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My word. Why would anyone?

I'd always recommend drinking in Birmingham city centre, or, even better, the Jewellery Quarter, where there are tons of very nice, very good pubs, then getting the tram or the train.

It's a shame Olivier is long gone, could have got him to do it in his World At War voice, the finest narration ever done by any man.

They fucked it up, that's why. In the case of Everton, they've wasted horrific amounts of money over long periods - if you spend huge amounts of money on shit players for so long, surely you can expect to dance with relegation?

Pulled the plug financially, not given him the funding he expected. "Doing a Lerner" as we know it round these parts.

Absolutely setting course for the championship, Midlandsboro. inexplicably stupid.

"He'll be fine, he just needs to play in the right system, ie somewhere else for someone else's manager" *sinks back to knees to carry on praying for his exit*

Is that such a weird way of playing? There are plenty of teams who do that - us included.

We have had a resale system for a few years now. It is actually quite good. I used it a lot in my last season as an ST holder. Once the game sells out via club sales, they make it available to list your seat (NB this is season ticket holders only). They then make it available and viewable to anyone who fits current ticket criteria to buy on the club site, which they do in the same way anyone buying a ticket would do. The club then pay you 80% of 1/19th of the cost of your season ticket, and they keep the rest. I have read something recently, though, about them getting shitty with people sharing season tickets etc etc without them getting their cut, so no idea what the situation will be this season.

I think he is too, but then again, at the back of my mind, I am wondering how many Brighton players get sold for big money and continue being brilliant. Obviously, someone will now list tons of them.

I am in my 50s. Those are amazing teeth for my generation, believe me.

A former boss of mine used to go on at me as I always looked unexcited. “what’s the mater with you?” etc etc etc. I had to tell him over and over, this is my fucking face, this is what I look like, I’m not an over excited 30 something like he was, I’m in my 50s. Come back and show me your constant fucking happy face when you’ve had another twenty years of this shit. Leave Tonali alone ffs. Although he’s got awful teeth for a young millionaire. It might just be that.

What an absolutely brilliant name.

Emi Martinez got booked six times last season, pretty much all for, errr, creative use of the match timer. We're going to play 2 hour long matches.

This stoppage time thing, you can just guarantee that within the first few weeks of the season, the first suspicions will arise that referees are doing it to give the 'glamour' sides as much 'Fergie time' as they need to get a result.

Then there's the flip side that they actually have players with immense 7 or 8 year contracts. Who was it that in the early Abrahmovich era basically sat out his fat contract with them and did fuck all?

Our spending is minimal compared to yours these last two years, so I'd be surprised you weren't on it rather than us!

Looks like we are flogging Aaron Ramsey (Jacob's brother) to Burnley for 12m plus a buy back clause. Surprised as he's mega promising but he's going to have to get ahead of one of Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Tielemans, Kamara, Jacob Ramsey, Buendia, Dendoncker, which I can't see happening any time soon.

To be fair, the loophole was closed pretty quickly.

With a stable club in the background, mind, not the bizarre random spending machine that is Chelsea. I think that might be the distinguishing factor.

Indeed. It's why they initially pulled that 8 year contract shit to get around it, only to have the loophole closed.

Chelsea's unbelievable rate of signing players. I just don't get it I can just about understand that they know what they are doing with FFP, but as for the rate of signings they engaged in in January (ie bat shit) followed by much the same this summer, I just can't believe these are the decisions of lots of people all pulling in the right direction. My prediction for this season is that they're going to have a stinker, and Poch won't last till the end.

Been great in pre-season. Excellent tonight, too. I think he's got the potential to play a big role for us this season, given how many matches we are likely to play.

Played there the first half of our game at Valencia tonight and clearly, won't be doing it next week (i had assumed he would do), much better when Digne came on. Coutinho has looked brilliant these last few showings, and Philogene is going to get the nod ahead of Bailey I think. I also thought Tielemans looked excellent again. It's nice to have options.

Ha ha ha Onana, you twat.