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Yep, true. My point in Joshua was more about respect to the lad who's been with him for years, and having continuity. I take your point though. Raducanu has had a bit of a shocker. The coach situation isn't great. PR wise, the Romanian flag dress at the US open, then Union Jack coloured at the Romanian event, was all odd too.

You're still missing the point. The PL should make it clear to clubs, players and fans publicly that it and its sponsors are all cool with players and clubs taking the knee or not as they choose. They won't though as that wouldn't be true.

We pay booking fees for all manner things, what's the big deal?

Yep, she's rudderless at the moment, and it's pretty disrespectful to bin the guy that made you successful. I'm not an Anthony Joshua fan, but he's looking at other coaches to supplement his long term coach. That's gives him continuity, and scope for growth with new people and ideas. Hopefully she can get or be given some sound advice and direction.

Questions are always tough to answer when the answer highlights that you're talking bollox. Poor effort

The "if you don't applaud the knee as a sound idea, you are a racist" line is offensive. That's what gets on my tits. Ivan Toney, Wilf Zaha, John Barnes, etc think it's bollox. White men going to this extent to champion a campaign that black men don't support are on an ego trip.

Rack

Livramento never played as a 10 for the Chelsea kids, he played as a RM. I can see what he brings to the team, but it's a different ball game picking the ball up in defence and running at wingers/midfielders to picking the ball up 40+m upfield and running at defenders. My main issue though is losing his runs from deep. They've been vital to how we've played this season. He's a cracking young player and although I get the sentiment of the masses, he's our best RB by some margin and I'd keep him there.

Please reply to me Please reply to me Please, please. Get a grip mate.

Why do that? KWP is decent but can't take us upfield from RB like this kid can. He signed as a RB, he's been brilliant at RB, so people day move him. Daft imo.

It's a fair point. Aintforever is still wrong though

KWP as a right sided CB is a crazy idea. He's far too small. I'm not sure the people calling for Livramento to play as a winger have seen him play for us. He's good because he picks the ball up deep and runs from there between the lines, or uses the ball. If he's not doing it from there, we lose that outlet. He's being played where we need him.

Punch

Yeah, racists the world over will stop in their tracks seeing those Brentford boys in the knees for 8 seconds before kick off.

I know nothing about this bloke, but the suggestion that journalists should reveal their sources is daft.

So you're saying that because they've been promoted, the Brentford players taking the knee will have a global impact? I'll go out on a limb and say that's nonsense.

I'm looking forward to the answer...I think we're finally getting to an acknowledgement (grudgingly) that it's PR and virtue signalling...

So you're saying it was for the clubs image?

Saying something must be bullshit because the evidence / source isn't detailed is a pretty daft thing to say. Journalists rarely reveal their sources, otherwise the source ceases to be a source.

Jesus wept. What do you think happened to suddenly make Brentford change their mind?

Who's upset SOG? I'm merely highlighting the link between the change of stance at Brentford after their promotion, and the telling words in their own press release. Its you that seems upset poppet.

I fail to believe that they believe, and that you don't believe that it's PR bollox. Unbelievable.

Have you actually read that? Read between the obvious lines in that Brentford statement. "We believe that in the upcoming season the collective cause of tackling discrimination and racism will be best served by acting in unison and solidarity with all our fellow Premier League teams, as was outlined in a statement from the Premier League yesterday" Basically, doing as they're told so they're not the odd one out.

If they double his wages and throw him a chunky signing on fee, Newcastle will suddenly become the club he's always dreamed of playing for. That said, I suspect their policy will be to be slightly less ambitious in terms of signings in January, and CB Fry's theory above sounds credible to me.

You've made that up, or just assumed. They stopped because they thought it was nonsense and they were being used as puppets. They started this season because they had to - no Marxist issue, no principle pricking at them, but very simply because premier league clubs had to.