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Yes I am one of those wankers you see on the train with a shirt/polo, chinos, trainers and lap top in a ruck sack

It all went down hill from there didn’t it

Rasmus selling his pound shop Man City model to Dragon

We are close to Tropia in Pizzo. Looks great, will definitely do Stromboli. Any other recommendations?

Oi, most of my work clothes come from Arne!

Glad it's not just me that thinks this is nonsense. A way of playing, yeah fine. But this fluffy bollocks is nonsense. A solid spine with a good goalkeeper, two good central defenders, a decent defensive midfielder, a decent attacking or box to box midfielder and a striker than can stick the ball in the net and you 90% of the way there. all this philosophies, number 6, 8, 10s, false nines is nonsense spouted by people who want to sound clever.

Emma Hayes is the obvious choice. Or if we are going ginger Will Still. Loves a stat does Will.

My mate has a theory that humans/life on earth get to the point where they are so advanced they end up destroying themselves and aliens come to earth to start life again. He reckons this explains the pyramids, great wall etc and all the stuff that appears to have been impossible for humans to build like they have. He's fairly normal apart from this.

That's one of the reasons why you aren't a billionaire i suspect.

There is something in their make up that makes them like that. I listen to a podcast regularly from one of the best CrossFit coaches in the world who says the top athletes are addicted to it, they aren’t normal. They’ll find a weakness in their performance and become obsessive about fixing it. Nothing else in their life matters and everythng is about the next work out. It’s what makes them great athletes but also is not really the sort of mindset you would want as an everyday person where literally nothing else matters. Kind of see the same kind of mentality with an addict of booze or drugs for example, it becomes an obsession where nothing else matters. swap next workout for next drink or fix and there is something similar going on, just one person is addicted to something good for them. You can see why so many sportsmen fall into it once their career ends. As they say there is a fine line between being a genius and being crazy.

For a holiday Puglia is fantastic but rural, you'd need to hire a car. Amalfi coast is great, stay in Sorrento can get the train to Naples or bus down the Amlfi coast. Good and cheap bus and rail links to the area. Also worth looking at are Sardinia, been 3 times, twice to Olbia (north east) can go up the Costa Smeralda which is gorgeous been once to Alghero (north west) great old city with lots of history, Sardinia is fantastic. White sand and blue sea and relatively undiscovered by Brits yet. August is mainly Italians holidaying there. Been to Sicily as well, a weekend in Palermo is good and fairly cheap for Italy. We're booked to go to Calabria next year which right at the toe of the boot, looks class.

Southampton FC

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/23801964.ipswich-towns-burns-felt-easy-read-southamptons-passing/?ref=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1Pah_7HDktMLCcdDMoeGiAa8K4VHq58B7gZl47GrrnTKCtgdKQgL8qqms_aem_AZCpIVOO4YjqFMPFqMkvjRqNYro9D1h8AsTpCQSLK_VlJl3ngtuQj5GNyQI8x1PdISo he said a lot of what’s been said on here

done loads of Italy. Both of those you mention are amazing and I mean amazing. Great mix of fabulous food and bars, plenty of sight seeing. Obviously very busy being major tourist destinations went to the north west of Italy this summer and visited Verona and Venice for the second time. Venice is beautiful but expensive, Verona is beautiful as well. Naples is a bit moody and rough but the areas down the Amalfi coast Ravello, Amalfi and Positano are wonderful. Wouldn’t bother with Pisa but Sienna near by is nice but small so probably only worth a day trip Cities a bit less popular to visit but really nice Bologna, Parma and Lecce are nice. Done weekends In Bologna and Parma We went to Lecce when we did a holiday to Puglia, can also visit Ostini and Alberabelo from there which are both great any of those if it’s good food and culture you’re after then you won’t be disappointed If you can be bothered to find and watch them you can see most of those place either on Stanley Tuccis Italy or Rick Steins long weekend to give you an idea

Sean Lock called it

Biggest shame for me was I couldn’t do them all. Son was still quite small, missus wasn’t working so had to chose one, so went with the obvious one so I could visit the San Siro, which having grown up loving Italian football due to Italia 90 and Sunday afternoon Italian football on TV was always going to be the choice.

Much better cities to visit in Italy IMO

It is particularly dopey Seeing as how they took 12,000 there a few years ago. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/12000-newcastle-united-fans-turned-14385415 Ipswich also took 10000 there when they qualified for Europe in early 00s

Interesting stuff. What's the end game with this then? With drugs, booze, gambling it seems to be totally to give it. is that the same with this? Never wank again? Not being facetious here, is total abstenance the way to control it like other addictions?

It’s a fair point. Libidos vary massively, then you’ve got the top shagger lads, lads, lads sort of people who would shag anything that moves. Presumably if you’re addicted to a sex then you’re also always wanking because it’s not like you can smash one into the office bike in the bogs, or even worse if you’re on a building site and get the horn. I’m not really qualified to speak on addictions but it all does seem a bit like a convenient excuse for being not being able to keep your cock in your pants.

The inevitable win for the opposition when they are struggling for form.

Graham Potter is still unemployed......

What?!! We were lucky not to go in at half time 3-0 down! Second half was dull and we never looked likes scoring.

Oh I know 🤣 something to listen to whilst out walking, although latest woo woo leftie advice is not to listen to anything as you should be connecting with nature, so the days of Jake Humphries might be coming to an end 🤣🤣