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Suella wanted to send asylum seekers to the Falklands but Rishi overruled - could this have been an alternative? https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/home-office-offered-up-falklands-as-back-up-for-rwanda-policy-z8stsjc83 Anderson suggested they could be sent to the Orkneys instead. And further back, Blair allegedly wanted to send them to the Isle of Mull https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/29/tony-blair-government-house-asylum-seekers-isle-of-mull/

There’s a difference between overseeing the paperwork and being the ‘strategic genius’. Which Mr 🐂 💩 thinks he is.

He can work with the other two clubs, I just don’t want him anywhere near SFC decision making, even down what beer is in the concourse. One of the most inept people I’ve ever seen in any industry. The Frank Spencer of transfers.

Reminds me of that song at Alan Knight’s testimonial before all the trouble afterwards 🎵 ‘Alan Knight is a scummer, scummer His children are scummers, are scummers His grandkids are scummers, are scummers, His great, great children are scummers, are scummers’ 🎵

This time, Rasmus has to go as well. If SR want to employ him at Goztepe that’s up to them. But he is the most harmful individual I’ve seen in relation to SFC, even worse than Lowe or Askham.

Equally possible and/or a subordinate dropped a ricket and she’s soaring their blushes. Still an unusual situation at that level.

Agree with 99% of that FT apart from being sold to Gao.

Very much agree, and as poor as Martin has been this season there’s just no top level football experience to rein him in a bit and get the detail focus the squad needs. SR needs an experienced top level DoF and first team manager at SFC just as much as SFC needs them.

As Braverman once said, people’s ethnicity doesn’t always determine their personal views and political ones. It’s not a route I’d ever choose, especially if I were him.

Which is Rasmus, the compromise might be that he becomes a Goztepe employee but not part of SR board itself, and Dragan appoints someone of more obvious top level footballing stature and experience to oversee the group.

Cynical I know but that’s the sort of thing which gets you the elbow at the BBC and not what you expect from someone that experienced. Given Boris’s duo will be going shortly I’d think, I wonder if she’s had a bigger offer from one of Murdoch’s or Marshall’s streaming channels and this gets her out of her BBC deal?

Don’t know about Soton specifically but certainly overseas Neo-Nazi involvement inciting and escalating the rioting and the arson attacks, in addition to Patriotic Alternative’s role domestically. PA being led by Nick Griffin’s former deputy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8l9gpp8yro

Unless the Covid debt was dealt with, I can’t even see them getting the £100m. That said, with the parachute payments, another buyer without the Rasmus/Kraft/Martin baggage could turn the club around within a couple of years. I’d personally be happy with Dragan as owner but minus the 🤡 crew. If that’s not possible, then at least Martin Semmens won’t be selecting the new buyer.

A 20 yard pure strike into the top corner according to BBC. Let’s hope it was in front of their little pocket of travelling fans and a few frothed at the mouth as it flew in.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cp8mjjn1m84t#Tables

Said it yourself, it’s Guido, and last weekend it was Tice’s missus. Early on the Blair years the Mail were convinced they had a gotcha with a story about the Blair’s nanny and in the end it amounted to a wet fart https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/mar/11/1 If one of the other papers like the Guardian or especially the Mirror thought they were going to get there first they’d publish it. Also, the Mail and DT would be wetting themselves silly with anticipation and couldn’t help dropping front page hints. Never say never, but it feels unlikely.

And on a human level I get it as well. They either get booted out by the electorate or their own party. Labour couldn’t beat Thatcher but beat herself with the poll tax and her own party pulled the 🔪, Cameron was effectively unseated by the referendum, the only one who wasn’t was Blair although his neighbour at No 11 made life rather uncomfortable over what/wasn't said over a dinner in the 1990s. Politics makes even football management look sane.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56578838 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/28/petrosaudi-tony-blair-emails-oil-company-chinese

Surprising as it’s about them and a healthy sprinkling of swear words. Right up the youths’ street.

Yep, several times under Branfoot as a teenager I wanted the heavy defeats to end his time as manager. The defeats came alright but Guy Mr Burns Askham gave him a 3 year contract instead of the sack. Pellegrino was the other one - dreadful and even worse than Branfoot. Didn't quite reach that stage with Nathan Jones or Martin yet and to be honest until SR get a UK-experienced and high quality Head of Football, CEO and First Team Manager who can keep the door closed and locked on Rasmus Ankerson, I can’t see the replacement being any better. Still no excuse for Martin to be in post though.

Get him starting songs in the Northam Wall He’d love ‘My Old Man said be a Pompey Fan’, especially the lyrics in the last two lines.

Corrupt Bob causing more blue on blue action https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp39q1ppk41o

As manager in the short-term, it’s not so inviting, granted. But if he was replacing Wilcox’s role for two years after that, either mentoring Lallana or his own selection as head coach, that could be more inviting than a mere managerial gig. And great from our perspective if it finally kicks Rasmus out of any involvement with SFC. Moyes or someone like him is what’s needed to inject that UK football industry know how SR have sorely lacked.

More of Iran’s focus switching to defending against Israel doesn’t help Putin in the slightest because 🇮🇷 has been arming Russia’s campaign in Ukraine of late. Added to the fact China won’t openly arm them and are fed up with the Ukraine war, Vladimir looks fucked. And a lessening chance of his puppet Donald returning to bail him out and weaken NATO. I hate what Israel did in Gaza but on this occasion it might benefit Ukraine and NATO alliance by bringing about a much-needed clear out at the top in Russia and Iran, although much harder to see the Iranian people being able to topple the IRG. Unless the Saudis arm the opposition to finish them off.

I do in some ways but SR are the root issue. They need to hand the keys over to a Moyes or someone like him who understands the football industry and won’t accept trying to do Lidl-level moneyball.