trousers

Mate down the pub

Bath

I'm hearing we might be going after Jordan Searle. Good move if true IMO.

Haven

And, for this season, if Burnley don't get another point (vs Villa and Newcastle) it'll transpire that we were safe in February....

Calling @Harold K Steptoe to the new kit thread

Hurry up and announce the kit already! FFS (in all seriousness, any ITKers out there on when the release date is? Not that it matters, I'm just a tad bored)

Balls

Source?

Came close to getting the winner there

Which pub? (This is highly important intel)

Delhi

Told by whom? Cheers (the answer influences whether I'm inclined to believe it or not.)

Why do you trust the untrustworthy Tories to distribute the money received from such a tax wisely / efficiently? In principle, isn't some kind of 'direct relief' scheme more efficient than a tax based solution?

Many of whom are 'ordinary Joe' pension holders of course

On the surface, it seems like a good idea and it's a bit of a crowd pleaser to boot. However, I have an underlying belief/philosophy that politicians aren't very good at spending/redistributing other people's money wisely/efficiently. How about a more direct/targeted approach instead? Say, free petrol/diesel for families that are struggling? Probably a nightmare to administer/implement such an idea, and no doubt open to abuse, but I'm not convinced giving politicians access to a few billion quid via a windfall tax would actually solve anything. #thinkingoutloud

Forest or Huddersfield coming up then

Great manager this Forest fella. Snap him up....

...we can replace Ralph with a manager that failed to get promotion from the championship?

Good point. To be fair to Ralph (briefly), he would have spent the 10 days build up preparing and training to play a rampant full strength Liverpool side. So, when he discovers close to the game that he's facing a totally different Liverpool side to the one he's planned for, he has the dilemma of sticking with the tactics they've been training all week for, or change plans at the 11th hour. Perhaps an easier decision in hindsight...?

The thing is, we know these players CAN play well when their confidence is high (as per our top 6 form between mid-December and early March). The main problem IMO is inconsistency born out of fragile mindsets, which both the players and management are culpable for.

Any photos / screenshots?

By posting the same thing dozens of times after a defeat on an internet football forum?

I guess the only crumb of positivity to take from that result is that most of us were fearful of another 9-0 esque drubbing. Ralph is making it very difficult, if not impossible, to defend him I'm afraid. #notalegend

Romeu coming on to bolster the midfield after we go behind rather than before... Ralph making it hard for us benefit-of-the-doubters...