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Interesting to note you ducked the question about what makes you think Jankewitz is capable because at the moment he's not even fourth choice central midfielder - Armstrong is. Basically what you're saying is that we can only afford one injury or loss of form at any one time in those central midfield positions. Somebody mentioned the centre back positions and yet all four of the centre backs have played a decent amount this season (Stephens less so but still substantially more than Jankewitz). If you want to rely on the fitness and form of Romeu, JWP and Diallo for an entire season then fine but I'd rather not. Anyway, as I mentioned before, this about whether Jankewitz can be considered decent cover and so far there's no evidence to suggest he can - you may as well mention any midfielder in the academy.

Actually it's not. Jankewitz is unproven and the fact he hasn't had more than about two minutes in the first team doesn't suggest he is ready for anything more than the bench at the moment. If Diallo or JWP gets injured in the next game then RH is more likely to use Armstrong in the centre instead of Jankewitz. What makes you think he is capable?

Interesting article. At least part of the problem (the enablers in that article) are big corporations who just want to sell something but do it under the guise of selling you a lifestyle and set of values. They're trying to capture the zeitgeist, or at least appear as if that's what they're doing, when actually they just want you to buy shit. I just wish they'd stick to something more obvious instead of trying to convince everyone they're really caring, sharing, inclusive money grabbing multi-nationals.

I agree. I used to watch Channel 4 news - clearly a bit lefty but generally pretty reasonable and mostly balanced but a few years ago it seemed to forget all about being unbiased. Newsnight can be the same at times and CNN is as bad as FOX is. I quite like the report that's just been published if only because it challenges the perception of institutional racism and means that people can start debating it without being labelled racist. It's the kind of thing we need more of because without it we'll see a whole load of proper right wing populists gaining broad support.

I started feeling a bit rough around 12 hours after having the jab and that lasted for another 24 hours. Nothing really serious though - bit like a mild hangover and didn't stop me working. Anecdotally seems like women and younger people are more prone to side effects but it's still a bit of a lottery. From what I've read the side effects aren't thought to have any indication as to whether you would get COVID worse or on the protection you get from the vaccine.

Suspect they'll try and do some sort of thank you gesture for NHS frontline workers in the area.

Girl in our office has just booked in for Sunday - she turned 40 last August and knows a few other 40 year olds that are booked up as well. Would be interested to see the number of vaccinations by age group % because anecdotally it appears that the 40 - 49 age group will already have a lot of vaccinations by the end of the month. Surely all the 50+ people must be all done now (ones who are going to take it anyway).

Most of my extended family are Charlton fans so hopefully this is good news for them. I doubt they'll ever get a more optimistic manager.

Got my jab booked for Friday. Thought I would be at least a few weeks away (under 50 and no underlying health issues). Fair play to govt and NHS because at this rate I can see all adults having at least the first jab well ahead of schedule. French rollout in comparison looks a total mess and I bet their % take up will be much lower as a result.

Leonard vs Hagler was probably the first fight I ever saw. Rose tinted glasses and all that but it’s one of the best fights of all time for me. To be honest I was more of a Leonard fan but no doubting Haglers quality and was as tough as they come. Destroyed Alan Minter too.

You first, your idea and all that. You can be the canary down the mine and let us know how it goes. Good luck!

Seem to recall Gary Speed always used to score against us.

Yep, I had to turn over eventually. It seems there's an eagerness to bash blokes and things like the murder of Sarah Everard are seen as an opportunity to indulge it. Obviously the caveat is that the murder was horrendous (as are all murders) and despicable. Also not doubting that men are almost always the perpetrators of physical crimes so there's a problem but it's a very small minority of men and yet men seemed to be grouped in as a collective homogenous bunch and it's all our fault. The perception of risk amongst women is disproportionate when you consider that men are actually more at risk (of murder at least) but it's also the case that anyone walking alone in the dark will have increased fear regardless of gender. This grouping of men as a collective simply wouldn't be tolerated in any other group either by gender or race. Can you imagine the outcry if a suggestion is made that there should be a curfew for blacks? It would rightly be condemned so why is it OK to group all men together? Of course I do realise that this is some looney suggestion that no one is taking that seriously but it does illustrate the type of language that people feel is OK to use.

Nah, think it's true. We'd still be covering all his wages so it wouldn't be free in that regard but the more games he plays the less the loan fee. Makes sense for Liverpool - the only reason for the loan is for him to get games (and in a team with a similar philosophy and style) so this type of structuring of the fee incentivises us to play him. Not sure the loan fee goes down to zero but it's probably pretty close to it.

Heroes being ex military types who carry around the responsiblity of not being able to save all their platoon. Their guilt is writ large on their face as they stare moodily out at people who just don't understand them. No one knows what it was like out there. "That's on me" they'll say as they come to terms with the terrible burden in a world that has conveniently forgotten it's soldiers.

