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Indeed. Walcott never had great technical skill. His game was always about raw pace, and once he lost that he floundered. Romeu spent a few years playing less intense football in Spain and looked hopelessly out of his depth against the pace and power of top Championship teams. Lallana - well, he was just crocked so we'll never really know how much he could have contributed in that one season. Assuming JWP has kept his fitness levels up and still has the same stamina then I think he could still be a great option. He's probably never going to get another PL contract after the the last 3 years being barely played even when fit. So I reckon it should work well for both parties.

He wasn't deemed not good enough. Stockport are skint and he was among a number of players whose contracts/loan periods ended this summer and who they wanted to retain, but could only afford to if they were promoted (they lost to Bolton the L1 playoff final). He was one of their best players last season.

Pompey have signed midfielder Odin Bailey on a free transfer after being released by Stockport. I watched him a bit for County last season and I reckon that's a decent signing for them.

We'll be ok if we make sure Kane gets the right service, cos he has tequila touch in the box.

Absolutely no need for Bellingham to do that.

Or not.

Who is going to come on and set up our equaliser? 😉

This is horrific to watch.

Watching the replays again just now, it does look like Kano left his right foot down, making no attempt to jump over the keeper's hand, and engineered the contact. So I can see why it wasn't given.

You make your own luck.

They're literally not. The whole reason for using dispersed accommodation like this is because it is significantly cheaper than hotels or detention centres.

Great finish.

Ivory Coast looking the much more dangerous team here.

Putting aside the legal infeasibility of that for a moment (you can't indefinitely detain someone simply for claiming asylum), the cost of it would be astronomical compared to the cost of using dispersed accommodation.

Nobody is being 'given' anything. The properties were sat empty and have been acquired on a lease by Serco to be used as dispersed accommodation (which is cheaper than using hotels) to temporarily house immigrants while their asylum claims are processed. If their claim is successful they will have to vacate the property within 28 days and find their own private or social housing, and if not then they will be removed to a detention centre pending deportation.