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I like Reed and Bowie equally in different ways. I don't feel a need to decide who is better (that's the, perhaps, unpopular opinion I hold BTW)

I'd rather have a beer with Messi.

You've just given me a business idea.

That's a good list there @brucey. I found myself nodding at all of those opinions. Of course, many are simply choice and heaven forbid that we have to live our lives according to what makes sense. I like my totally impractical and costly car, and enjoy my daily coffee despite it being an indulgence. I have no children, use the microwave only rarely and didn't attend my graduation.

And if one considers FFP rules and regs (whatever they might mean in practice for us) then it might make sense for us to sell players that we have no immediate need of (and - more importantly - others are bidding for) It needn't even require a discussion about whether he could or couldn't come good for us, that'd be immaterial. Put simply, Musa is playing in a position that we're currently pretty well covered for. We simply don't need for him to come good. Further, there's a lot of talk of him proving himself. That's one-sided. Maybe we haven't provided the environment (for whatever reason) that's enabled him to play to his best. It could well be a two-way thing. Musa well might WANT away.

Gerrimin! Made for us.

I don't have to answer the phone. Most people think this rude. My wife thinks I'm weird. The phone rings, I don't answer it because I don't want to talk to anyone, so I let it ring. Note, I'm not screening calls, it's not personal. If it's the landline, my wife will often answer it - but I'm 'out' if it's for me. I've done this for years, long before I was married. I simply feel no compulsion to answer the phone.

One would hope any government would listen to people's concerns, including business leaders, rather than telling them to **** off. Whichever way you spin it, that's not good government. Sadly it is the sort of remark one has come to expect from Boris.

I had a dream that I was a tree. Same punchline.

I find it incredible (and, frankly, unbelievable) that we're effectively in a 'who blinks first' competition. Seriously, there must be more to this hold up than this supposed standoff.

**** me, now I am worried. Looks like the mardy bum is staying.

The problem for most us us fans (non-ITK) is that we don't now what Musa's usual level is; is it a spike at the WC or a slump with us? Sure, we've seen YT clips of goals etc (and they show what he can do) but we've little idea of expected/usual levels. My own feeling is that there is a (at least) half way decent player in there somewhere but it's really not worth us finding out if we get a decent offer for him.

My, this is getting interesting.

Well, yes, that is a possibility... though I'm obviously not suggesting that.

...or someone that doesn't need them!

Indeed. If May was a dog (no jokes please), I'd say she'd never been socialised. She just doesn't seem to know how to behave with people. She's awkward and clumsy, and her posture sometimes seems to enhance that perception. You can't hold any of that against her though, how ever it might feed into your thoughts about her. There are reasons to be critical of her but her 'gawkiness' isn't really one of them.

I'm really not sure I needed to know that!

You oughtn't let it upset you. Let your mind go wherever it wants, follow it and observe - but don't judge. As they say 'it's all in the mind'. For me, thinking is a playground and I almost dare myself to think outrageous thoughts. I'm not upset by them but I do wonder wtf they come from sometimes! You can think anything in the safety of your own head, just be careful what you act upon... which leads me too... I really don't know on that one. It is chilling to think that it's a plan that only needs to be put into action. Sometimes, I'm really not sure what stops me - I can have an almost cold logic about it. I too ponder the 'remove myself from my situation' alternatives; another life (Reggie Perrin kind of thing) but I also suspect that my thoughts would follow me anywhere I went. If I want to change my thinking/thoughts then I ought tackle that where I am. Unless, of course, where you are is causing those thoughts etc, there's definitely a lot to be said for reducing the stress in your life rather than attempting to handle it. I dunno, suicide is just something that sometimes seems inevitable, unavoidable - as I say, a cold logic. It's a philosophical debate innit? The absurdness of life and the rationality of suicide. I think the reality of it is, for me anyway, one of the things that stops me crossing that line. It is all very do-able.

"unlikely" and "very much doubt", granted, but not impossible. But that kinda just misses the point. Does Musa line dance?

You don't have to be French, or grow up in a French speaking country to support PSG. It's true, Musa could have grown up a PSG supporter, in which case he may not like Marseille... he could also like country and western and have a crush on Dolly Parton.

That's horrific. I cannot even begin to imagine what that must be like to see and process. I wouldn't be at all surprised if sensory overload and numbness has prevented all other forms of reaction. As you've said cf, you/someone needs to stay close to him. When I've contemplated killing myself (that is, methods and locations), I do have concerns for the person that finds me and what state I might be in. I really don't want to cause that kind of distress. I would certainly try and spare a loved one from it, though clearly it'd be traumatising for anyone. I do wonder though if that's almost an excuse. Just some pseudo-caring reason I give for not doing it. I think if you got to the point of actually wanting to see it through, you probably more-or-less don't care - either you feel that the pain of your own existence outweighs the distress you might cause, or you've become so self-centred (and I don't mean that in a nasty way) that you don't even think about the effects on others.

Too warm for me. The lawn's been mown so that's my outdoor chores done and dusted for the day. I really do suffer in the heat, can't handle anything over around 24c. Fave temperature is around 17 or 18c.

I believe it still is.

Personally, I'd sell if we get a decent offer - and I've been a defender of Musa. I don't think it's working out for him with us, for whatever reason.

And often the same one! I sometimes reckon the director (or whoever it is that decides which camera) or camera operator has the hots for someone and just keeps looking. There must be thousands of female fans in the audience, to show the same one twice must be deliberate. I like the way they cut away from someone when they realise they're on the tele (from presumably the stadium screen).