Jackie Broon

It doesn't apply to offsides.

I'm picturing various Father Larry Duff esque outcomes from that situation.

Yeah, no chance he'll be going out on loan, particularly given that his age and homegrown status mean he doesn't take up a squat slot.

Obviously I would have prefered us to win, but for me 3rd place and getting into the Europa League, which we could conceivably win and is another potential route to CL qualification, is the ideal outcome and this draw sets us up nicely for that.

Yeah, it's clearly a culture thing, I don't think they're buying bad players but they're not a team, just a group of very talented individuals. A squad can afford some of those personalities if everyone else is pulling together around them, but it's a critical mass thing, once it gets past a certain point the squad becomes much less than the sum of its parts. I think if you put any of those players in our squad they'd look worth their price tag.

Also, a rapist is hardly going to be put off going into that female toilet because that's against the law. I'd imagine that the chances of a trans woman being raped in a men's toilet are far higher (even accounting for the significantly higher risk of sexual violence and murder trans people are at anyway).

How coukd you miss out Alan Sheba.

Liverpool have just got lucky against us in matches where we've been the bettwer side.

Dortmund have our number more than any other team since Eddie took over. We're not getting anything from this.

Trippier can't play LB the same way we set up with Burn, which is effectively a back three when Trippier drives forward. I don't think Tino could do the same job as Burn so we would have to set up a bit differently if we do play with Tino right and Trippier left.

Aye, if something has to be looked at for 4 minutes, and is still being debated both ways, it can't possibly be 'clear and obvious'.

Love Eddie but that was really poor game management by him, it was clear as day that we needed some fresh legs in the second half. I thought Trippier in particular looked very fatigued and sloppy, he had one of his worst games for us, why not give Tino 30 minutes?

That isn't a "fact" Rafa, because it isn't public knowledge exactly what the assurances were, the PL's statement was that they had received assurances that the Saudi state "would not control the club", that could have been for example been an acceptance that the state could control the club via its ability to control of PIF but an assurance that control would be left entirely to the PIF board.

If it was with Bolognese sauce he's in proper trouble!

I don't think there would be a more ergonomic way, it's actually a very efficient use of space as it is. If anything, building it to modern standards in the same footprint would probably reduce the capacity.

I'm not sure about the FA but FIFA can from all football related activities worldwide for up to 3 years.

Also, there are probably over 100 different owners and no matter how much money they throw at people there will always be one or two who will refuse to sell their homes. Even if the council were to agree to undertake a compulsory purchase that is not a quick and easy process or guaranteed to go through.

They are, together with the rest of the park https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000550?section=official-list-entry

I think it was reported as over £100m rather than actually £100m. There have only been 8 transfers of £100m or more and most, or all, of them will have been in structured instalments rather than up-front. It's doubtful whether any club outside of Man City and PSG would have the ability to pay £100m+ up-front.

The speed of thought and weight of the first time, outside of the foot pass back to Bruno was pure quality too.

It's a shame, he has the talent to be one of the greats, but I suppose that's what separates the greats from the level below them.

I wasn't there last night but sounds just like the Barca match in 97, hugging complete strangers like we'd known each other all of our lives and it felt like the most natural thing in the world

https://x.com/TomSymonds14/status/1708070153550795257?s=20

Exeter at St. James' Park please.

Looks quality, and quite like Sam Fender.