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I think that would depend on what JWP wants, forcing him to stay and wrecking his career if he really wants to go probably won't help team morale. Face it, most if not all of our players will aspire to get that big move, if they see JWP being denied after all he has done, it it's not going to fill them with much hope. Tella on the other hand I would just tell him he's needed and he's staying.

To be fair, that looks similar to the one at the World Cup where one angle it looked miles over when it was in fact still in play. As for VAR, it was refreshing yesterday not having it but I still think it’s a good thing for clubs our size in the Prem because it helps lessen the big club bias. In the Championship I think I prefer not to have it but there will be moaning when the absence of it goes against us. The one thing VAR has shown is the extent to which on field officials make the wrong call.

Fair play to JWP for playing like that even though he will probably leave. Legend

Rhetorical or not it was a stupid fucking question, about on par for you tho.

If you knew the answer why ask the question. Maybe you should stick to more important issues, like chicks with dicks.

You genuinely didn't know the difference between climate and weather.

The map on the right isn’t a weather forecast you fuckwit. The clue is the fact that it doesn’t have icons on showing you if it is going to be sunny, cloudy or raining. Maps purely indicating temperature have always tended to use colour.

I have paid no attention to pre-season whatsoever - does anyone have a idea what the likely line-up/formation will be?

You could just Google it you thick twat. Here you go I did it for you… A heatwave is an extended period of hot weather relative to the expected conditions of the area at that time of year. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time.

Here you go, mind the long words: https://climatekids.nasa.gov/weather-climate/

I thought your mate in Ibiza said it wasn’t that hot and that it’s all media hype?

It’s hard to say how well we will do until the end of the transfer window, you get the impression there will be a busy few days before it closes. If I had to put money on it I would say we will make the play-offs but don’t think we have a settled enough team to challenge at the top. Think Middlesbrough might be a good bet to win the thing, Leicester to get the other spot.

What about this loon:

That graph showed the heatwave index, not temperatures. This one shows the temperatures:

From your own link: Key Points Heat waves are occurring more often than they used to in major cities across the United States. Their frequency has increased steadily, from an average of two heat waves per year during the 1960s to six per year during the 2010s and 2020s (see Figure 1). In recent years, the average heat wave in major U.S. urban areas has been about four days long. This is about a day longer than the average heat wave in the 1960s (see Figure 1). The average heat wave season across the 50 cities in this indicator is about 49 days longer now than it was in the 1960s (see Figure 1). Timing can matter, as heat waves that occur earlier in the spring or later in the fall can catch people off-guard and increase exposure to the health risks associated with heat waves. Heat waves have become more intense over time. During the 1960s, the average heat wave across the 50 cities in Figures 1 and 2 was 2.0°F above the local 85th percentile threshold. During the 2020s, the average heat wave has been 2.3°F above the local threshold (see Figure 1). Of the 50 metropolitan areas in this indicator, 46 experienced a statistically significant increase in heat wave frequency between the 1960s and 2020s. Heat wave duration has increased significantly in 29 of these locations, the length of the heat wave season in 44, and intensity in 17 (see Figure 2). Longer-term records show that heat waves in the 1930s remain the most severe in recorded U.S. history (see Figure 3). The spike in Figure 3 reflects extreme, persistent heat waves in the Great Plains region during a period known as the “Dust Bowl.” Poor land use practices and many years of intense drought contributed to these heat waves by depleting soil moisture and reducing the moderating effects of evaporation.6

The current zone has reduced the emissions in central London so it has worked in that respect. Using tax to change people’s behaviour does work. It’s how you target it to those who can afford it that’s the problem. I don’t know many details about this expansion but when I lived in London I didn’t often use my car but the further out you go the more you tend to need it so I get the objections. The recent bi-election and Sunak’s opportunism shows how difficult it is for western democracies to take the necessary action on climate change, that’s why scientists have been warning us for decades yet precious little has been done.

This. Make it much harder to buy to let so as well as having less rent subject to interest rate changes there will be more properties on the market to buy so lowering prices.

True. But if we are going to flog JWP, Tino and Lavia etc and build a new side I would probably take a hit and just get it done.

Of course getting the business done early could cost us but there is value in having a settled team going into the first game. A bad start could easily cost us promotion.

I agree, just don’t get the lack of urgency in getting shot of players that are obviously going to leave. We should be fine tuning the team now not playing warm up games with a team that will completely change come through end of the window imo.

When are we actually going to start sorting out the squad then?

And there’s plenty of those on here.

I’m surprised anyone is willing to stump up £30mill for a youngster who has barely kicked a ball in over a year. I guess Newcastle are in a position to take the punt and get in ahead of the big clubs.It will be a shame if he goes but I guess that’s the reality now, if we keep him and bounce straight back we could get a lot more from a top club if he fulfils his potential.