ajthefox

I can't see us not working something out with him, but I would hope 2 years max. I'm not convinced on his suitability defensively in the PL but ultimately I would imagine we're in the position where we don't have much choice as we won't be able to afford to replace him for the £10-20m it would probably cost.

One of my favourites that.

From the Nikelodeon showing...

There's been a lot of talk about our fanbase in general recently but frankly I don't buy this notion that we are objectively worse than others in many of the ways that have been suggested recently. We have had a pretty unique fan experience, but everyone likes to think they're unique. Very few are by any significant number imo - we've all got our idiots and our particular foibles of course but I think the reality is that most fanbases are generally speaking representative of the population but with a skew towards males. Our opinions about our own fanbase aren't going to be reflective of the opinion outsiders have because they are biased by our own opinion of the club and our situation.

Echo comments made already, really interesting hearing Guillem's thoughts. He didn't pander to you either, which is always a good sign.

They aren't defined as skill positions but I'm curious what you mean by skill and I still think you are doing them a bit of a disservice. Blocking well, pass or run, is as much technique as it is being big and strong. As is being D-line. Not sure kicking a ball straight is much more of skill given how repetitive it is. I'm downplaying it a little as it is obviously a precision thing but there are fewer variables to kicking than there are being on the line.

Don't know how firmly your tongue is in your cheek here but think your doing the linemen on both sides a disservice here in terms of how much they put into a game. Kicking is high pressure and obviously has a big impact on the game, but your line is involved on every play and if either one is rubbish you will really, really struggle to get anywhere. Good kicker or not.

Boo.

Ugh. I really can't be arsed with OT

I feel like the niners needed 7 there. Wouldn't bet against the Chiefs here.

Big stop there limiting them to 3.

Nothing unlucky about a return blocker not knowing where the ball is in the air. Niners need to hit back now imo.

Thank fvck something finally happened, been a right snooze fest so far. What is that barnet Jennings is sporting 😂

Think the niners needed that. Would've been demoralising for them not to have come away with 7 on the drive. You know there's no way the Chiefs don't get the ball moving at some point.

I think we need to cool it on the projections in general. We've been so good this year the only things people have been getting into arguments about are our playing style being "boring" and projections for those chasing. The projections were interesting to begin with to see where we might get to but recently it's gone OTT for me. Just enjoy it.

There's a series started on NFL UKs Youtube following the international pathway program. Short videos, but it's interesting to see. LRZ training at WR. Ep 2 link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUJGb49XU2M

In principle I've no issue with it, but as others have said the real problem we have is about implementation of the laws not the laws themselves. It would probably be a shit show. We refereeing to be harsher on time wasting, diving, dissent etc and for them to be more consistent.

I think most of us are guilty of looking quite far ahead no matter the year, but it is interesting how being so far ahead (and on pace for a record) at an early stage massively amps up the projection/stats games people play. It's all good harmless fun, but it does amuse me.

Most schools have interactive white boards you can also draw on now.

I always did prefer Steph Scully to Flic.

That's what I was thinking. Same points available between all teams each season, so if the top 3/4 are all on big points, then that means collectively the rest of the league are worse off.

Pretty much what I thought. This thread is a very small sample size but is already suggesting this is the case.

I thought it was a bit odd they were together on the same banner honestly. They are related of course but you can back Enzo regardless of your stance on the club hierarchy. I'm sure Enzo will have been frustrated with the recruitment but the comments felt as much about the fanbase as they did the club. The fans responded vocally, but they weren't all chanting Rudkin out were they? One person with a banner is not necessarily representative of the wider fanbase.

I think your first point is the most salient one, as there would be clubs like Villa, Newcastle (and us historically) challenging for european spots who may well vote against it also. Re where I think the thing you haven't mentioned is that without one it just keeps going up. If you set the cap at a number, the bigger teams couldn't just keep increasing their wages and slowly over time, other clubs would creep closer to the limit. There was a post on here I saw last week saying we won something like £40m more last year than in our title season. If incomes continue to go that way then all clubs will come closer to being able to spent up to the limit.

Seems more normal than some of the people doing vlogs but bloody hell, imagine being next to that every week. Constant filming and commentary. My manager is a Stoke fan and her lad was a mascot for the game. She wasn't predicting a good result but I don't think she was expecting that!