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Was otherwise occupied this afternoon so didn't get to watch the game. From the reactions on here, it would appear the game had 0-0 written all over it...? Still, same points as Chelsea after 15 games. Could be worse.

Celebrating 'Friday'? I didn't realise you embraced goddesses such as Frigga?

Is the confusion some people display with the difference between a 'suggestion' and a 'committment' genuine confusion or faux confusion? (My intrigue is genuine, not faux )

I can't see Armstrong being left out?

Indeed. It would appear both 'sides' have agreed to make both UK and EU citizens less safe?

Is there any reason why the EU would want to put the c.4 million EU citizens that live in the UK at greater risk than now by not providing information/intelligence on individuals or groups that were a threat to the UK in a timely manner?

Ralph: "We know the game and we're going to play it"

Yep, I think so too. Ralph obviously invests a huge amount of faith in his 'automatism' philosophy and Stephens, whilst having been out of favour for a while, is best equipped out of Salisu and himself to slip into said automatisms. In other words, and in that regard, Salisu is very much on square one, whereas Stephens is a bit further up the board. That said, Stephens is possibly more prone to landing on a snake...

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I'm sure there'll be plenty of people on both 'sides' jumping to conclusions before they've read all 2,000 pages...

Downing Street press conference at 3pm

'Ebola' is a geographical reference, ergo it could be argued that Wes is being consistent by using a geographical reference to describe Covid-19...?

So then... if Ralph gets poached by Man Utd or Arsenal....

Indeed. I'm just genuinely intrigued if they have a sense of self-awareness that it's their holier-than-thou approach to debate that leads to the opposite of what they want happening? Or are they genuinely unaware? Given they're cleverer than those that voted to leave, it seems a tad bizarre to continue with the shooting-oneself-in-the-foot approach to debate, does it not?

Do people that make this kind of comment realise that it's this attitude to towards the 'thickos' that probably tilted the 2016 vote in the favour of 'Leave'? Or are they blissfully unaware? Genuine question from a Brexit agnosticist...

Ralph also says (at 33m 38 secs): "I haven't decided now what I do or who plays in the moment" when talking about Stephens and Salisu as his two Vestergaard replacement options.

Not everyone. Our family have tapped into our collective intellect and decided not to meet up on Christmas day. I doubt we're the only clever family in the land...

Self

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18962367.tweaking-diet-lockdown-gave-oriol-romeu-lot-food-thought/ Anyone else surprised that the players aren't on a diet / exercise regime dictated by the club rather than having to work out for themselves what's best...? Or am I reading too much into this?

IMO....KWP > Bertrand (in the context of the system Ralph plays), ergo, I wonder if the club are weighing up whether they can source a left-footed version of KWP for the same sort of cash we could get by selling Bertrand. Or... we're trying to convince Bertrand to sign a contract that reflects he's likely to become a back-up player if/when we find another KWP. Or... None of the above... #whatdoiknow?