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Oh mate, I don't mind at all that you disagree with me. Others clearly do too. That's obviously fine! It was the patronising sanctimony and the bizarre suggestion that I was "insensitive" that I objected to about "your advice to me". And as for the "last word game"...what on earth are you talking about? This has been the weirdest interaction I've had on this forum, and that is a high bar.

Ahahaha. I genuinely don't know where to start with this, but thanks for the entirely unsolicited and unwarranted advice. In what way was I "insensitive"? I simply offered an opinion on a divisive guest, who has attracted a lot of debate. "Thrown under the bus" may have been overstating the point, but it was hardly insensitive. @Ric Flair sincere apologies if you think otherwise. And please don't put words in my mouth. I wasn't suggesting that they "hammer" Guy, simply that if Jake wants to describe what he says as "complete and utter nonsense" he should probably have challenged him even the tiniest amount when he was actually there to defend himself. Lastly, "my advice to you", would be that, if want to refer to the rules and ethics of journalism, you might wish to consider the right to reply, which is established in the editorial guidelines of all major media organisations and in some countries is a legal and constitutional right. I am wary about this reigniting anything, and so I'll leave it there. Needless to repeat, but I am a big fan of the pod and genuinely hope they can get him back on.

Cheers Ric. I agree that you absolutely had to address it, and it is always good to have a range of views from guests. I suppose what I'm getting at is it would have been interesting to hear him try to defend some of his more controversial views a bit more when he was on (just my opinion and I'm no podcaster, for the record). Looking forward to him being back on if you can persuade him!

I don't have one, "big lad". If your implying that means I can't have an opinion on BSLB, then that's a very strange view. Presumably you think people shouldn't have an opinion on football unless they've played the game professionally? Bizarre. FWIW, I like the pod (as I've said before). I just didn't think the contrast between how they treated Guy when he was there to defend himself and when he wasn't was hugely fair. If you disagree, then that's fine (even if you don't have your own pod "big lad") 👌

No I don’t just mean you. Jake's question to him about Rudkin was effectively "who do you blame instead?" which is hardly challenging him is it? And Jordan and Jake might have thought he was a good guest but you all spent a good 10 minutes of this episode explaining in detail what you disagreed with him about, and what you wished you'd said to him, including in Jake's case referring to what he said about our stature as "complete and utter nonsense". I agree with all the criticisms of what Guy said, but I just don't think it's hugely fair to have him on and let him hold forth with barely a challenge. But then pull apart some of his opinions in the following episode when he isn't there to defend himself. Get him on the so-called live show for part two like you mention at the end...

I agreed with most of the complaints about Guy Branston last week, however it doesn't seem very fair to the bloke that you don't challenge him at all when he's actually there to defend his points, but throw him under the bus for about 20 minutes in the next episode. At least give him a right to reply if you're going to start challenging him.

I don't think I said frustrations weren't justified, but a bit of perspective would probably be a good thing. Fulham are a decent side who have made a few decent signings. We are a newly promoted side who desperately need more new bodies. Some people on here reacted to us going behind to Fulham away, and starting shakily, like it's the end the of the World. "X player is woeful, "this going to be 3 or 4 nil". Genuinely, it must be so tiring to have such extreme reactions.

It's laughable how reactive it is on here. You all must be exhausted all the time.

I'll be doing this in a couple of hours. Thank you, sir.

The relentless Ipswich not won in 4. I would argue they are now relenting a little...?

Leeds are today's 'relentless' team, is it?

This is correct re yesterday. I think Ricardo's positional awareness papers over a lot of cracks, and Hamza's performance yesterday is being overrated slightly because of the goalline clearances. Abdul was having to do a huge amount of defensive work.

A lot of nonsense about Southampton on Tuesday night. Some people get it.

Nah

And if they carry on that form they almost certainly aren't getting promoted? We love an overreaction, don't we?

Oh my gosh they're beating Preston at home They're going to be the new relentless team that everyone raves about for a bit aren't they?

For the title, yes, but I don't think it'll be that close for the automatics in the end.

Just absolutely relentless aren't they

Eh? Why is that the choice?

Are we all still going on about how "relentless" Ipswich are? Or can that now stop until we next drop points?

Literally hours ago you were saying we categorically aren't getting top two and "only had ourselves to blame"? Are there multiple people managing your account?

Betfair Sportsbook have us 1/33 to get promoted? Which is absolutely astounding when you look at the opinions on here.

Generous? If you wanted to bet on us to go up with that firm, the best odds you can find is 1/20. An implied probability of 95%. 7/1 for us to not go up automatically is an implied probability of 12.5%. 7/1 is not really generous at all. Fans seem to be significantly underestimating our prospects, which is perhaps not surprising given collapses of recent years.

We haven't pissed anything away. We've had a bad run of form, losing a couple of games we played well enough to win, and we're still two points clear with a game in hand. It's an important game today, they all are now, but the fatalism on here is tedious.

So absolutely nothing about FFP constraints? Understood.