CB Fry

You can't say you're happy with the Christmas fixtures and at the same time say you want to take one out. If you remove the (say) 29th then that means you're taking out a festive home game from every club every other year. Madness. Rapid games in succession is the entire point of the Christmas football period. It's brilliant for the fans and from my perspective a central part of the marathon of the season. It's Becher's Brook, it's hitting the wall at mile 20, it's king of the mountains, it's the 5 set, 16 game fifth set in the quarter final at Wimbledon. Managers complaining about Christmas fixtures and fans whining about it is like the Brownlee brothers saying the triathlon would be so much more competitive if you just took out the bicycle bit.

No club will go back to not releasing new every year now. The entire economy is based on fast turnaround products with in built obsolescence and football shirts is at the vanguard of that. On sash it's all about the commitment - like when Leeds went all-white back in the 60s you have to do it and stick to it. I still think the sales of the new one each year would be much the same as stripe then stripe then stripe. Anyway, we won't do it.

Surprised it's you saying that with your in-depth knowledge of cross-stiched underarm ventilation collars or whatever it is you go on about... Arsenal can do infinite variations on red shirt white sleeves or Celtic or Spurs or actually anyone - it could be done, I can think of about ten in my head already. But we won't do it of course.

100%. It's unspeakable that chin-stroking bellends think some nebulous idea that if we don't play over Christmas we're suddenly going to win the world cup? Get to fu ck. Sky generation armchair fans who have never gone to a football match with friends and family in their entire lives. Christmas Day = build up to boxing day fixtures just after I've woken up halfway through Doctor Who.

That one was better that this latest leak (which seems to be legit).

If we came our and said from now on our kit is the sash and we firmly committed to it for, say, five consecutive seasons then fine. It's unique and would be interesting if we tried to own that look. The sash kit is still not plain white, and what you're advocating is not the sash kit. The demand for the white cup final kit is a red herring. It was a late development and we couldn't get it to market in time, so it was concentrated demand from completists and keenos who wanted the memento. No evidence that if that became our home kit the demand for that would be greater than for the home kits we've released over the last few seasons.

How is sending us out in a plain white home kit "playing it safe"? We don't play in white, it's not our kit, it would be effing stupid to do that.

Probably thinking that lots of Saints kits through the years have had black trim on them. Including the current kit. I don't get the fuss, I quite like it from the front. Red back, less so.

Since when is the amount of games over Christmas a problem that needs helping? Lots of football matches in quick succession is one of the best things about Christmas. That's the point of it. Fuc king nuts some people.

That's totally unnecessary.

Ah yes, Bitcoin. That's when I bailed out on Sportsmania.

I thought sportsmania died off about six months ago. I moved over to Flawless around about then I think.

He scores every other game FFS. Every. Other. Game.

Some stories on Twitter that Chinese owned Aston Villa might well be financially up sh it creek. Chinese owned Aston Villa.

Everyone's had enough of experts you know. Just say your dad told you or you heard it down the pub and he'll lap it up.

What a night. Decent breakfast in the hotel. I do have a slight concern that I seem to be pi ssing what I can only describe as a a thin hot tomato soup. Clean, she said. Looks like I'll need to pay a visit to the Goodlife Pharmacy on Ngong Road before I get to the airport. I've got a connection to catch if I'm going to make Talinn by teatime. Wish me luck!!

Yeah, ive gone with Liddos. Bit seedy but I'm up for it. When in Rome and all that. Had a lot of wine with dinner so asked for something non-alcoholic and they brought me this superb fruit drink, I watched them make it. They took an apricot a guava and a mango, then they picked a passion fruit and Mandarin. Real sun, fun and goodness. Delicious. In the bar they said it's more of a drink from a bit further West in Africa where they all drink it. Didn't catch the name if it though. Anyone on the forum know it?

I've finished my dinner now. Quality. What's the best nightspot for a solo business traveller on Keekorok Rd? Just want to, you know, release a bit of tension.

Jason Dodd available too and Nigel Pearson to add a bit of steel to the defence. Good shout on Luggy: Sturrock was a handy little player around Mexico 86.

Near the window. Green top.

What's the etiquette on tipping here? Service has been top drawer and the food divine but not sure what the rules are.

I've ordered my Ugali medium-rare, is that right?

Great modding.

Anyway, I've ordered the Nyama Choma Meat, Irio, Sukuma Wiki and a Maltesers McFlurry. It a looks like something from a fairytale.

So I've picked a restaurant and jumped into a cab. Driver seems nice but seems very keen to take me to a couple of jewellery shops first. Blimey, all I want is something to eat.