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And a poster I hadn’t noted before called Sparkkyy put a laughing emoji on that - made me smile 😀

Or if he misses a last minute sitter at Fratton, Heart Ache

Interesting, do share further if possible. Know about the history with Howe and him, but wasn’t aware of him being on strike. Although I didn’t read about a ruptured Achilles or an ACL either, which are the only injuries which could’ve kept him out that long without some return games in the u23s. If he has been on strike, stressing that with a huge if, and not even at Staplewood without the club’s permission, then that could be a straight termination of contract. On the other hand, it may be a very ill relative in Scotland and on the fringes of the squad with a void season it’s been compassionate leave with no need to make public knowledge.

It’d make a difficult handball shout. Sugawara would still find a way to concede a penalty though.

To be fair, what could they say? It’s rather different to what should have been a mid-table squad finishing 20th in 2005 on 32 points when Lowe apologised. 99.9% of us were expecting to be relegated but with 12 points, so many insipid displays and clearly very unfit players? Spors and Still are in the process of clearing out although it may not be as much as we’d like it to be as some of these losers for a playing squad are not going to be in very much demand elsewhere, barring the small pocket of high quality who actually look like professional footballers eg Ramsdale, Fernandes, KWP and Dibling.

So it has emerged that it seems he has tailgated an ambulance responding to a heart attack report in the crowd which is how the cordon was lifted. Serious questions about why his credentials weren’t seemingly checked, the organisers might have assumed due to the type of vehicle that he was with the ambulance but dangerous assumption to make… The cordon ought to have been put back in place the moment the ambulance passed through and his SUV stopped summarily and forcibly on the driver if necessary to bring the vehicle to a halt. Arrested for attempted murder, dangerous driving and under influence of drugs.

Onachu very likely judging by Beskitas ongoing interest, maybe not too much more than that top figure. Sulemana is hard to value, very quick but the data in terms of end-product is quite appalling. Big clubs in smaller leagues - Benfica, Ajax, Old Firm - might look at the level of instability around him and believe he could improve significantly with a team structure in which case £6-10m is possible. 2 years left on his contract as opposed to Onachu’s one year which may nudge the value up. If nothing else he could be an impact player to begin with.

Logically that would follow, but the circumstances might be a factor. For example were they to receive a 10-12 point deduction and/or MLG’s thought of a transfer embargo, that might make the play-offs a best case scenario, and with an embargo (don’t think the EFL would go there yet btw) a non-starter, hence working with more talented younger players offering more room to build the philosophy back up without the season one pressure of going for title/autos.

Let’s hope CEX isn’t on the beach this summer.

Won’t be very long list as most of the contracts expire either next year or 2027.

Your last sentence is a big missing piece of the jigsaw. I’d be surprised if the roads around the parade weren’t closed bar the team bus and emergency services, so I’m trying to get my around why the vehicle is even there.

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Nobody else bar Brum or Ipswich could match what he’s on anyway even with the relegation cut. Not that he’d be on my move on list anyway.

Mentions of Daren Powell. Shudders. The only centre back to be made entirely from glass. Not the non-shatter variety.

Yep, a laughing emoji. What more can you add? The bloke (ESN) needs professional help.

I don’t give a toss who the suspect is, my heart just goes out to everyone impacted and the poor bystanders who will never unsee that, however much counselling they receive. You weren’t even mentioned, and in fact it was another poster who mentioned Southport.

It’ll still require large levels of subsidisation though in wages and lost bonuses etc as outside of the PL, not many other leagues including the one we are back in can afford to match what these flops are on.

If he’s watched the video Whelk posted, he will pack it in with the laughing emojis. Go on @east-stand-nic watch it and dare you to laugh at it. I’ve seen some horrific things in a previous career but that is far, far worse still.

A few described as ‘very, very ill’ by the Mayor. Fingers crossed for them.

The footage via BBC is further forward from this clip but seems to continue the pattern of driver behaviour https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5xnlkegz0t Reports of the car beeping and driving at up to 20mph through the crowds of people. Horrific. Why drive a car through the city centre in the first place when you know the parade is happening and then seemingly get annoyed? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8209lzzp4o

PSR is pure nonsense. Almost getting to the stage with the newly promoted clubs needing a golf style handicap in August in the first season.

Chris Philp is the emptiest of empty vessels. Once that ERG took over their party they destroyed it beyond repair.

Onachu will be around £7-9m, those figures have been widely reported from Turkey especially if more than one of their major clubs want him. Sulemana £10m probably at the top end but two years to go, not one of the very top earners, possible. Fernandes price will depend on who the market is. An ECL-qualifying club could drop £40m on him.