Manuel

#bekind. Rubbish! Being kind never got anyone anywhere. Tell the truth and say it how it is.

https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/articles/are-all-football-pitches-the-same-size/

Laporte complaining our "small pitch" made it difficult for them. BS. Our pitch size, like our form is comfortably mid table.

Sat himself down towards the end of the Brentford game before he was subbed. edit: This also does not answer your question.

City have won 18 of 22 games played and all of the last 12 Prem games. If we get anything from this game we need to build a statue to someone.

I calculate that if the sea rises to the level of the worst case scenario, within 20 years my house will almost certainly have a sea view!

Can we rule out Michael Jackson from the start.

From what I read (echo) it seems that Bates had the wool pulled over his eyes somewhat. He didn't take the rumours seriously, saw them as malicious. Obviously these days there will be systems in place to investigate allegations of this nature, but back then it would have been a different story. On that basis it seems unfair to judge him as if the events took place today, with all the safeguarding that exists now. Unless more evidence comes out, for me, the statue stays.

Ah ok. I read that he had brought the family/armed forces "into disrepute" so they distanced themselves from him, which I could understand. Personally though I expected them to stand by their man until the matter had been dealt with in court.

Don't you think the palace would have waited for a guilty verdict before effectively disowning him? Especially as he has continually denied the allegations.

I agree, but Dellman was talking about the forum. There's a difference between discussing a player's ability on here and abusing them on the pitch. I can only remember swearing at one of our players once, as it happens. That was Nigel Quashie after he had a shot saved and seemed to want to stand offside to contemplate it, rather than getting himself back onside and continue with the game, with the ball still very much in play. The silly sod.

I think he has significantly improved. When Ralph first came it was Prowse who used the phrase "no more Mr Nice Guy" and was immediately more aggressive in his play. You can see his game is better in all areas and his fitness now is above any other. Probably in his prime now.

Dragan's effort also has errors. Not saying I wouldn't interview him but he'd need to do a very convincing face-to-face.

Hated losing at St Mary's in a game that we largely dominated. I think we are marginally better now than we were then, even with the absentees. On that basis I'm going for an away win. edit: stream removed

Nice to see a decent result. JWP still running his ass off at the end. New owners seemed to be enjoying themselves too.

http://thecyclingentertainment.com/novo/events/11-Southampton/

Yes, it's why they don't refer to it as "marketing". Most marketing executives would argue, that for every pound they invest in their marketing department they will be able to produce a return to the company that exceeds that pound. You only market something to get results and those results will be quantifiable, and proof that the marketing works. "Raising awareness" should really play by these rules. If there is a desire to reduce knife crime, and who wouldn't want that, the costs of whatever awareness campaign should be able to prove value for money. Statistical proof that as a result of the awareness, crime has reduced.

I used to make a joke about his wife, complaining that he never did the hoovering. He's taken it to another level.

I used to be anti-royal, saw it as pointless and antidemocratic. But I never read much about historical English monarchy until fairly recently due to an interest in the Northern Irish troubles. That'll take you back to Henry VIII, and I went further back in history out of curiosity and found it fascinating. The current institution of monarchy is very much watered down and more of a historical curiosity. Exactly as it should be...but I wouldn't want it dissolved. Too much history there to treasure, and to criticise and learn from. Considering the monarchs of the past, our current Queen is a competent, responsible monarch and I respect her.

In the mean time you'd probably get away with chucking statues of them in the Thames.

Early days I know but I feel a lot more positive about this takeover than I did the day Gao took over.

Fuck it. We'll just have to beat them at a time convenient to them.

Fair point. Offer them £11m.

I doubted that it was a pen, but for me, from one angle it looked like it could have been. When Friend went over and looked at the monitor, he got that angle.

http://thecyclingentertainment.com/novo/events/26-westham/?sport=soccer