Paninistickers

Forest fans are always happy. Everything always part of a masterplan. 25 years in the lower leagues? All part of the masterplan. 5% possession. All part of the masterplan..losing 5-0 at home to Yeovil in the okay offs. That's what big clubs do. All part of the masterplan.

💯 Klopp is desperate to win.. Arteta is desperate not to lose. The attitude reflects on the teams

Agree, but Emery is also a lesson in how managers have to suit the club vibe. He was ill fitting for arsenal. He's an underdog.mentality..i have to admit it was a marvellous appointment by villa

Forest won't go for McKenna. That nutcase owner will just sign any old name. Probs be Ranieri. Or Sven.

Never are, never have been. One of the weirdest clubs going. Crash bang wallop football. Always have been..they carry the same players regardless of division, same old 5 or 6 managers and make an FA Cup semi every 10 years

They only stay up coz of him. That big useless lump up front is league one level. Still have the likes of Sturridge und worrall on the bench who wouldn't make our 25 man championship squad

Agree. China / far east flights was the obvious move, not in hindsight but even back then Edit - even politically, it would've been wise to cement the fault of the hoo ha with China (a bit like when every country took advantage of mad cow disease to ban British beef exports. It was a convenient scapegoat (scapecow))

True ish again, but I'm still not absolutely sold that the counting procedures were the same from country to country

Yeah, true ish but i wouldn't say fact. We dithered by a week or two compared with, say, Germany but that's gonna have a fairly negligible effect overall

Genuine question. What are these protestors at Johnson's evidence complaining about exactly? Lockdown was to slow the rate and spread of infection, right? With the intended end effect to avoid hospitals becoming overwhelmed. It wasn't about preventing spread, but slowing it. The horse had bolted. a weak immune system was always gonna struggle, regardless if you caught the thing in March or November. I can't stand Johnson, but you can't blame him for an individual reaction to a virus.

I'm not sure sure. I have your enthusiasm for NP but he's past his sell by date, football wise. However,.to have him.as a football structural advisor/consigleri to the Baird would be a bonus. Unlikely tho, given that by all accounts him and Rudkin never got on..

An ambassadorial role is perhaps his next realistic move

Blimey

Agree. Thing is, our pensions our invested with these monstrous corporations. Bit like I moan that stuff like water isn't nationalised or that french government backed EDF own our fckin electricity....yet I'd imagine my pension fund is doped to the eyeballs in these money making machines

I think his health issues He didn't seem well at all did he at our place? He looked in a bit of a state tbh. Bearing in mind his health has a past; in our promotion season he had some kind of heart failure / 'funny turn' and had to sit in the stands and then, of course, his near mental breakdown during ostrichgate and "fck off & die'

This may sound incredibly naive, but I honestly think that an easy 90% of MPs - of all colours - are driven primarily by a duty of public service. Clearly there is ego and ambition too, as in any career. But I'm doubtful that when passing law, MPs votes are cast on the basis of personal gain. Edit to the laughing emoji reaction...at my own job, there are easily several ways I could take a backhander / kickback to recommend a supplier etc....but I don't do it as I'm kinda being paid to do a job and a backhander would mean I'm not quite as impartial when helping out with a recommendation. I'm sure most MPs are the same.

I find the situation quite interesting. I've (fortunately) never been anywhere near homelessness. But I have wondered what I'd do.. Take away my job, family, friends, credit cards (to check into a hotel or Airbnb for a few weeks) the council wrapped up in red tape and charity offers you an appalling doss house that you daren't enter ..it's a unique set of circumstances. But let's just say that all happens, whaddya do? I think I'd approach a church and ask the vicar for help. Or even mosque or Jain centre etc. It's an interesting concept asking for help. I think 99% of us would if asked in a respectful manner. So, how do people end up in this mess? Aren't most mentally ill who need help from social services or junkies who simply refuse help?

Fcks sake. What have sky got over the PL? Just stream the fcking thing ffs. Fck sky off.

I agree with the comments above. It's quirky. But it's an alternative to a continental tournament. Jamaican sprinters up against Kiwi runners, Botswana v Northern Irish boxers etc.... a genuine world tournament and a great (albeit absurdly expensive and OTT) training ground for an olympic games

I thought my comment was designed to be honest, not inflammatory. I ain't looking for a row. If someone has obvious mental health issues, it can be intimidating. Regardless whether that is right or wrong. It's hard to judge how someone (who can't think normally) will react if offered help by a random dude walking past. Likewise, if someone is comatose on spice. Or pissed out their head. The overriding gut instinct is that it can be precarious to play the good samaritan.

Yet absolutely no reference was made to it in the latest Crown season! (The 3-3 I mean. Diana's death does get a mention)

I'm gonna open myself up here to criticism but I have to admit many homeless come across as rather unpleasant or intimidating characters. I don't find it surprising that they are ignored. There's a slight passive aggressiveness about placing yourself outside Aldi doors and sitting hunched over, crossed legged. Or sparked out on spice in pedestrianised town centres I have no doubts that there are many homeless with serious mental health issues and or circumstances have left them in a pickle. The health and care service should be given the resources to rescue those who ain't all there. And a much more structured solution from, say, credit unions, to help out those who have fallen on bad times to have a legal address / electoral roll / bank account to enable them to get back into the world. But I also wonder how many other 'homeless' have a home to go to too.

Just reading about the games being without a host for 2026 and 2030. It appears to be dying. I suppose the whole thing is a bit of an anachronism. Shame though. A mini Olympics. A decent portion of the world is involved and removing USA, China, Europe and Russia gives a chance for some others to be winners. I wonder if they could consider having a guest, non commonwealth host each time that already has the infrastructure? Say France after the Olympics? Or Brazil? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67609960

Anyone else listened to the west Brom co Comms commentary multiple times as the unfolding horror lay out before him? The co Comms obvs had the whole pitch view and as Kels turned, he knew ...'oh no'

I've got it!! Vards away at Sheff Utd in Covid times!