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May I have the pleasure of being first to ask you the obvious question?

Audio: https://audioboom.com/boos/2909849-listen-liverpool-s-adam-lallana-reveals-his-thoughts-to-bigadamsport-about-his-impending-return-to-st-mary-s-lfc-saintsfc Blackmore: "What kind of reception do you think you'll get?" Lallana: "I'm not on social media and don't read a lot of the press......" Then, a few seconds later.... Blackmore: "Do you regret the way you left?" Lallana: "I regret bits and pieces of how it happened.....but to this day I've read so much false stuff in the media off the back of when I left. It was sad the way it happened in the end" An interesting contradiction perhaps? Does he read much press/media or not....?

How would playing the remaining c.85 minutes with 10 men be a "perfect start"?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31524487

Adam Blackmore @bigadamsport My interview with #LFC and former #saintsfc star Adam Lallana on coming back to St Mary's on BBC website & @BBCRadioSolent in the morning

I have at least one clever idea a year. No matter how hard I try to avoid it. Life is a real test of character sometimes and I'm getting quite weary of constant failure to be honest.

Indeed. I counted at least 7 peeps saying this. Good job the remaining minority knew what they were talking about....

To be fair, that's a pretty poor effort compared to the £300m that Pompey generates for the local community per season

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/storrie-pompey-record-stands-up-to-scrutiny-1-6585465

Linkage: http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11799774.Ralph_Krueger__The_Big_Interview_part_two/

Or have a parent company that does more than just running a football club....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2957392/Win-tickets-Southampton-vs-Liverpool-courtesy-Barclays.html Might be worth a punt

When do the qualifying rounds of the CL and EL start? Qualification for either of those will obviously restrict the time available for a long distance pre-season programme...

Alderweireld is at a 'meet the fans' event at the stadium shop this afternoon. Hopefully someone from here who went along asked him the obvious question and will report back shortly

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/experts/article-1589276/What-is-receivership.html So, going by that, receivership sounds worse than administration?

He's already 'lied' to you though....he said "negotiations had to be done by last October" whereas you've just said "its obvious that they weren't done". So he got that wrong for starters....?

Defeated

This is plane silly but nothing to get in a flap about

This is a whole new level of dreadfulness today

Sherwood confirmed as new manager

West Ham are, somewhat annoyingly, absolutely dreadful today

The hallowed turf is looking mighty fine today....

Or....if only West Ham's defending was as poor as this when they played us....

All "student fees" do is put graduates on a different tax band to non -graduates when they start earning a decent wage. When one starts a job with a decent income one doesn't 'worry' about how one is going to pay this months PAYE 'debt, it comes out at source and you budget what to do with the rest of your income accordingly. I just don't see it as a debt, its note of an investment if anything....

The 'real' me isn't as politically dogmatic as the online me.... Believe it or not