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Poundland Drury

Weaver is insufferable

Quansah is a bizarre pick - swap him for Maguire, Burn for Lewis Hall, Henderson for Wharton and Toney for MGW and you have a normal good squad

Not far off, on the volley like that

My word Youri

I live here and they were going big until around half 3, not great for sleep but felt pretty authentic joy to be fair

Some party at the Emirates, doesn’t look like slowing down

They lost this match against Oxford and drew against Ipswich

I don’t disagree but in this instance, they’ve already secured champions league and the VAR recommended a review, so seems like a weird time and way to do the corruption.

Something about the vibe of this final leaves me very cold

What happened on the pitch at the end? Radio was saying Hearts players were getting punched in the face

I live right next to the Emirates, still a big old street party going on. Was very loud tonight, and buzzing after the game - don’t really blame them for going big, you’ve got to celebrate nights like this. Atleti were terrible, didn’t sustain any pressure whatsoever. Subs seemed pretty bizarre.

Goodness me

I thought it was out

Think Buttler may be done, you can see it in his eyes

This is obviously fake right? But then there are a bunch of articles online saying it’s real - I’m a bit unwell and I think I need to go back to bed

Has anyone had a lodger and used the Rent a Room scheme? There's the £7.5k a year limit before tax kicks in - I'm in London so it'll be a fair bit more than that. If you've used this - do you use household bills in the amount counted as rental income (and therefore that you pay tax on)?

It’s only 5 years since we were presumably in the top 4 and looking very likely to qualify for the champions league.

I was in my early teens when Pearson’s second spell started, so all I’ve really known is an upwards trajectory, clear identity and pride and increasing success until 4/5 years ago, and now it’s come to this. I’m completely numb now and feel a complete lack of connection to the club. I have a vague memory of going to games when I was little in the Championship when we were very average and eventually got relegated to league 1. Genuine question: in those years did it feel equally soulless, or was there more of a connection and identity and fight within the club that allowed you to connect and fall in love with it?

Honestly the student loan system really winds me up now I've started properly repaying it - my wealthiest peers at uni don't have any debt and so get an extra £400-£500 each month from their take-home pay vs my take home. Given it's structured as a tax, it feels unbelievably regressive that the wealthiest don't pay that tax and build up their savings much more quickly, from the good fortune of having parents who could afford to pay the fees and maintenance up front.

Wasn’t it royal blue either side of us?

Nathan ‘the Fonz’ Delfounso for my money.

The last game I managed to catch was Derby away so I’ve got a weird perception that we’re perhaps the best team in the country.

I was at both days, great atmosphere and a lot of fun, but it didn’t feel like test cricket at all. Was hoping ro sit back and take it all in, but it was such a quick game there were no slower periods to enjoy and relax! But still great to be down with the Barmy Army for the start and end of our second innings, and good atmosphere in town afterwards. I really wish it had been to make it 2-2. I had day 4 tickets here and I’ve only got day 4 at Sydney, so hope it’s a bit of a flatter deck there.