shurlock

Agree.

Great interview, thanks.

If Sherwood was a mongboarder, would he be holding up the harsh mirror of truth to the happyclappers? From the beginning, Sherwood knew that he was a lame duck and that he had nothing to lose by ruffling a few feathers with his attention-seeking Mike Bassettisms and taking a few risks on the pitch, though at no time did it appear that there was any method to his madness. ...None of which means he could manage for real.

Wonder how many players get called into a WC squad a week before the tournament, having never played for their country.

Yep, makes sense - also see that the Nouvel Obs has subsequently changed -updated- its story.

Yep, if you don't include Ribery's former muse

Not what it says here - Morgan for Ribery http://sports.nouvelobs.com/football/coupe-du-monde-2014/articles/ribery-ko-schneiderlin-ok-1064692/

Fair enough -which is my point. Criticising the expansion because it was unnecessary is one thing; criticising the project because it was done inefficiently is another.

Do you know anything about the fallacy of looking at relative changes from a low base?

Good to see the simpletons out in force - it's easy to understand why a project starting from a low cost base might double - in absolute terms, it only needs a minuscule increase in cost to achieve that effect. Trying to extend that logic to a multimillion pound project makes little or no sense at all. Substantive, structural changes accounted for the cost increase - inefficiency or waste might have made a difference but they were trivial in comparison. Whether those changes were necessary or a priority is a far more legitimate criticism.

Is the Sun jumping the gun - can't see it confirmed elsewhere?

Beautiful - it's like a Turner landscape.

What kind of a Prem job could he walk into? Managing a Scottish side arguably limits his next step to a midtable Prem side i.e. one outside the top 7. Even with his stock at an all time low, he could probably manage one of those right now. Taking a job at a Villa and Newcastle would allow him to complete his rehabilitation for a top 7 job sooner, assuming, of course, he's successful. Celtic would be a glorified sabbatical - perhaps his confidence needs it.

How can you get your eye in when you're facing 20mph dollies?

Dirty challenge - Sterling - could have been a dangerous one.

Yep Wilshere and Milner have been gash. Lampard looked knackered after the first min. Him and Wilshere no cover whatsoever. Why bring Shaw over Cole if he's going to be put on a leash. Barkley's been OK but too greedy.

Rooney subbed - good call woy

Shrek where art thou?

Wilshere and Lampard are invisible No wonder the back four have looked iffy.

Rooney - that's how you score a goal, you fat ****

Barkley greedy.

Milner

Less than 2mins for Lambert of Liverpool. Great ball Lambo.

He is. But nuge is nuge and will always rub people up the wrong way. My understanding is that he is out of contract and wants a longer contract than Leicester is so far willing to give.