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Yep. Kids in goal in the PL rarely work. Gunn had talent in the world, but the stage was too big too soon. This kid's the same. Nobody is persuading me that we'd have done worse with Forster in there.

What does the fortunes of the players who have moved on have to do with how the players we have now are being coached to play, and how they are performing.

Yep. I'm not sure what signing that left back was all about. The keeper may come good in time, but I'd feel more assured with Forster in there.

Yep. Whatever he's coaching the various groups of players to do isn't working. I'm not sure how anyone can argue against that. We need change urgently.

However you cut it, we have 12 points from the last 60, sit a point above the relegation zone, and are playing shit. Please explain what you think will happen if he's given time. How long will, whatever it is, take?

Yep. Get him gone now. Enough is enough.

Doom

I like him. I'm not sure about his ideology though in that he's not fully left nor new labour either. He's got honesty and integrity though, is bright, and garners respect - basically the opposite of Truss. I'm not a labour man, but I'd vote labour tactically to force change, and I'd be happy to see him as PM.

Yep. The tory faithful were turkeys voting for Christmas, and the MP's would be too if the did the decent thing.

Yep. He at least a modicum of integrity and gravitas. Liz has neither. Hearing her speak this morning was pitiful - you could hear the cogs going around.

I don't think she'll go. Too many mates on the board, and the calls for a general election will be too strong if she goes. The MP's and party know that'd be an election that the tories could not win.

The thing is, the fuel bills help pre dated Friday's car crash. That was apparently all about growth and boosting the economy. Now it fucked the economy and increased inflation, it's become about fuel. It's an absolute mess that our economy won't recover from, and came bloody close to killing pension funds. She and Kwarteng are so far out of their depth .

Reading what Truss has said this morning tells me that she's more idiotic than I appreciated. She said "This is about making sure that people are going into the winter not worried about ultra high fuel bills" and that the government's action on high energy bills will reduce inflation by 5% this winter. So this was apparently all about reducing inflation, and primarily fuel inflation. She rather overlooks that those actions has meant that the pound has dropped bringing with it more inflation, and higher fuel bills. Absolutely mental/deluded. I've not yet read what she's said about the BoE having to spend £65b to help our economy row backwards from an attempt to throw away £45b, but I'm intrigued to know what spin she'll put on that to placate the markets. is there any previous example where a central Bank has had to inject more money to attempt to correct/control a government decision than the initial decision was going to cost? I can't think of anything like it having happened.

Budget

Rider

You're right re Thatcherism. It's not quite Reaganomics either - that was built in a strong currency, and was staunchly anti inflation. What we've given is a rancid cocktail of ideas, mixed up in a way that has crashed out currency and is on course to fuck us royally. The "leftie" jibe normally doesn't irk me, but to use it as a criticism of people who don't like Truss after her car crash beginning is a bit unnecessary.

I hope you're right, but I wouldn't pop it anything beyond her and the chancellor. My initial assessment is dangerously incompetent.

You expect someone to name their source? Jeez.

He did say. It was a source. Nobody names sources, otherwise they lose sources.

It's a mess, and I think she'll avoid a clash with the BoE by taking back rate decisions from them. The sad thing is, Rishi laid out the consequences of her plans yet the Tory faithful voted for her - self serving people voting for tax cuts without any thought of the wider impact.

Ham

Yep. It's in free fall. The more you look at that budget, the more insane it was. Kwarteng promising more of the same over the weekend too. Slightly less tax, but loads more inflation and interest rates is a special kind of mental. The BoE may well act this week.

Sussex

Cocker

Vinegar (Yep, I know!)