hypochondriac

There's loads to love about England and the UK. The green spaces, the traditions and the humour are some of the things I love. I've always enjoyed visiting London but very glad to leave once I do so I can't say it's anywhere near the best for me - Rome and in fact many places in Italy are miles better along with parts of France - but I accept thats a personal thing. Smaller villages with that sense of community still intact are great too.

News channels often do it, stats are equated together (England's top goalscorer frequently includes the women, record wins etc) loads of times I've clicked on a link showing for example man city playing only to realise it was women's football and had failed to be labelled as such. Female pundits are invited on to talk about using their experience to tell us how male players will be feeling when it's not remotely comparable. One smaller bugbear for me is that sky sports live score centre have put the women's tables next to the Premier league one and above all other men's leagues so I have to continually scroll past it to get to the men's scores that I actually want to view. Like I said it's not some high crime but I can see why it causes a build up of irritation over time.

Maybe resentment is the wrong word. I can see why people get frustrated when it's continually equated as being the same thing.

I do understand a certain amount of piggybacking off the wildly popular men's game. Smart marketing is to have a link in some way because much of the interest will come from the historic value placed in the men's game so your local team, the England national team and all their symbols etc. I can support all that, it's just an irritant when people don't make the distinction or seem to think they're the same thing when they're not. If the women's football happens to be on I can find myself having a watch and taking an interest and it will provide me with some entertainment if I see the England women's team win a tournament. It is entirely separate though and I think that's where a lot of the resentment comes from.

I agree. As long as the media don't try to equate the two or anything like that then I'm more than happy to celebrate the two separate things.

This seems like bollocks to me but goodness if that is even close to true.

It's really not deep I simply said I thought Norwich had made some astute signings and I could see them making the playoffs.

Replacing Bazunu is for me the acid test of this regime. Do they have the ruthlessness required to do what everyone knows needs to be done? If we keep him and McCarthy with no one else then there won't be the proper change needed.

Leeds did the same last year and it didn't harm them. It's about building a tram and they look to be recruiting well. Obviously losing those two isn't great but it doesn't mean that they aren't building a decent team that could be up there for promotion.

Not a chance are we signing another cb.

Norwich are building a dedent team. I reckon they'll get playoffs.

Just do the obvious thing saints. Johansson we should have signed last season as backup and binned off McCarthy. He's obviously good enough for this league and probably good enough backup for the prem. He'd most likely be a few million which is easily affordable.

Yeah that's obviously bollocks.

So people weren't bothered about people dying at the football just a decade ago? Not sure I believe that.

How is Matsuki doing?

I never remember games being stopped for these things ten years ago.

Let's not gp misrepresenting me. At no point was I blaming the person who suffers some incident.

Other than Charles and maybe Stewart I'd happily bin that entire 11 from the first half.

Nah. Its only been happening the last few years.

Given the choice I'd take that second half team over the first half any day of the week. Only a handful who really had a significant part in last year as well.

Is it a societal thing now where the attitude is that an individual is so important that they have to hold the game up for everyone else? Assuming it's not going to slow down someone getting treatment, it definitely shouldn't stop the game.

And we've also had players look like world beaters in pre season and then do precisely nothing in the games that matter. Much more interesting second half team though. Lots of players I'm interested in seeing.

Weird trend that started a few years ago.

100%. We've looked awful in preseason and looked good when the real games start and vice versa. It's all about fitness and trying a few things. Would be nice to get some goals second half though.

My guess is it would be heat related.