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It started on 1st December. I've got an advent calendar, and don't need a Nic/SoG one.

I disagree. All this "we can't sack him until we have someone better ready to go" is nonsense. Nobody says that in any other walk of life. If a leader in industry is consistently failing and/or alienating the customers they'd be gone regardless of who's available to take over. If your missus is making you unhappy, you won't cling on until you've lined up a replacement. I just don't get why people think that it should be different in football. He wasn't good enough last season. He was never going to be good enough this season. He has failed. Get him gone now. Bournemouth and Brighton have shown that good managers can be sourced. The right man is out there, and let's face it, Lallana couldn't do any worse as a caretaker - we're down and out.

Yep. The Syria proxy war has always been a weird one. The opposition have historically been supplied by Turkey, despite parts of it having roots in al-qaeda, and described as terrorists and is now is a right mixed bag. They've managed to get themselves enough arms, and I'd guess encouragement and assistance behind the scenes from somewhere, to chance their arm. Interesting times.

Yep, but I'm not sure what else he could have done. Aribo arguably could have played alongside Downes, but in a 541 (or whatever it's supposed to be) that means Fernandes wide left where he's wasted.

That's pretty much the best team he could have put out. Worryingly.

Blimey. Horrific. I feel for Dragan, he's been properly tucked up by people he's put his trust in.

I'd argue a case for Aribo being a reasonable squad player, and I'm not sure how much of the ABK debacle is down to the player or bad man management. But yep, shocking business and a monumental waste of money.

Ha!! I'll await your analysis of how you've carefully considered the case for the Palestinians.

Jeez. That's a real tale of quantity over quality, and hope over proven ability.

The debate has been done to death mate and I won't spend time listening to biased people expressing their opinions. You're correct though that nothing will persuade me that Israel are ok to grab land in the west bank, settle, abuse Palestinians, smash Gaza to pieces, oppose a Palestinian state, etc.

What irks is your suggestion that people who take the opposite view to you "should" watch something that you acknowledge is biased. I don't have to do that and won', in the same way I'm in little doubt that you wouldn't take any interest in any a biased pro Palestinian opinion piece.

What's objective about the opinion piece of the son of a holocaust survivor and the grandfather of a Rabbi? Do you listen to or read stuff from biased people with a contrary view to you?

Yep. I think there's something in that. He's better than Manning, and vastly experienced at this level. I think can't of a single football related reason why he's not involved.

This will be a really tough watch. Christ knows that the defensive line up will be. Hopefully he swallows his pride and picks Taylor who's experience back there we'll need. The only issue really is how much worse our goal difference gets.

Yep. Labour either succeed or fail, and it's hard to imagine the tories turning things around. Lib Dem will never garner enough support, ditto the greens. Reform may all get on by default.

Democracy is democracy.

Yep. Gone to pot, and Nic has seemingly gone from zero to hero.

Sam Morsy also: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cr5mvl1n183t?post=asset%3Ac64ee333-d05c-4680-8a54-458986cf8dcd#post

I ain't getting involved in this little spat mate. Good entertainment though.

Whilst that's correct to an extent, I think we all know that Ukraine had very little chance of joining NATO post Crimea. Russia's actions effectively dictated that was not going to happen.

This is really, really boring fellas. Can you 2 please do your flirting by direct message, or just shut up. Thank you.

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His choice or the clubs? If it's the latter, the club need to explain why. He's the best CB we have.

Jeez. That back 4 is a disaster waiting to happen.