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How bad were the other right backs?

Perhaps they do, although it is an expensive way of going about trading up. Business is business. If you hire good people there is every chance that they will move on to a bigger and better job somewhere else. A pain in the arse it might be, it is also basic Darwinism in action. The club used to make a point of selling itself as a stepping stone for players. If we manage to get some high quality people for a couple of years, surely that is better than putting up with some very average people for longer?

Although nowadays it seems that you need to be better with the ball at your feet than stopping shots as a gk.

Unless your wife married you as a stepping stone? Seriously, it is a job. If a bigger employer offering more money comes knocking, how many people would say no?

The cult of Donald

It’s a bit sad when your staff are headhunted by bigger and better employers that your first thought is there must be something wrong with the club. What should we do, employ crap people that no one else would want? Mind you, we had done that with a few players.

Boris who? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/humiliating-photo-shows-boris-johnson-33254064.amp

We just need his doctor to agree.

Your best yet! 😂

Sadly we seem to unearth more Carrillos than Pahars.

He was our best left back as well as right back.

Of course he does. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/17/netanyahu-rejects-calls-for-immediate-inquiry-into-7-october-security-failures

I know that you believe that everyone is like you, but, fortunately not everyone is a narcissist. If you read my post again and engage your brain you will see that it is not about me at all.

Not everyone thinks that his death is a laughing matter. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jay-slater-body-found-tenerife-autopsy-cause-of-death-b2581019.html

Do they know that you think that it is funny when a young lad falls into a ravine and dies? Do they know that you post laughing emojis on a thread about death and destruction in Gaza? Do they know that you were kicking off on a football forum about have to pay a ULEZ charge when you go and see Gramps and put your concern about a few quid before your concern that your vehicle pollutes the air he breathes? You’re a diamond aren’t you hypo?

Good for them. I was talking about the LBC news report. This gives the reasons why Starmer’s government might consider PR down the line. https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/17/labour-divided-over-calls-to-scrap-first-past-the-post-after-landslide-win

You mock the death of 19 year old Jay Slater and you call me a weirdo? You also called me an “awful person.” At least I don’t laugh at the death of innocent people. Do you think your family would be proud of you if they read the stuff you post on here?

Another day. Another atrocity.

Don’t mind the shirts although the bib effect is a bit strange. Much prefer the home shirt to last year’s effort. Is the third kit really pink? Agree with everyone about the sponsor’s logo.

Just heard a news report about the Gething resignation. The only other person mentioned in the news report was Farage. 649 other MPs and they quote him on the situation. If anyone is in any doubt about how much attention this bloke gets in the media, this is a prime example of his ability to be heard. Ok Weston, feel free to comment again.

Plenty of people post about Farage but he doesn’t mention them. I wonder why?

There has been talk of the FA appointing an interim manager if needed. That will remind us old’uns of the time Joe Mercer was given that role in 1974. After a period of very staid football under Ramsey who insisted on picking workhorses whilst ignoring the “flare” players as they were known at the time. Joe came in and played them all! It was a joy to watch his England teams play. And then we got Don Revie!

It didn’t bother me in the slightest. In fact I was unhappy with his sacking as evidenced by my posts on here at the time. His aim was to get us promoted. He was successful in that aim. As usual you just need a cloud to shout at. By the way, google successful international football nations and let me know if you find England anywhere remotely near the top of a list. Did Southgate leave because he was successful? Are the team having an open topped ride through London this weekend because they have been so successful in Germany? They did well to get to the final. Doing well doesn’t equate to being successful (unless of course the FA and Southgate’s aim was always to be runners up, in which case he knocked it out of the park two competitions running!). Oh, and what do my parenting abilities have to do with my opinion of Gareth Southgate’s performance as England manager?

Potter currently favourite. If we are going home grown he gets my vote.

Man down already. https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/16/vaughan-gething-resigns-first-minister-wales