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Who's defended McCarthy? People recognise he's shit and say so. Stephens hasn't improved. He's always been able to do it, but goes into dreamer mode and messes up. This season is no different. Agreed that we have to take our chances, but the reality is that players at our level will miss.

Nope, he was done a long time ago. Lower leagues or time to retire, sadly.

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I'm not talking about Dman being the reincarnation of SKD - that they're one and the same is obvious.

Sure does. I hadn't noticed Broja in the bench until you posted. Nice to see him there.

But he's the bosses favourite so it doesn't matter what we think (he is shit though).

I'm happy with that. Perraud ha struggled in his 2 games and KWP should give is more down the left. Moi is an interesting one, but he'll step in off the right and free up Livramento to get down the wing, and possibly allow JWP to get forward a bit. I fancy us today. A hard fought 2-1. Armstrong to get both.

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I love the irony of your username.

Correct. Bale was a winger, converted to full back, then reverted to being a winger / forward. Although we signed Livramento as a full back, it doesn't mean he'll stay there if he can offer the same or more further up the pitch.

They lost almost £30m, or to put it another way, 50% more than we did on Carillo.

Am I alone on thinking that SKDman is an alt login of another prominent poster? Similarities are uncanny for me.

Yep, although Haller at £50m comes close to Carillo in the shit transfer top trumps.

No he wasn't. Mendy has been charged and has appeared in open court where he'll have had to confirm that he's Benjamin Mendy. Not a difference in treatment as such, rather they're very different scenarios.

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The point is that it does. When you go somewhere you have to play the tape forward and think how you'll get out. Leaving was always an inevitability unless permanent occupation was intended which I doubt. I can't point to anything to suggest that regime change was the initial objective, save for history suggesting that the US have form for it, and refusing to accept that 4 years into their mission that the US suddenly thought it'd be a grand idea.

I know that. That's got nothing to do with a 20 year occupation which would never have stopped the risk of terrorism. I'd imagine that whoever chooses to use the weaponry and warplanes left behind in Afghanistan could cause a bit of damage with it. We disagree massively so I'll leave it there.

You don't strike me as naive, but any belief that entering and occupying Afghanistan would end the risk of terrorism from people in Afghanistan, and it's supporters, is naive in the extreme. Ditto that the US changed its policy mid course. And yes, I know what Bush said.

Yep, all whilst the afghan (and syrian) people seek refuge in europe, with Turkey at the heart of that and involved in yet more political conflict with its nato partners. The wider geopolitics of these should not be underestimated.

I originally typed the same question, but altered it to Kelvin as he's already here. Theo surely was never signed as Mr Motivator.

Yep, that suggests hindsight is all we have. It's untrue. We saw what happened in Afghanistan with Russia. That gave foresight, and our failing mission on Afghanistan taught lessons which we didn't heed when we then proceeded to destroy Syria. We then walked away leaving yet more division and chaos there. Sure, teach al qaeda a lesson, but that did not warrant an invasion, occupation, and what we've left for the Afghans - and the wider region courtesy of the arsenal left behind - to live with. We've fucked up.

Out of curiosity, where does this come from? What can he offer in the changing room that someone like Kelvin Davis, for example, can't give? Personally I don't get the argument for paying £7m + over 2 years for someone to be a motivator and bit part player when motivation should be a job for the coaching staff.

Ha! That said, imagine if we weren't wasting £200k + PW on Forster, Theo and Long...could have thrown that money at something pretty decent on a loan or free.

See my post above. You can also list the positive legacy we've left behind if you like. Personally, I'm looking at a shameful clusterfuck, a destroyed country, and people left without hope.

Have a little think Whelk. Doing something created the shit show that is the diminishing west bank and gaza. Doing nothing about the actions of Israel, ie its treatment of Palestinians and settlements etc, is something that has led to fundamentalism and terrorism. That's something we should have dealt with, and the umpteen UN resolutions that have been breached, all whilst we arm the Israeli's is shameful. Back to the subject. Tell me how our meddling has helped build safe and stable countries in Afghanistan. Ditto Syria. Ditto Iraq. Write down all the benefits - Afghanistan didn’t have an ISIS until we all but created it, it didn't have all the warplanes and tanks etc the US have left them to play with, it didn't have a generation of people who'd had their hopes built and the rug built, etc, etc. The Taliban are a disgrace. Strict interpretation of Sharia law is unpleasant, but here's the thing, it's someone else's culture and problem. We perpetually wade into other countries imposing what we think they need, fuck it up, and leave. Afghanistan is a worse place after out meddling. Anyone who disagrees is an idiot.