Theregulars

Ssshhhh Jim might be reading

Did anyone else do the chilly celebration when he missed

Slightly disingenuous as the Castore print-on badges on their authentic shirts (the one which is used for Adidas there) are identical to the Adidas print-on bar some texturing in the gold trim. Embroidery more delicate that printing on a whole badge, one would assume.

Haha yeh I mean dammit I’ll inevitably buy

Goddamnit

Full kittiwakers

If, presented with the two options, he’s chosen that project then he doesn’t have the outlook and priorities which we want in players. Fair enough, many people would share his outlook.

Possibly the price of not being in Europe.

harrington jacket sharp AF, but £75 no sir

What an asshole

To be honest that’s a microcosm of the season. Nothing working out but being needlessly agonisingly close the whole way. Just cursed

It’s always Manchester United who beat us when it matters. So grim.

Don’t think it’s unreasonable to suspect corruption in football tbh.

There are too many weird individual errors not to be suspicious I reckon

City look bizarrely bad

They’re not really competing

Shopcastle United Shopball Shop tbh

Not necessarily - our “true” level would surely involve more points accumulated if we didn’t play for 2 months with half a squad missing?

Christ - right you are. I was sure he was pushing 40 when he left. My mistake!

Re: Calvert-Lewin, it’s hard to find decent strikes who are prepared to be back-ups. I reckon a lot are probably quite egotistical / alpha and when a first choice striker is in form you may rotate them less if e.g. you need results. We’re shopping in a market where the player will know Isak is The Guy, and where it’s not somewhere we’re going to make a huge outlay. Similar to the Kelly transfer, if the aim isn’t to play him more than 50% of the time, then perhaps past injury issues are less concerning. I am probably trying to talk myself into it, but I think there’s probably some logic and value in there somewhere. + Howe would make him look better than ever before, you’d expect.

Lloris literally played as the spurs captain until he was 39.

Perhaps they figure he’ll be less injury-prone in a squad rotational role; or his injury prone-ness will be felt less keenly as a result

Yorkie v reds/blues

To be fair I think there are arguments for and against working from home if you have the debate in good faith. The issue is the coercion: it’s literally old fashioned. Businesses who insist on it won’t attract talent in the long run.

And don’t forget the super important meetings where 95% of the content bears no relevance to your work. Dat presenteeism