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No idea if it’s a reliable source https://www.facebook.com/red.way.526/posts/️-excl-watfordfc-have-completed-deal-to-sign-32-year-old-striker-danny-ings-foll/1082763080576928/ If true, it would stop all of the posters in here who will be banging on about re-signing him. Nothing on the Watford forums though which is odd.

Even worse than Pellegrino which I didn’t think was possible.

Saints (42 years), Torquay United (14) and Cheltenham Town (2) for me. Follow Gloucester City and Sholing’s results (same division) and probably go that game.

Don’t know on the last question until more unveiled, but I can’t see how they would. Within the EU, who is anyone seeking asylum from? Hypothetically, perhaps an LGBT+ person from Hungary or Slovakia, or a smuggled woman from Romania, but that’s more of an Albanian issue and they aren’t in the EU.

First priority is not to do what Luton and Sunderland before them have done and fall straight through. One hopeful aspect is that Still’s teams seem better defensively whereas Martin’s always leak like a sieve, and we did under Ralph towards the end as well. To help with that, Bazanu will need to go out on heavily subsidised loans for the next 2 years. A lot of writing off is needing to happen and huge turnover of players even by Saints standards. Still needs to be given a clean slate and that means all of SR’s vanity projects - Bazanu, Larios, Sulemana, Wood and loads more - being shipped out at a loss, or as many as Dragan will pay for. Very, very difficult job for anyone at the moment. I do think if Saints appoint him that he needs a more experienced assistant who can break the back of the player power which has infested the club over the last few years.

But they aren’t going to draw on our public services and once they stop sightseeing, will take up temporary jobs we can’t fill in hospitality etc. Really can’t see the issue.

It reminds me of the last Dell game vs Brighton except technically that was a friendly. Everton are playing an XI that would struggle to get 50 points in the Championship so they can focus on enjoying the day.

Dreadful signing. Another loan out next season happening, one of many. At least unlike Bazanu we shouldn’t have to subsidise the wages too much.

Wearing Wellington boots there.

If you sign a player from a lower mid-table Championship club for a League 1 fee, funnily enough they aren’t anywhere near good enough in the top flight.

Pinch of salt with the source but looks to be Still https://sports.yahoo.com/article/still-advanced-talks-become-next-084551837.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACRJM_iadAB1PiBSVNqM6ezWqBIQd3k8UiHrYGOqz1ZWsff9bf0AJTtH-swoxDyuXqlHwCwnaIssescrUrAgAoLwin83qbttPCanhx3skMpBBr3-HqrzznVWV91uAuqChnmtGl18veAVsizyY0VzmvMNEwM0e5Z-oShcRCYNoOsd Independent just ran the same story

Starmer needs to show backbone. Ludicrous by Badenoch and Tice to lump in a young people reciprocal visiting scheme with freedoms of movement. Boomers need some boundaries setting that not everything is about them. Young people visiting rarely use our public services so that’s not a valid argument, it’s the insular, island mentality that led to our young men smashing up European cities through the 1970s and 80s at England games https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c706e6nxwr4o

After Jones was sent off that was David Howells going in goal. But yes, like Gavin Bazanu, having outfield players in goal never has a happy ending. Goalkeeping is a specialist position not suited for outfield players like Howells or Bazanu.

Really poor from him, despite spending a developing nation’s GDP on players, his turgid style of football has been worked out. No excuses and blaming opposition players.

Delighted for Palace, I know some of their fans who are there today. It’s their 1976 moment. Lovely moment with Dean Henderson there about his father who passed away at the start of the season. Fully deserved. As someone else posted, repeat of last Saturday but with Palace’s extra attacking threat. City did have a go 45-55 minutes actually getting Silvinho attacking and getting crosses in and then reverted back to ponderous Martinball.

It can’t be worse than 1996 with Neil Heaney filling in at LB during an injury crisis v peak Andrei Kanchelskis. 5-0 down within half an hour. Mind you, I saw us concede 4 goals in 10 minutes either side of half-time up there in 1999 including a comedy own goal mix up between Claus and Paul Jones.

The away end (Jimmy Seed Stand) is the only original part of The Valley pre-closure. Early 1980s IIRC, not the worst away end for its era but pillars are annoying viewing the game. Stewards alright whenever I’ve watched Saints there. Still repulsed 🤢 by that enormous Charlton fan taking his top last night when they scored and waving man boobs and a stomach the size of the nearby O2 Arena. Apologies in advance if you had a late supper

It seems odd, Middleton needs a score and got out for 4. Albert can defend but not get it off the square. Needs to rotate the strike, get the bowlers thinking and ease his way into some touch. Scoring 7 but taking 60 balls is excusable if he was facing Ambrose, Holding, Marshall and Walsh. But he isn’t.

Rasmus is the common factor in most if not all of it. Kraft walked the plank but not replacing Wilcox was him as well, and Martin’s horror summer 2024 window and refusal to change tactics a millimetre. Jones was one of the actors on stage but Rasmus was directing (the club to oblivion).

Ah, should have been clearer, sorry, the dining room (a 1970s one with a stair case running up one side, hence the boxing in) is being converted into a 2025 kitchen.

Bit of trouble with West Ham within Brisbane Rd away end IIRC?

Just a bump on this one to thank everyone for their good advice. After exploring our options, we opted for Howdens. The room the kitchen is going into is being prepared with a new ceiling, re-plastering, re-wiring throughout, and boxing in a staircase. We managed to get the quartz worktops we wanted for a bit less as well. Kitchen fitting underway shortly. I’ll post some before and afters if people are interested.

Yep, that’s them. Quite different colour to domestic and European Hornets but similar in size. They don’t pose a danger to humans that much, but they seriously do to our bee population and therefore our food security. If you see one, report it to DEFRA so they can track down and destroy the nest.

They’re horrible aren’t they? Deadly for our bees. The Asian Hornet does look different to our Hornets though, if you see the two within a few weeks of each other they’re very different with the Asian Hornet having that orange/deep red 4th stripe/segment and mostly black https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/know-your-hornets If you're fairly certain it was an Asian Hornet I’d certainly report it.

Their forum is saying that but having turned it down in December, I can’t see him going there now. Norwich don’t seem to be considering him, Leicester who knows and Rangers strongly linked with Ancelotti Jr.