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He’s far more dynamic on ball - when have you seen JWP pick up the ball, run with it and attack the space in front of him?

Because everything else is equal, right pal.

Don’t confuse can’t with won’t. All today’s news suggests that May has learnt absolutely nothing from her historic defeat - that her consultations have been nothing but a manoeuvre to convince MPs to support her deal (because there is supposedly no alternative) all while carrying on running down the clock and hoping to browbeat MPs into submission with the threat of a March 29 cliff-edge.

He’s a strong and willing runner; but he’s surprisingly weak in the air. We’re still missing that dimension to our frontline.

Tracking a player is one thing; pulling the trigger on them is quite another.

Thought Ramsay struggled, though playing alongside the positionally inept Stephens didn’t help; Johnson showed some flashes and confidence on the ball but also plenty of rawness. Hopefully both get a decent preseason with the first team.

I thought Tom Watson’s speech was much better. Gove’s theatrics are boring.

You’re easily pleased trousers. Go knock one out to Debbie McGee in her prime. It’s far more healthy pal.

Yes the executive would propose (and parliament pass) new legislation to revoke Article 50. Revocation has to be made in accordance with each member state’s constitutional arrangements. The government wouldn’t need to do it now while it seeks to come up with a Plan B but could provide assurances that if it fails in these efforts and it looks like the UK is going to crash out on March 29, it would seek to revoke Article 50 as a last resort. A commitment to extend Article 50, as Hammond has supposedly promised business leaders, might be another way to take no deal off the table, though it’s only a temporary reprieve and requires the agreement of all EU member states. Who knows how weakly or strongly Corbyn is defining “take no deal off the table”. Ultimately much of this is for show. May is a viciously tribal figure - it’s clear she’s going through the motions, having shown no inclination to listen or reach out in the past. Poor as Corbyn’s handling of Brexit has been, I don’t blame anyone who feels cynical about May’s motives and aims. There is no evidence even now that she’s prepared to water down her red lines or take on the swivels. As a pure party creature, she’ll only shift position if pushed by one of her own -and even then it will only be done warily. Corbyn, Cable, Lucas et al. are useful patsies and good PR but frankly irrelevant in terms of what May does next.

Wrong. It’s pretty clear that an overwhelming number of MPs (~560 according to Grieve) are against no deal. Everybody knows it - even the swivels deep down know it. But by and large only the executive can propose legislation to revoke article 50 and thus take no deal off the table. In that limited sense she can politically commit to ruling out no deal, knowing that Parliament will vote for whatever legislation her government subsequently proposes. The UK cannot unilaterally extend Article 50 as you claim - any extension requires unanimous agreement from all 27 member states. And no the UK cannot unilaterally revoke Article 50 -only to retrigger it soon after. The AG’s opinion (which does not bind the ECJ) is clear that revocation must be done in good faith which would rule out any strategic revocation of Article 50 simply to improve the UK’s negotiating position. See David Allen Green’s summary.

Yes and the only majority in Parliament is against no deal.

Of course she can. She can propose legislation to revoke Article 50. How do you think the law is changed coleslaw? #mess

Gunn never looked like getting to any of them. Lazy dives.

Why? He’s insisting she rules out no deal. Fair enough.

They’re looking the better side.

Stephens still demonstrating he’s poor in the air.

Good lad.

Ffs Ramsay ans Stephens got to do better.

Murphy’s gone cold on Derby and developed a hard-on for Redmond.

Lovely ball and finish.

2.3/10 Reputation precedes you pal.

Whip it first time.

That’s what they all say.

Murphy is a cretin.

Offsides are pretty black and white - only slightly less black and white than goal line technology but much more clearcut than other decisions for which VAR has been introduced. Fair decision.