Happinesstan

Somebody send them a ticket to the Brentford game.

Ake. Think there is a strong chance he could be here on Jan 1st. Ake New Year.

Shelvey watching on, thinking "I can't compete with these guys"

My only concern is that he uses the cruets to demonstrate his plan, and we end up with Sal and Pepe in the FB positions.

It might have been like a real life Romeo and Juliet. Without the mutual suicide, of course.

Aye. Just an opportunity to get more training in. Love it.

Does anybody ask Pep what he thinks about Barclay's actions? They sponsor our local sports facility which currently has a cattle fence to replace a gate that went missing.

I'm happy to give her a pass for not being too actively involved prior to her fella getting butchered.

She's beautiful, and not in a physical way. Her spirit and energy just make you instantly warm to her. If I was interrogated on her physical appearance I'd fold and say she had the potential to look like posh spice. But her personality shines through.

Nah. The question has been asked. Job done.

Surely the trust has to approach the new owners about the possibility.

I've had a weird week, with many varied influences. I watched HIGNFY as they ripped into Johnson, and I was reminded of the fact that it was that show that propelled him to a position to become PM. Not intentionally, I'm sure. in fact I seem to remember they pulled him apart at the time. Now he's pulling the country apart. So you'll have to forgive my cynicism towards relevance in the world of entertainment.

I bet every journo in the room was itching for that "no comment" response. You can just imagine the tension as everybody plays pass the parcel with the sports questions, praying that the music stops on them.

I didn't ask "Oh what does he know?" I simply commented that as a sports journo who spends his professional life [likely more than half of his waking time] focussing on sport, is he in a position to deal with any response. The fact that he knows the response will likely be a big fat fuck off, I suppose he is. It brings nothing to the debate but a little bit of focus on the journo.

I wasn't alluding to anything.

Not sure I've condemned anybody at all.

So we never ever raise the question of integrity because we assume they have none. Is that wat you are saying?

If I honestly thought there was a genuine interest in the plight of the people of Yemen, then I would be right behind them.

Oh aye. Absolutely. Not like we'll ever change the integrity of the media, is it. But just as valid as them asking the question, is questioning the integrity of the question.

No. Just setting a parameter at the other end of the possibilities. Fucking drama queen. Safety smiley.

See. A decent football manager deals with the question in exactly the way Howe did, a good journo knows this, so i would suggest they were looking for something to hang him with.

I wasn't implying anything. I was asking the question. Truth is I don't know who asked the question and was wondering if they have any history of challenging the actions. I probably shouldn't have said "a sports journo". I've been one of the more vocal about our my feelings towards our new owners [without banging on about it] so to suggest I'm trying to undermine a genuine attempt to raise the issue is way wide of the mark.

I didn't say it wasn't relevant and I didn't say a profession defined the extent of anybody's knowledge. If the journo has a history of asking questions of the Saudi regime at every opportunity then fair enough. If they're jumping on a bandwagon that I believe in [simply because it is suddenly relevant], then they can jump right back off again.

Great post but whilst those questions should be asked I'm not sure if they should be asked of a football manager, by a sports journalist. What exactly does a sports journo know about the situation anyway?

tbf they are sports journalists. Oh hang on. That works both ways.