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I don't think we're going to seriously flirt with relegation this season. I think we're a right back short of a full squad and I believe there is the talent in the side to be comfortably lower mid-table this season. I think we'll be 15th, which is not unreasonable.

It was always going to take a few years to really get moving, and now it massively is. We've never loaned out this many players to such a high level, loaning players to the Championship and clubs like Leeds and Blackburn who have ambitions of getting into the play-offs. If the worst happens this...

Absolutely - a gamble, but worthwhile! It's rocks falling from above, rather than falling beneath your feet. :thumbsup:

Very excited for it now - missed the last couple, but time to get back on it and get myself a 3:30!

I think it was genuine, but they didn't realise how much of a response it was going to get and they're regretting making it such a big mystery reveal. Just crack on with it - the tossers will be tossers about it, but the vast majority of people will either be supportive, or won't care. You only...

And now we're really starting to see the value of the investment in the academy and developing our younger players. We've now got 3 players out on loan at Championship clubs who have all come through our academy. I'm sure there will be one or two more going out as well - good luck to them all...

So, the point was that a party electing a new Prime Minister without going to the bother of putting it to a General Election? But, by your own original post, you've pointed out that 50% of the last 8 Prime Ministers have been properly elected to the position. Which is how it should be. If Mrs...

To be fair, their academy has churned out a number of good players, despite their facilities. £50m for an ordinary right back is remarkable business for a guy nobody knew of just over a year ago.

That is absolutely mental. Totally, totally mental. If you REALLY believe that LuaLua is "miles ahead" of Izquierdo, there's no helping you. Wow. LuaLua is one of the most one paced, one tricked ponies there's ever been and probably ever will be. In the right team, he's dangerous and...

I could understand them not wanting us to take pictures of the active training session which was ongoing for the u16 squad, or with the goalkeepers (Tom McGill and someone else) - but we were asked not to take any pictures of our matches in progress. Even facing away from the rest of the...

I don't fully understand the secrecy of the training ground in general. I played there last week as part of a work tournament, and we were banned from taking any pictures or discussing the event on social media. I don't really understand - it's not a secret where it is based. It is not a secret...

It's funny you say that - I saw a cyclist getting grief from an official looking fella in a buggy on the Prom yesterday. He was casually loafing along filming the sea has he went along, and the buggy came up alongside to have a chat. Seemed like overkill to me, the man was barely moving and was...

It's not an easy one, for sure. It's a lovely hill to run up though, great views off to the East if you're able to enjoy them on the way up! Are you a frequent attendee of parkruns? The Trailblazer not quite 10k is a lovely event if you like scenary, and Bevendean Down parkrun offers something...

Don't they always - when something isn't in their favour. It's exactly the same as the US, you can find however many clips you can stomach of prominent Republicans who held a very firm belief when Obama was president, which has totally turned since the orangefella has been in power. I also...

At least Trump was fairly elected - albeit with a minority of the total votes cast. Only a handful of people, relative to the size of the UK, get to elect one of two absolute wankers as the next PM. As pointed out already, both were negligent as Foreign Secretary and Hunt (easier to type than to...

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool Nathan Jones' Stoke Jack Ross' Sunderland John Dempster's Mansfield I think Fulham will be the real threat to Jonesy's Stoke but if they keep Butland (and I don't see anyone paying £20million to buy him) and manage to ship out the players they don't want, they could...

Trailblazer was very good - nice shakeout of the legs and a route I never run otherwise, which is always refreshing. I was 6th out of 83 on the Snake segment on Strava, a place behind a certain big nuts who ran it in 9:14 to my 9:41. Amazing pace up the hill and in general across a very tough...

I've always been a big fan of Walton, but I was concerned at Crawley on friday night. He looked clumsy and uncertain, which after two years of regular first team football was a surprise. I thought that he'd be a genuine challenger to be involved in our squad for next season, but he looked a long...

I'm not getting carried away - it wasn't exactly Razak vs Ipswich genius, but you could see he has a good touch, good balance, moves well around the pitch and obviously knows how to play the game. He also showed how raw he is, gave the ball away a few times and didn't chase back too...

Absolutely - I snapped one up, and of course got my full value. This time next year, I'm going to look a genius.