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I live in a strong Tory seat. I've never voted Tory, but would switch my vote from lib dem if it helped keep Reform out. There's a lot of lib dem support here though, so I'd be concerned about a lib dem/Tory vote split leaving the door ajar for reform.

That'd work, but it'd push up the cost and delivery time of my chicken tikka roti.

Dunno why, but I'm confident about getting a result here. 2-1 win.

Centre ground politics is not left mate. It's left of your right wing allegiance, yes, but it's not left.

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Ditto, but the masses feel disaffected, and this won't go down well.

I agree with that, although Josh Dutton-Black was shocking as youngster. He never looked like becoming a professional footballer. Sesay will have a career in the game, but I'm not sure why people are surprised he's not featuring. Robinson on the other hand. It's very harsh on the lad to be excluded, but we've signed 2 new wingers and he's down the pecking order so he'll have to bide his time.

Digital ID cards, that'll help them in the polls. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g54g6vgpdo

You need to sort your social circle mate. That's peasant behaviour.

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BBD through the middle would have been a better option by a mile. Ditto Paul. Feels crazy to be writing that.

They got a "striker" but sadly it was Downs. If he was million quid from forest green or similar it wouldn't be so bad, but we paid proper money for him. I agree though that we're playing him to justify the decision to buy him. I genuinely can't remember seeing a player with such a bad touch. That he's a lazy sod adds insult to injury.

I don't think we can recall him. It's a season long loan with an option to buy. It's the last bit that makes it even more annoying for me - they may buy him, but may not, making it difficult for us to plan. If it was an obligation it would have been easier to go out and replace him with a new number one.

I don't mind how he comes across to the cameras, but you have to wonder how positive he is with the players. For me, our biggest issue is confidence, and decent managers transmit and give that to the players. Last night showed that he can coach a team, but how he is with the management of the players I don't know.

The club were never going to have Baz, McCarthy, and an upgrade, all under contract, all while having Ramsdale coming back after his loan. The error they made was letting Ramsdale go. That's a decision that hasn't worked for him or us, but once he'd gone, there was never a chance of having a new number one with Ramsdale due back.

I'm not sure that McCarthy earned a league recall from that performance. If only one of THB or Stephens gets the chop, it must be THB.

Yep. He really surprised me. There were loads of positives to take from that, but he looked and sounded utterly forlorn. I'm not sure what message the players will got from that, or from him.

Confidence is the issue throughout the team. A win is desperately needed.

Indeed, but he doesn't play like one.

Very pleasing was that. Much better performance all round. The back 3 is, it pains me to say it, is the way to go. I like the RB and Quarshie was decent on the whole. Charles is a class act, and whatever Downes has been eating this week, keep on eating it. Hopefully that gives Still and the players some confidence.

He belongs in non league. I've never seen a worse first touch from a professional footballer. Appalling.

That touch again from Downs. Shockingly bad.

Yep. Only got a few inches off the deck. Poor.