charlie saint

With regards to Newcastle - it might look like panic, but perhaps they've just realised they don't need to finish in the top half, they just need to finish above Watford (and Norwich and Burnley, obviously). (if someone's already said this, sorry - I should have read the whole thread).

I, for one, thought that (modern) gk jerseys were *supposed* to be horrific - so these fit the bill nicely.

That's right. Just moved here from North Korea. Feel right at home.

... Best case scenario: in three weeks time you get a glib email brushing off your complaint, containing a strong implication that you are a stupid petulant child. Worst case: your email address is added to a database somewhere.

Mate. I know how television works. Meanwhile, I can't help thinking that a brief, minimalistic, emotionless public statement is exactly what the old man would have wanted.

The BBC has just shown a programme in which the Duke's four children were clearly speaking several months ago about their father as if he were dead already. Now, tell me that the message on Harry and Megan's website is weird.

There's youtube footage of Frank W on some TV show entertaining the audience with three minutes of 'juggling' to music. One of the comments correctly points out that by today's standards, the tricks he does are extremely repetitive and quite unimpressive. Obviously this is true, and also beside the point.

'Birdwatching'... different times. Who are the 'certain dishonorable board of directors?'

I mean RIP, brilliant player etc, obviously.

Wasn't he sacked after being caught with two women in his hotel room by Lawrie McMenemy? He claimed they were having afternoon tea... which was why he titled his autobiography 'One Hump or Two?'

I remember a bit of trouble with supply the last time we had Hummel kit. Weren't the team occasionally forced to wear mix n match of home and away or something? All sorts of dark rumours of sabotage due to Hummel being part owned my Spurs? I remember a bit of a campaign from The Ugly Inside for fans to wear umbro instead (for some reason...) Anyone?

You could argue we were never even top, as it was only ever because others had games in hand. But it's Christmas, so let's not worry about it. It was exciting while it lasted, and you'd have to be a terrible churl to deny that.

Clearly we are back to playing Moneyball.

I quite like the West Brom home one, but I wouldn't fancy wearing it anywhere near a supermarket checkout. Unexpected item in the baggy area. It looks a bit like a barcode, you see.

Nice to see Jay Rodriguez in the headlines: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/22/manchester-united-burnley-premier-league-match-report