hypochondriac

Are you suggesting that we would have a similar reaction in general to the Jo Cox murder if Farage was killed in a similar fashion?

Really? I'd say Burnley look the most basket case like with their managerial shenanigans and lack of signings.

Let's be honest. If Nigel Farage was killed by some lunatic you wouldn't get anywhere near the reaction that we got for the horrible murder of Jo Cox for example. Many people would be suggesting he deserved it and the media response would be mixed at best.

But any threats and violence against the left is almost universally condemned by the mainstream. This is not true to the same extent to those on the right.

Given our limited funds I'd be really pleased that we have two good Championship strikers locked down. We could really do with the roughly ten million we would have had to have spent on a replacement. It could for example allow us to keep THB, Jander or Scienza for a season or bring in a better replacement than we otherwise could have afforded if they go.

I didn't say it made a difference I said I'd be interested to see if there was an affiliation. Of course if there was an overriding political ideology then our society has a duty to examine it to see what role if any it played in inspiring the murder and if we need to look at it in order to reduce the chances of something similar happening to figures on the right of politics. Prior to this incident some of the rhetoric I have seen from some organisations has been absolutely appaling.

Of course. I'm just interested in if he's affiliated with any far left organisations like antifa UK, hope not hate etc or if it's just a loner imbibing this sort of hate alone in his bedroom.

Obviously very early days but binning all the bizarre self harm policies is a good start - scrapping digital ID and the jury trials removal, noises about drilling starting up again, tax breaks for hospitality. If they bin Chagos, assisted suicide, green levies and do something about migrants then they could well be reelected.

How is this the same person? I suppose the nose is similar to the hippy picture

Hmm. But concerned that West ham will now bid for THB and Charles. Hopefully we dont let him go to a promotion rival unless they bid silly money.

I thought missing out on Lankshear would be a blow but for 14 million I'd feel we would be leaving ourselves weaker elsewhere for that amount of cash.

Shades of "fiery but mostly peaceful protests"

If we actually got promoted and he was brilliant this year we could just sign him anyway.

Any word on his political motivations? Is he a far left terrorist nutter?

It's not concerning is it. Had we not had spygate and not got promoted then we would have kept him for another year anyway and this wouldn't be a discussion.

Glad we aren't going for that. Can't see how he can be worth that and there's better value elsewhere.

Not sure that's true according to the northern echo. It costs roughly £18 million just to keep them running: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26292794.middlesbroughs-financial-reality-amid-morgan-rogers-sell-on-talk/ "Add all that together and you get a total income figure of around £31.5m. As opposed to a total expenditure sum of £65m. You don’t have to be a financial wizard to work out that those two numbers don’t match up, with a £33.5m difference. That is the financial black hole that Boro, like a number of other Championship clubs, are having to try to plug every season. Premier League parachute payments are one way of making up the shortfall, but they disappeared from Boro’s balance sheet a long time ago."

Watched a video. Apparently they haven't got as much cash as thought because city get 20% and the money they get is in four installments.

Would be a bit of a blow but to be honest they probably need him more than we do.

Don't football debts have to be prioritised if they go into admin?

Ha. Possibly my most hated man in politics at present. I can't think of anything he has tried to introduce or proposed that I don't think is a dumb idea. God willing he's never in a position of influence ever again. Absolutely no idea what Burnham will be like but he's saying the right things and a more collegiate approach is to be welcomed. You always got the impression that Starmer viewed those who disagreed with him as beneath contempt.

At least he's binned Lammy. If he does nothing else good that's an undeniable positive.

Will Wankshear surely?

Good. As suspected this is the one we really want and the Spanish bloke is a backup or a smokescreen.

If/when Charles goes I'd love to see if there's even a remote chance for Jordan James to come here. Bid ten million and you never know if some lower prem clubs don't fancy it.