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How is it hypocritical?

You make the assumption that a signed deal is the sum total of the negotiation. They may have to identify and make approaches for 10 players for any particular spot, get 5 semi-positive and 5 "go away" responses. Then they have to firm up the 5 to probably 3 maybes, have 2 players turn down a...

How can the minority dominate the discourse? Surely if there was a majority point of view it would be prevalent?

No, to be fair they were making their disdain for Shakespeare clear by their absence. The owls liked it though.

If you like a bit of culture then the Brownsea Island Theatre company are doing Twelfth night. It a lovely event and you can take a picnic and eat in on the lawn like proper guardian readers. We went last night and the first half was OK so we booed at the interval and they were much better in...

Judging by the number of midfielders we have signed it's going to be a 4-9-2 formation.

I think you are forgetting that our recruitment team is so bad that they can only negotiate one terrible deal at a time. Apparently.

I understand you've dug yourself a hole and now you are trying to backtrack but suggesting that the concept of a football club acting as a collection of parts that together being success isn't Brentian logic. You have a habit of trying to insult, belittle or gaslight people when you realise...

I think the ticketing app gets its cookies in a twist sometimes. If you clear them it normally sorts its life out.

So what would have happened to our charge up the divisions if nobody drove the bus? Or if nobody negotiated sponsorship or if nobody did the bookkeeping and accounts? If you want to play that game then without Peter Phillips there would be no stadium, without a new stadium no Eddie Mitchell...

It's an interesting question. I don't know whether he is a good or bad oligarch. Is he an oligarch at all? How bad does someone have to be before they are truly 'bad'. Saudi Arabian bad? Alan Sugar bad? On the surface and from reading kirsikka's research he seems to only have been doing what...

Yes, goalkeeping is one area where the womens' game is lacking a bit and last night proved to be no exception. It will come though and I hope that technical expertise doesn't drive out the competitiveness, excitement and fair play that we've seen in the Euros.

This thread is a great source of highly original grandad jokes, thanks. I will steal them unashamedly

That's really interesting and thank you for putting in the work. Just to answer one question re traders. If you speak with a commodity trader they will say that they provide a worthwhile job, giving producers certainty over their future income and giving buyers access to parcels of goods...

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Me neither. I've only met him a couple of times. Seemed a decent enough bloke and speaking to someone who used to work at the club he sounds like a half-decent boss. Personally, I try and see things from both sides of the fence. He can't be perfect because nobody is but Max isn't stupid and if...

well if it was the spoon in the porridge in the three bears then it could have been just right.

Nope, you said that one man built the club, which is patently untrue.

Or a simile

I've been watching various premier league previews and I'm missing the championship before a ball has even been kicked. What a miserable league. Only two possible champions and all anyone is talking about is money.