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The dodgy dealings at this club would make Farage and his mates blush. Grotesque that we've still got this sham on our kit.

As much as it fuels the conspiracies about Argentina getting all the calls, that's 100% the right decision.

nice to see the technology benefit us for a change

Massively improved after a shaky first couple of games, a bit like players with us it's telling that the longer he spends away from Spurs the better he gets.

ehh, we deserve all the disrespect after the last half decade

bit in love with Tuchel, what a lad

Aursnes has such an unfortunate surname, won't lie. It's like that IT Crowd episode where Jen dates Peter File.

I'M CUMMIN HOMIE (also i sincerely apologise for suggesting we rested Bellingham in the closing stages, we're screwed without him, yellow card be damned)

I agree, but what do we do if we get through and he's suspended for Argentina (or Switzerland) if he puts a late one in after tiring in the closing stages though? Maybe overly cautious but he's the one player I think we're bolloxed without, moreso than Kane. If we get to 65-70 mins and we're ahead I think we have to do it, even if it stunts our attack somewhat. If we're not, take the gamble of keeping him in there but I'll be mentally preparing for him to get a soft yellow for some bullshit and us to be without him for a massive test in the semis.

I get there's a need to conserve energy in one of the only games at this World Cup where the hydration break was actually justified, but that better mean we up the tempo in the latter stages. Showed last 10 mins there what we can do when we get at them. They're always gonna be dangerous in the final third but they're a bit of a mirror image of ourselves, very top-heavy with a bang average defence that can be got at. Unsure what to do with Bellingham, he's clearly the best all-round player we've got but the threat of him being suspended in the semi if we make it has me thinking we should hook him for the closing stages and put Rashford or someone in for him.

not quite

HAVE THAT LEE DIXON YOU MISERABLE TWAT CAM ON INGERLAND SCOR SOM FACKIN GOALS (The Good Ending) - (480p) (1).mp4

Imagine being at D-Day with Lee Dixon next to you, you'd turn your boat around and go home because what's the point, everything is shit, we'll never amount to anything. Had to switch from ITV after their goal - hopefully the vibe change results in an upturn in our performance. Edit - yeah I'm taking credit for the equaliser, you're welcome

Who are we even playing? I haven't been paying any attention

Ehhh, a fit Danny Ings still shits this league all day. And not in a wishful thinking way like Ayew in the Championship. 😅 Keeping him fit is the challenge, I'm pretty sure our physios breathe pure asbestos at this point. If we get 20 games out of him that's exceeding expectations given his recent history. One year deal does show we're finally learning something. Did someone lock Rudkin in a cupboard while they were drafting it? As long as he's not on daft money we can do worse in our current striker-less state.

But the reality is the local jobs market in Leicester is shite, it's not a case of raw funding but a lack of vision to attract businesses to the city that stretches back decades. It's largely historical due to the industries we had here, but there's very little in terms of aspirational careers to be had and what little there is is usually tucked away on industrial estates in the arse ends or out in the county rather than in the centre nowadays, usually because it was just cheaper to do it that way and the county as a whole is appallingly car-centric. Which makes the case for integration of services stronger, so you can either help urban populations and young people access them without needing a car, or encourage those companies to move to towns and the city with rates cuts and some sort of commercial vision. I just don't ever see that happening for as long as the authority goes it alone. Our method for the past few decades seems to have been to rely on piecemeal regeneration (Jubilee Square, Cathedral, St Martins spring to mind) and then try to milk a couple of lucky breaks for every penny of tourism income we could get (Richard III and LCFC's prem win, basically) while hoping the external investment would just materialise by itself. I struggle to see any vision to make the jobs offering here aspirational in any way or attract employers here with an attractive pitch. The economic plan is entirely vibes-based and has been for as long as Soulsby has been around. Which is why some top-down pressure from a Burnham government might be a good thing - if nothing else the threat of losing our independence and being forced to join the combined authority might be the kick up the arse we need to stop treading water and be a bit more proactive as an authority. If we did become a feeder city for Nottingham (and Derby for that matter - I'm sure there are lots of young people who would benefit from easier access to work at Rolls Royce or the incoming GBR) what would actually change besides improving social mobility for people here? We've been the sick man of the East Midlands for longer than most people realise.

Don't worry, the shawarma was a fiver so he's 1/400 of the way to getting his money back in time for the next world cup

Hopefully Burnham becoming PM is the death knell of Leicester City Council as an independent authority. We had a chance to be part of a wider East Midlands region with a shared vision, but those in charge of the City Council pretty much unilaterally decided to go it alone without even asking the public. Soulsby's ego is leaving Leicester behind while Derby seeks to benefit from a shared plan with Nottingham, not least an integrated transport network. They're already talking about extending the tram network to them. That's exactly the sort of politics Burnham promotes and did great work with in Manchester. I was in Wigan yesterday and the Bee Network buses were everywhere - they stretch across the whole northwest now and some even make it this side of the M6. But I guess that silly little free bus that ribbits, redesigning the station entrance for the second time in a decade and a few cycle lanes that go absolutely nowhere constitutes a "transport Vision" to Sir Peter and Co.? I have more about the glacial pace redevelopment happens at in Leicester and how it's so much faster here in Liverpool, but that's for another day. I've seen entire neighbourhoods go up in the 2 years I've been here and the massive waterfront development from town to Everton's new ground went from initial plans to shovels in the ground within months, meanwhile every time I visit home I'm greeted by the same empty building site where the market once stood, the same polished turds in and around Churchgate / Haymarket, and maybe a new café if I'm lucky.

Quick, someone invite him to Clacton!

Bristol City signing a player from Maccabi Haifa in the current political climate is certainly a... choice. The lad is Romanian in fairness, but I imagine the idea of them paying money to an Israeli club for anything is going to go down like a fart in a broken-down lift.

I used to say we were yelling 'you're just a fat Granit Xhaka' at Wayne Rooney, and that feels like the before times at this point. Doesn't help that Wayne actually looks like a Grandad at this point either, I guess.

Clacton has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever if it really does end up being Farage vs. Binface. It's basically the Driffield election from this sketch at this point.

Spare a thought for the guy who sold me a Shawarma last night. He was from Egypt and had bet £2k on them to win. He was £8k richer when I left. By the time I'd finished my food and checked my phone he was down a month's pay. 😬

Those people who have cruise control in their car and then sit in the middle lane of the motorway at 60-65mph for miles and miles. It's not even the middle lane hogging that bothers me, it's the completely oblivious nature of their driving. What on earth is stopping these zombies from driving just that 5-10mph faster? Everyone else who has the nerve to want to do the road speed has to funnel into the last lane to overtake, it causes avoidable congestion and leads others to make risky manoeuvres just so these twats in their bubble can pootle up the M6, crawling past HGVs at a barely-faster speed while listening to Aled Jones' breakfast show. Oh and yeah Farage is a complete weapon too