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Another example of why business and politics are different in what drives them. This time, Musk being rational but finding how irrational the GOP is https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyv7gxp02yo

Really quite facile spat about membership numbers between Farage and Badenoch https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/24820989.nigel-farage-threatens-kemi-badenoch-legal-action/?ref=rss

Had the odd good game eg Swansea away at tail end of 17/18 to keep us up but on the whole, Champ with Watford is the right level. Pure senility to think that he was worth £17m from Lazio’s fringe squad which is about £30-35m in todays money. Edit - didn’t know he’d gone to Saudi but explains why Watford are doing much better! Wesley never stays anywhere long before stinking the place out.

Oh Pep did learn from Russell Martin 👍

Tilbury I reckon. Enjoyed it though and agree with those on the Italian Job and Moore Bond films, the BBC documentary on/with Moore on Xmas Day was good, worth watching on catch up if you didn’t see it.

Incredible they were due to have Xmas Day off. Everyone knows in the football industry in that top five divisions in England/Scotland and the more ambitious ones in the sixth that Xmas day is a work day preparing for the Boxing Day fixtures.

It’s the fact the club signed a player for £10m instead who can barely walk and was nowhere near fit instead that makes it even worse. Really lucky that AA and CA stayed fit pretty much all season.

If you wanted a metaphor for Rasmus Ankerson’s contribution to Southampton Football Club, the signing of Kamaldeen Sulemana is very apt.

Yep, and if you go back only slightly further you get Carrillo and Armstrong. Add on another £40m. At least AA did the business in the Champ even if hopeless in the PL.

He’s been rightly sacked and long overdue.

You probably played against old man in that era, played for Hound. Apologies for any late challenges experienced!

Archer time.

Signed for lower Champ/League 1 money so needs development time and minutes. There’s a decent player in there, can cross the ball very well but defensively lax. Will be interesting to see him in a few weeks under a different and vastly superior manager than the village idiot he signed for who couldn’t organise Netley Central.

Not just him, although it was poor. THB should win the second ball from the cross that came back in and failure to do so costs a goal. THB very disappointing this season.

Juric livid about Sugawara giving that away, survived the initial corner but lost the first ball that came back in and didn’t defend the second one.

Has some work to do with Pakistan shot out for only 211.

The beers from Christmas Eve, Day and Boxing Day I’ve shared with family Battledown Milk Stout won’t be seen again as brewery longer in business, doesn’t contain lactose so one I can enjoy. The last beer (last two photos) is typical of the autumn green hop beers of neighbouring Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

He should but his hold up play has been excellent. Astonishing Martin wouldn’t pick him.

If Russell Martin thought his dirge was better to watch than today so far he either needs an eye test or a spell at Marchwood Priory.

Onachu has to score there.

Not at the moment.

Very fortunate there, oceans of space, good pull back and should score really.

There’s a huge difference between a business and a public service having worked for both. Agree that the funding can be better directed and invested but businesses and public services take entirely different perspectives on what’s good for shareholders vs service users/critically ill/free at point of use/politicians.

Lovely part of New Zealand that. Their Sauvignon Blanc gets good reviews https://www.wineenthusiast.com/buying-guide/duck-hunter-2022-sauvignon-blanc-marlborough/?srsltid=AfmBOorHkasiiJdYzso911csS_Ih1StRH6KvxUvoAXRjDhPpQkKBrmat

We have more of them for Christmas, they went well with the Small Beer Stout. Family coming up tomorrow, pub lined up in Oxfordshire for lunch. Missus driving back so will try out the ales there.