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And that's before we get to his Chester J Lampwick footwear.

That would be me.

Cracking, sounds fun.

“I’m a posting addict”

It’s unfair of me to withhold any longer that I’m a lawyer. I can’t see any prospect of a successful claim.

I think they’d only throw money at it if there was a good prospect of success, which I don’t think there is.

I don’t see it personally. I think it’s our problem to deal with. Perhaps we get some compensation from Milan but I’d be astounded.

And what’s the legal process for obtaining that document in multi-jurisdictional litigation? Especially in a local court system which is monumentally corrupt? Let’s say we get past that, and Milan argue “as we were told it was a medical condition, we didn’t think it would result in a ban” - you’re back into trying to persuade a court as to their state of mind at the time. How do we get round that? What if they argue they thought the system in England was different re: betting bans? Lastly, would there not be some mileage in Milan arguing that it’s up to NUFC to do adequate due diligence?

How do you prove it?

Weirdly I heard the exact same from my friend who worked for one of Sports Direct's panel law firms (Reynolds Porter Chamberlain). She was seconded there for 6 months and to this day says it was the best experience of her professional life. She's now like living in a hippie commune in Brighton and works in osteopathy and "energy healing", so she isn't at all the type of person who likes businesspeople. She maintains he's the most supportive, time-generous, and motivational manager she's ever had.

As far as I remember they were here at the same time...?

Electrifying chat

Ginger Pirlo touches down; he surveys the misty scene. The ground is wet - is it rain, or the tears of opponents vanquished and future? He crouches, squints - looks for the moon. It’s invisible; he howls anyway. The city shudders: it has been warned.

Get this man a platform

And still - nobody knows the facts.

Absolutely. In a normal employment contract there would be an express clause allowing termination for illegal activity / adverse court rulings; if not it could be implied in or argued under case law that it's a fundamental breach of trust in the relationship. I've no idea what a footballer's contract looks like though: following supply and demand logic and their value, I can see a scenario where all risk on this front is loaded onto the acquiring club.

I like this guy

Is Maguire out of form?

I'd like to think that, until we know anything concrete, in public fans can get behind him. If he's innocent, and he sees that his new city and people are on his side, useful bond forged IMO. Really important to emphasise that nobody here knows, or can know, the facts.

Nor are any of us really in a position to know the facts.

@HaydnNUFCstill owes me £20 so he’ll be paying for my meal - ta

Ginger Pirlo narrows his eyes; furrows his brow, scoffs in a very European way and saunters off to plot artistic revenge

I see a player who isn’t confident that he knows what he’s doing or where he fits, so he’s second guessing himself instead of playing his natural game. Being generous, it’s a sign of a good player that they’re able to fit in well enough despite that. I also reckon the training is on a different planet to what he’s experienced before (I think Eddie said that he wasn’t training at the start as otherwise he’d be gassed?)

Yeh I did man, nothing yet.

You won't beat the whites' press. We're like a big soggy flannel.