John D

The view from some of the United match going fans in the office is that they are playing ok but not taking chances. Also had a couple of debatable VAR decisions go against them. They fancied the win today but were a lot less confident than in previous years especially after I waxed lyrical on how good we were against Spurs. Fans at the game are behind the manager but may get restless if we go ahead.

Never going to happen. Club will always prioritise season ticket holders as they are a more stable revenue stream

He's only 16 so definitely one for the future!

Not a fan of the Athletic then?

Sky sports has the game tonight listed at 9pm. Anyone know if this is delayed live, highlights or just a mistake?

It's at 16:50 according to BBC

She had a specific clause in the original sale to Gao giving right to veto any future sale of his shares. This hasn't been extended to the deal with Sports Republic so now the usual rules quoted above apply. All the above from article in The Athletic

That would make sense re Ankersen. Looks like Comp House hasn't been updated to show the investment by Dragan yet in Sport Republic. I was wondering what % his investment is. Currently still has Andersen and Kraft owning 66% and 33% respectively. But no requirement to notify comp house immediately though.

I guess we will find out if the loan has been repaid in the next few weeks if the associated charges are satisfied. Also I see on companies House that Rasmus Ankersen is not a director but the other 2 are.

Given his prehistoric views on women this makes sense!

For those without access to The Athletic, the Saints related part of the article is to claim that LD Sports was actually a betting company. I'm still not convinced they existed!

Because there is no one to staff them.

You don't on Saturday either. Proof of negative test is sufficient.

Spot on. Saved me typing the same! Time for Ralph to go!

I share your sentiment. But would say it as Ralph please leave now!

Boris said LFT was ok at his presser. So bound to be bollocks

What about Laurie and Chris Nichol?

Probably too late but I've now got a spare. Would be meet at ground just before k.o. Now sold

What is the source of that data? Would be interested in looking in more detail at some of those stats Cheers

trying to get a few mugs to whack some money on Ralph using Sky Bet

On the basis it comes from the FA's coaching programme back when they launched the England DNA in 2014 I wouldn't call it hipster Basically it splits out three stages of play 1) In possession; 2) Out of possession; and 3) Transition. Within that the technical skills are set out. Against the ball is just another way of saying out of possession with the associated phases of: - Pressing - Delay, deny, dictate - Emergency defending All the FA coaching courses are built around this.

Isn't that him writing an advert for his own book and dressing it up as a news article!

The graphs that sky sports produce,including the one above, do not include undisclosed fees. So basically not worth the time it takes to create them! There is a searchable table further down that shows how they have come up with the figure - basically it is Ings, Vestergaard and Armstrong only.

I've been watching football since the 70s and I appreciate it. Clearly not one you consider during the game but provides interesting insight afterwards.

Spot on. An apology, acknowledge they have cocked this up and an email to all season tickets with a print at home ticket attached. Not exactly difficult really.