Paninistickers

Watching at 5-5 ATM He's the real deal. Serious tennis player here.

What irked you? You do appear at times rather over sensitive for a 54 year old fella. I looked over this thread and it seems really interesting, really civilised. No 'bullying' Was it the religious thing?! If it was, I thought the point about kids' anxiety and religion was worth endorsement. Most people who I've got to know and happen to have faith seem to be decent, well adjusted and essentially kind, broadly happy people. It's not something I've ever got into but I kinda envy that they seem a bit more at ease with life than me Or was it objecting that many kids' personality traits are now medically diagnosed? - rather than just accepting that we all take many forms.

Yes... and no, no queues. Tho mid morning is always fairly relaxed. But had X10 of the people been at security,. it'd still have been quick. The new 'no unpack' scanners are great

Isn't it the opposite? We argued that the rules were ambiguous and open to interpretation. We have successfully won the legal argument that the rules need to be applied as written - and not as interpreted. So we have ADHERED to the rules,.not broken them

Tend to agree. Shy, quiet, thoughtful, sensitive were everyday adjectives when I was a kid. Now those sort of emotions are given medical significance and labelled as 'anxiety' You had to be borderline lunatic to be classified as ADHD. Yeah, I say it as a non religious person yet I went to Sunday school a few times, said grace before school dinners, had morning assembly with hymns and prayers etc It gives people a grounding in basic decency and social etiquette.

Proof is in the pudding ....there's no evidence of the project being financed

The delay is about funding, I'd suggest. The farcical plans to include flats and arenas etc was presumably fluff to entice some Chinese pension fund to essentially pay for it all that, and the teeny weeny detail of doing up the east stand too. Which clearly hasn't worked.

What's happened to Brad? And why didn't you like him? Always thought he was OK. We do miss the 'please welcome for xxxx' for a new signings and a 'welcone back to xxxx youri, Madders' as the teams are ready out.

It's one of those that I'd say veers between 'she might've done it' to 'she probably done it'.....but that simply isn't enough to convict on. That said, isn't it the defence's job to question the evidence and presentation of evidence put forward? Surely the trial can't be questioned on the basis of the argument put forward by the prosecution? Possible reasonable grounds for a retrial is that Letby wasn't given an adequate defence, as is her right.. But I dunno if that's grounds for appeal under law.

100 this

Agree. Thought we were front foot and pressing high. We started well. It's a myth that Skipp, winks, Wilf means defense. It means solidity. That's different

Lots of positives from yesterday. The players aren't overawed by their opponents. Villa knew they were in a game and we were no mugs. Cooper I guess is trying to make us a tough nut to crack I'm ok with the set up. Winks and Skipp anchoring us into the game. Wilf leading the press. Ayew being an absolute pain in the arse to play against. But, ffs, PLAY STEPHY. It's so bleeding obvious. Personally, I'd play him instead of Vards (my thread earlier bizarrely deleted for suggesting Vards has had his day)

It's over. He shouldn't be playing. It's unfair to expect him to do that role needed up top. HIs contribution - beyond talisman - is close to zero.

That's really upsetting news. Poor Sol and his family. I hope he and his family know how warmly he was considered here.

I was hoping for two of our best players last season. Vesty was the de facto captain. Mavididi has skill and pace. Both have huge confidence in themselves.

Vards should never ever be starting at this level. Same as Ayew. Vesty and Faes last week at Fulham looked fine, settled but the weaker link was Faes. So he drops Vesty. Mavididi - no words. Ricky, maybe not starting xi I kinda get but even so, to be ostracised is criminal. Ward a pulled muscle away form.okaying in the PL. This is grotesque.

Crowd will turn today unless he gets a result or a creditable fighting defeat

Where the fck is Mavididi??? Three of the best players from last season in the bench. The other at Chelsea. The other , Winks, actually playing

I don't buy into this cartoon image of Wilf. I think it's the long legs that kinda exaggerate the occasional faux pas. He can be very cultured. That finish v Saints last year, the touch before his goal the other night...sublime.

I'm ok with that. So long as BdcR ain't!

I'm sure managers sometimes do this through a mixture of pig headedness, spite, superiority complex and belligerence

Ok,.just for you again, let's admit we don't know how he'll react. It's STILL a mid table championship team, which was the whole fcking point of the post. Anymore fiddling you wanna do while Rome burns?

It will be scandal if he is selected. He failed the eye test and his stats, which were abominable. There is no rational justification for him starting ahead of Mavididi, Ricardo or McAteer

Ok dude, just for you, let's pretend that Ayew will be up for it. Still just about a mid table team

Unlike the club itself, fans often have one eye on the future. Hopefully we have a basis of at least a mid table championship squad in the very realistic event of us going down. Stolarcyk. Nelson, Braybrook, Cannon with a year's development under their belts. McAteer. Skipp and Winks and Wilf and Vesty all locked in for experience. Pity Alves didn't get so e time away. Obviously the absolute dead weight wages of BdcR and Ayew (who totally won't be arsed for the championship grind) and Ward and Soumare and Thomas.