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Blimey, that's a bit of a stretch! I have my doubts how much of a virus Valery actually had, but if it's glandular fever, I rather doubt that 1. Che and Obafemi have caught it, but 2. If they have, that they're playing football still.

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Up.

That's not really how it works is it. How about if we had 2 Ings rather than Ings and Long. We'd have scored double the goals and be pushing Liverpool. Or something.

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I'm pretty sure that he costs us more than that, but whatever it is, I agree with your approach.

I'm not sure we have, but posters on here have guessed that's what we've done. Personally I'd have taken the money and kept Yoshida who even at this stage of his career is better than Vestergaard will ever be. If we sell him I suspect it'll be when another year of his contract has clicked over, so mid July onwards.

People that say "generally" when they mean "genuinely".

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JWP for me. Although I'd prefer Romeu in midfield. Smallbone has a chance but this is not the game to give someone a try. Crazy selection.

Eh? Valery is fit mate. On the bench.

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We'll agree to differ. I see and hear minimal racism in football and life generally. It's a world away from where it was. Ditto homophbia.

As has been said above, there's a world of difference between what happens and what is reported and acted upon. You're not gonna persuade me that society is worse now than in the days of bananas being thrown at black players. In those days no action was taken. These days, incidents are fewer but action, quite rightly, is much more common when there is an incident. And don't you dare suggest thay I am a problem in respect of racism. There's a line not to cross.

Mate, you've been put in your place by others, don't drag me into your wish to persuade us that racism is on the rise.

It's not a fight! We all lose with reduced gdp, and being Trump's *****.

You missed out that the EU and just about everyone else have more to bargain with than us.

Exactly this. Society is less tolerant of racism thus more racists are dealt with. More action is not a sign of an increased problem.

The point being made was that we're struggling for a RB cos we sold one injured RB, signed one injured one, and had one on his way back to fitness. Had we kept the injured Cedric we'd be no better off.

I get all that and broadly agree. I'm not advocating gay players coming out as such, live and let live, my point is that I'd be staggered if there'd be the negativity that there would have been once upon a time.