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Now then, now then, I have in front of me a letter from a young man called Paddy Power, who says, "Dear Sandro Jim, can you fix it for me to get a decent price on over 2.5 goals on Newcastle this weekend?" etc etc

DANGERWANK.

Italy are just running past Phillips like he's not there.

Regardless of results, Southgate just makes England so, so boring to watch. On top of that, he's such an unlikeable cunt, he does himself no favours. It's like watching Crystal Palace.

Konsa? Dunk? Tomori? Nah, stick 'H' in there.

Everything is going to be ok, after all! Rejoice!

Ah, yes, Kilcline with the correct answer.

Do Wales and Croatia have to play each other?

3/1 the draw!

There's a lot of heresay and made up "look at me" twitter nonsense around about this. I reckon it'll amount to next to nothing.

It's alright, we've only borrowed him, and we've still got the receipt.

That's why he never smiles. Mug punter.

Clearly, Tonali has led Zaniolo astray here. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

I guess at least we get to send ours back to Galatasaray if there is a ban. *wink*

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If it makes you feel better, some of our fans are also after, errr, an away draw at Wolves. We're 5th. Just taken 10 points from Chelsea, Wolves, Brighton and Palace. Honestly, football fans sometimes are nuts (all clubs). As i have said before, it is amazing the 'new' becomes the 'expected.

Too many changes and first half was poor. Second half we absolutely battered them but it wouldn't go in. Then it did. We're winning this. The first time we play anything like our first XI we'll steamroller it.

Ha ha ha!

To balance that up, btw, I also hate Agbonlahor, painting himself as the latest Villa-man-in-the-media (see also Collymore, although even he is more appropriate than Gabby), when he was a fat fucking waster who did nothing for several years other than hoover up money and drive bitterness in the dressing room. The media really do think football supporters are fucking idiots.

Tried that Rest is Football thing. Lasted literally 10 seconds before his big fucking gormless moron laugh had me turning it off.

Yeah we have that likeable thing too. I think every single one of our fans hated pretty much every single one of our relegation side. Hated them. I certainly hated Micah Richards and Joleon Lescott, and still do. re peaking - why not aim high? In the last 7 years, Leicester City have won the League and the FA Cup. If that can happen, anything can.

Put it this way, for two clubs like you and us, who have spent most of the previous decade largely stinking out the league and existing for the sake of existing, these are extraordinary times.

I am feeling very positively currently. I think we will have lots of ups and downs still, because this time 12 months ago, we were 17th and stinking of relegation, and these things take time. However. The 5-1 at your place was a freak result for us. We went to pieces when we saw Mings go off on oxygen, a few days after Buendia did the same. End of the day, though, it's just one game. We have also been without Moreno and Ramsey (till last week) since last season - our entire first choice left side - and Mings and Buendia, big, big players for us. Despite all that, we are 5th, and our games so far have included you, Chelsea and Liverpool away, not easy fixtures. Winning 5 out of 7 league games despite all the above, and despite not really playing near our best so far is pretty fucking impressive. We've taken more points in 2023 than anyone except Manchester City and Arsenal (who have taken the same). We have won 10 consecutive home league games. Europe will make things tougher, but then again, there's a difference between facing matches against some team from Mostar and Alkmaar than there is Dortmund and PSG, so it shouldn't be too tough to manage, plus we've clearly opted out of the Carabou Cup. I am not saying we'll do this or that, but I see an awful lot of people (not talking about here, but in general) not really paying attention to what we've done.

Lampard opining about managing incredible talents. Up next, Rishi Sunak on building big train lines.

I don't either, as of this last week.