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I know! That's what I'm so excited about! Actual members of staff. Plural. Not just Charnley and the work experience kid doing everything. Like, actual qualified professionals 100% suited to their role with experience in similar positions elsewhere. Ran like a football club from the 21st century with aims, ambitions, dignity, community and everyone heading in the same direction. A city united.

The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League final is at Wembley. #itscominghome

He'll be off to Facebook to manage their DNS.

It's probably not a bad negotiating strategy. They start at £2, Mike Ashley starts at £350 million, meet in the middle, everybody wins, job's a good 'un.

It's no surprise Luke Shaw conceded a penalty, just a shame there's not an automatic two game ban.

Yeah, thanks for that. I can only assume the Manchester United kit man is helping Greater Manchester Police and the Metropolitan Police with their enquiries. Or at the very least he's apprehensive about going into PC World in the near future. Because I'm Britain's saddest man, they make replica long sleeve shirts but not player issue so either make it a player issue or just save us from all this bullshit and wear a replica. Maybe my memory is deceiving me but I'm sure way back in the 90s when cycling shorts were in vogue they had to be the same colour as the shorts of the kit. Or option B, of course, would be just don't wear them? British football survived for most of a century without the need for a poppy to be applied to the shirt every November but now you'd never get away with that. Similarly, footballers (for the most part) have gone for so long without looking ridiculous on the pitch but, oh, all of a sudden a poorly coloured base layer is now 100% essential? Nah. The world of football is going to be so much better when I'm in charge. Thanks for bringing it up! I do actually feel better for getting that out.

There was an interview on Sky Sports News earlier with Graham Potter and even though it's more than just stating the obvious but it's night and day compared to who occupies our managerial seat(s). I could have watched the interview for hours, he's such an intelligent and articulate man, he has the whole environment of the club planned out and all geared towards improving the players on the pitch but also off the pitch, which is equally as important. He mentioned when he was doing his Masters degree, the other people on his course were surgeons and members of the armed forces, all trying to use those transferable skills to get the best out of their respective teams. If we ever get taken over () then I genuinely think he'd be a great appointment. There's something of the Rafa approach that I like but maybe with a smidge more of a personal touch. But, aye, we've got Steve Bruce.

I think it's for Track & Trace so they can get in touch with you and ask what's wrong with you.

Milan celebrating like Young Boys winning the World Cup. Not exactly Manchester United at home, is it?

I'm not even surprised anymore that the Strawberry pub has better cryotherapy facilities than Newcastle United.

I'd have said Subway Club but I doubt he's ever left one.

It's like watching a nursery school rendition of Frost/Nixon.

The man spent 20 years as a professional central defender, a significant amount of that time at the most successful club of the era under one of the greatest managers of all time. Surely you'd have thought he'd have at least some expertise in the art of defending. However, he has as much knowledge as he does international caps.

I just don't see the need for him to put it on so thick as if a Brenda Blethyn, Vera-inspired accent is going to endear himself to fans. I suppose I wouldn't really care what he sounded like if he was good at his job, or even a likeable person, but unfortunately we don't have that to fall back on.

The guy on the right there just openly mocking me.

I hope they don't lakh the funds to Mumbai the club.

Yeah, I'm fairly sure one of his brands made their kit and/or sponsored it as well as Boundary Park being known as Sports Direct Stadium or something along those lines for a wee while.

I know, it's just a pet peeve of mine. My brain can't handle the inconsistency of having a striped short sleeve shirt with a solid colour base layer (obviously that example isn't applicable to the above Liverpool shirt). I don't want to see it. Wear a base layer if you like but cover it up with a long sleeved shirt, I don't want footballers running around like Sheldon Cooper.

Just have long sleeves, man. I really dislike base layers.

That makes him a muppet of a man.

I know, it just seems like yesterday when I witnessed Andy Griffin's wonderstrike against Juventus.

There's a thing on Sky Sports News now (probably been repeated throughout the day) where they're showing the Brighton women's team being introduced to their Elite Football Performance Centre (training ground) that they'll be sharing with the men's team and it just looks amazing. It's been said a million times before about the tragic state of NUFC's facilities but seeing a club like Brighton (absolutely no disrespect intended) have a complex that's on a different scale is sobering and such a graphic portrayal of how neglected this club has been and how rapidly it continues to decline relative to other clubs in the league. Not that long ago we were in the Champions League playing against Barcelona, Juventus et al whilst Brighton were in whatever league without a stadium, renting some council pitch on an athletics track. They weren't shown but I reckon even their wheelie bins are a lot nicer too.

Lianne Sanderson.

We might want to withhold judgement on that until we know whether he's seen Escape to Victory or not. I'd genuinely not know if he'd be taking the piss when he's trying to register Stalone as our fifth goalkeeper.

At least we now know what VHS Lee Charnley just got for his birthday.