The booking system does sound quite poor but I'm sure they'll sort those problems out as time passes. In the mean time I'm quite prepared to swap with you and take your place. I'm under 50 though so you may be waiting till the summer but, and here's the good bit, the booking system is bound to be the dogs bollocks by the time you're eligible.

Saints v Middlesbrough, March 1981, Saints won 1-0 and Moran scored. Only the four ex England captains in the starting lineup.

Because when they bought them they didn't know which ones, if any, were likely to work so they hedged their bets. There's also the issue of supply so this should mean that if any of them have production difficulties then we're not in the cart. Given the global demand I would think we could probably renegotiate if we did end up with excess vaccines anyway.

Poll Tax, Interest rates at 15%, Abolished free school milk, deregulated banks (effects we still feel today), massive contribution to decline of manufacturing industry, precipitated the housing crisis by selling off council homes and not replacing them, unemployment at 12%, cosied up to dictators and human rights abusers such as Pinochet. Yeah, you know where you were with Thatcher - you were fucked. She'd have taken tough decisions but they'd have been the wrong ones.

Canada and the US both have higher rates of obesity than the UK but have a lower death rate due to COVID. Far more countries including Japan, Italy, Portugal, Greece, and Germany have a higher percentage of over 65s than the UK and again have a lower death rate so the minister was wrong and attempting to shift the blame. When that happens they should be challenged. What's causing what was the worst death rate due to COVID in the world (I think we've moved down to second today) is the amount of cases we've had. Again, we need to find out why this is. The government are quite happy to lay the blame at the door of the public - grass up your neighbours, stop having parties, don't stray more than two miles from your house (and for the record I would agree we shouldn't be breaking the rules) but what seems to be a bigger driver of the increase in cases is the failure of test track and trace to identify people who should be self-isolating and the failure of people to do it when they have been informed. The government need to be looking at why this is. The evidence seems to suggest that a lot of people are simply not in a position to be able to completely isolate - either because they can't afford to do so or because of other circumstances. If you've got the second worst mortality rate due to COVID then it's right to ask why that is. In this regard the rest of the developed world have all been far more effective at controlling infections rates. I can understand people getting annoyed at constant bashing of the government and, in some case I think they're unjustified, however our woeful record during this pandemic justifies questions being asked. It's not like we've done very well is it? For the record I wouldn't criticise the lack of PPE during the first wave when the rest of the world was scrambling for whatever they could get their hands on. I think the economic response has been decent and I think the vaccine rollout so far has been very good. But..... the situation with care homes in the first lockdown was borderline criminal, the failure of the government to recognise infection trends and take notice and action early is very poor. Every time we've had a lockdown it's only been after weeks of government denial that they've had to face the inevitable - how many lives could have been saved if we had locked down earlier? The situation with schools has been farcical - threatening legal action over schools closing because they think infection rates make it unsafe to open and then days later closing schools when it was blatantly obvious that was going to happen. Ridiculous. As mentioned earlier our world class test, track and trace system is anything but world class. The exams fiasco was completely avoidable. These are just some of the things the government has fucked up and they should be questioned on them - if our death rate was comparable to Germany, for example, then there wouldn't be as much need for criticism. We're not there though and this is the price the government are going to have to pay.

For a 21 year old from another league to come in and perform the way he has is excellent. Seems to have everything he needs to play in that position and should only get better. Different kind of player to OR but it's good to have this competition for places. Think Diallo probably has the edge in terms of playing the ball forwards quicker and more accurately and also has a bit more pace. Certainly deserves to keep his place in the side at the moment. One thing I will say though - he's been better than Hojbjerg ever was for us. More energy, much better range of passing and far better at releasing the ball quickly and enabling us to keep momentum going forward. Probably slightly worse at giving bland interviews where he tells us the players take responsibility, know what they need to do to get out of relegation scraps and are disappointed at the recent run of results.

Well done lads, this really made me laugh and GM - keep it up mate, there's not enough laughter in the world right now.

Jesus Christ, what is the point of these press conferences when Patel is incapable of answering a question?

Dunno about limited view of history but Ford pardoned Nixon which had the effect of avoiding impeachment proceedings (Nixon resigned and was never impeached). Interestingly the US Supreme Court pronounced that a pardon "carries an imputation of guilt and that its acceptance carries a confession of guilt". Anyway, whilst I'd love nothing more than to see Trump impeached I'm not sure it'll happen and even if it did it would make Trump a martyr in the eyes of his supporters. Wouldn't be as satisfying but probably more sensible to have both houses give an official censure and let him drift off into the relative obscurity of fighting legal cases over his taxes.

Daily Heil have us linked with Balogun again and apparently Liverpool and Brighton also interested. Never seen him play outside of some YouTube clips so hard to say whether he's going to be any good but seems highly rated. Given that he's rejecting a contract from Arsenal on the basis that he wants game time then that would suggest Liverpool wouldn't be a likely destination. It's the kind of signing that would make sense and might be worth a punt especially if he's able to play in any of the forward positions.