poor your argument is that you think...

Totally true. Maybe it’s my time to back out. As I’ve said, they’re already get Naylor to do the PR for it. I’m too old to care about players that leave 😃

Trossard’s contract situation, home grown status, and age profile were totally different to Gilmour’s though, no? As was McTomminey’s, and they still got more for him despite him not being a regular starter for Man Utd and despite him having just a year left on his deal.

The outcome makes me think we negotiated poorly, as per my initial post. I don’t honestly know how anyone is trying to argue this is a good deal for the club. £12m for an international, home grown midfielder at Gilmour’s age is basically giving him away in the current football landscape. In...