TheBrownBottle

I know where you’re coming from - but this club doesn’t exist in its modern form without KK. He was more than a manager & former player. I’ve said it before, but this is the club that Kevin built.

It’s a wee bit different. BR took over one of the world’s richest clubs, we also were by absolutely no means certain to go down. It’s hard to make that claim given he came in in September. We also qualified for Europe in 11 of 14 seasons before Ashley rocked up - it wasn’t exactly unusual.

‘Pricks’ I seem to remember them being called for their criticism of Mick Wadsworth The timing of his dismissal was much more of an issue than his dismissal. And Shepherd thinking he needed a ‘hard man’ to sort out a problematic dressing room compounded the issue. It is though hard to imagine Howe signing the players we signed during that era - so many were talented but not of the best character. And it isn’t a modern thing - Brian Clough infamously used to check if a player was a ‘boozer, birder, or liked a bet’ …

Apropos of nowt, I still do find it odd that there is a Bobby Robson statue. He was a good manager for us, no doubt there. His statue at at Ipswich makes sense. Not at SJP.

Balls to a statue - I still say rename the East Stand. Or have both.

Hopped onto 90min - looks more like the most in-form players in the world based on the start to the season, not the best. https://www.90min.com/posts/best-footballers-in-the-world-2023-24-ranked

He’ll only turn the other cheek. Easiest slap ever.

Honestly, I’m perplexed at the criticism of this lad’s contract extension. Those who still think that PIF are going to break FFP and sign a load of £80, 90, 100m players - you’re going to be waiting a long time, lads and lasses.

Maldini is the greatest LB of all time, and in the running for the greatest defender ever. The comparison isn’t a fair one I’m happy to let Howe decide when to blood a 19-year-old defender.

John Simpson’s job is safe I reckon

The notion of moving Leazes Terrace brick by brick is fucking insane. Just wouldn’t fly - and neither should it. Neither would the owners pay for it. Absolutely bonkers.

Christ, I learned that he likes saying ‘I’ a lot, he speaks to lots of people who tell him nowt, and it is somehow possible to mispronounce ‘Leazes’

In my heed, World Cups need to be held in warm countries with a strong football heritage, preferably where the stadiums have running tracks, and the TV reception is slightly fuzzy. Spain / Portugal / Morocco is a good fit for this (apart from the fuzzy TV bit). England / the British Isles - not so much.

Steve Bruce doing convincing Duke Nukem cosplay there

Haha yep, the accuracy of the pictures isn’t always the greatest

A giant cat chases a terrified Kurt Zouma

Glenn Hoddle shouts abuse at a man in a wheelchair, while Eileen Drewery watches on and applauds

Kieron Dyer smoking a cigar made of banknotes ...

A disappointed Mike Ashley pulling out his empty trouser pockets in a room with wallpaper made of money

That’s not a civil engineering project, it’s an architectural build. Steel frame are structural engineering, not civil.

I’m in Sydney so I’ll find that difficult - what civils are being done on N’land St?

Saudi Arabia is infamous for botched ambitious construction projects, and the Reubens don’t do civil engineering projects. I’m not sure where the confidence re KSA construction comes from, but I think more are impressed by what they talk about building than what actually gets done

Matt le Tissier is visited in the night by the ghost of David Icke bringing him enlightenment, while wearing his Southampton pajamas. As painted by Leonardo

Nightmare fuel: Steve Bruce as a living bacon wicker man

Tbf I did write it as 'Eddie Howe explains how a football works to a confused Steve Bruce', so the AI was simply capturing the confused look