Verbal

Even so, I've got my "that was a good thing, actually - we can concentrate on the league now" post all ready to go.

I think he's BRILLIANT

The mood on the Rangers fans' forum is not what I'd call joyous.

You really need to reread your own post. No one who is posting positively about a potential signing has said they will be supportive "even if" it all turns to crap. Most normal people's opinions change when the facts change.

Make this make sense. Why would anyone say it's a "smart and astute" signing, "even if" it's not smart and astute?

To put not too fine a point on it, everything in Russia is fucked up. It makes dealing with them impossible (not to mention pretty undesirable).

Important info for glaziers everywhere

Jokes and rolly eyes mostly. Will that do?

Are you sure SR know how to get wood?

Sorry, after this Twilight Zone of a window I'm no longer capable of detecting sarcasm.

They could give him the vacant no10 shirt. Problem solved, I think you'll find.

Have you never had a tantrum, thrown a wobbly or flounced?

Soz re my OCD but do people really slam windows? I do that in my place and the cat has a new escape route.

Ornstein is saying Everton are near to a deal, finally

Ooh.

Your coat's left ahead of you

You are Winston Wolf and I claim my £5.

Good to see you're still abreast of significant cultural events Nick.

@obelisk Will this do?

I remember Facebook ad that all too well

Indeed - although that's how it looked in 2014 when I wrote that. The best insight I've read recently into why political culture here and in the US changed so rapidly over the next two years is to be found in Sarah Wynn-Williams' page turner "Careless People".

If it goes to pens you'd need to swim across the Wensum to get that last train.

More orange, black and white, but it only really works if you do it Yakuza style.

We might have just signed Haaland from Man City. Nothing is confirmed I just got a hunch.

Doesn't scan though, so Russian he is.