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Southgate was asked directly about JWP. Southgate said that "frankly" be was just behind the ones he picked there. Not in the same role as Phillips, as Garrett posted. Gallagher singled out as being a forward moving midfielder, something Southgate though there weren't many of. You could read that as a JWP related comment. Southgate also made sure to mention Madison's set pieces. Being part of a nose diving team at the end of last season, and not much better in this, won't have helped. Ralph's defensive approach this season, won't have done much to show off JWP's strengths either. JWP doesn't offer a clear advantage over the others to claim a place. Henderson is probably the exception, but I can see why Southgate would want that experience, and big game mentality in the squad.

Stable

It's a good song, but with all the other negativity, I didn't think one about running off with his wife was going to help. 🙂

I wondered where all Ralph's motivational posters would go when he left the club. 🙂

Welcome Mr Jones

As many times as it takes before you just give up in exasperation probably. 🙂

Doctor

From January 2020, when it was reported that Extinciton Rebellion were in a police guide on extremist groups https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51071959 Because when resources get tight, and everything falls apart, it's important to know which side of the fencing you're going to be. 🙂 Small beans compared to new threads being started that would fit nicely into any number of others though. 🙂

I had started a "Cat In" campaign in my household not 5 minutes before you posted! Admittedly, it's due to it raining outside and his fur getting wet, but happy to combine goals. 🙂

Jones left the club, in difficult circumstances, at the start of 2000. Seems a bit pointless, and late, for a protest now.

Yup. It's not something posters here would do. Mind you, it's not something posters here ever get an opportunity to do... 🙂

He's getting in some early practise. 🙂

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Cardboard

Swear

It's a fair point. I'm not over the fee for David Hirst. 🙂

River

Noticed the Beeb reporting the Athletic have reported it on their any old rumour cobbled together by others, to save them having to do work, gossip page.

PSV Eindhoven director Marcel Brands has said Leeds made an offer of £30m plus £11m in bonuses for Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo, 23, last summer. (ESPN - in Dutch) No doubt putting it out there ahead of January window, to drum up some serious money. But shows what we were bidding against in the end.

Major

I only saw from the end of the first half on. Newcastle took their chances. We had a few, missed them, and it took a clever bit of play from Perraud to score one. Being critical, AMN was a yard off to block a shot, they got one as we pushed up, and a better, more powerful keeper might have got a hand for the fourth. Subs made en masse, as if they come in attacking job lots, and Ralph was just making another frustrated point. Newcastle looked the better side by some distance. But had we taken our chances...

Just caught the tail end of the half. Mo's miss at pace, after a really good move. A wasted looking delivery from JWP. Stu looking involved in a lot. I'll read the comments later, to see if that was our best couple of minutes or not. 🙂

A bit of confusion round here. The traditional terrorist supporters had their fireworks ready, and a bonfire particulary packed with effigies, thanks to the revolving door at number 10. Then the Just Stop Oil, modern activists, came along and poured soup over it all. Nothing would light after that. 🙂

When the Saints go Marsching in, has a good ring to it. 🙂

13th for me. The monotony of option 1 would wear me down. I'd have hope of us grabbing a winner from 2-2 than change from a defensive tactic, when 1-0 down.