Kid in the Riot

Yes Manning was 100% Tins appointment, and as you say he was clearly instrumental in Pearson's removal too.

Depends if he buys you a coffee, or not?

I don't think Tommy Conway, Rob Atkinson or Alex Scott, to name but three, would.

Can anyone spot the Man City fan on this thread?

Blimey, this seems incredibly harsh. I think you're looking for something that just isn't there.

Ah, of course.

@Silvio Dante did you do these for all of Nige's pressers? I can't recall.

Now we're talking! I was there in 2010 in a little square with several hundred locals crammed around a 32 inch TV watching the world cup final - partied late into the night! Granada is another cracker for its gratis tapa and flamenco caverns

Over-rated. Been several times and never had a particularly good experience. Much better cities to visit in Spain such as Sevilla, Valencia, Madrid, San Sebastian.

Meanwhile Inter secure the scudetto in this evenings Milan derby. Amazing Banksy inspired tifo from Milan though...

I like rugby too, though at this point it's probably even more data driven than football. Data and AI will have a big impact on football going forward. I'd imagine AI will determine a teams tactics, and they'll be less need for coaches as AI formulates bespoke training sessions that best suits players' fitness and can be tailored dependent on who their next opponent is. I expect it's already being used or trialled at some of the bigger clubs.

Apparently he was offered a severence payment initially (post Leeds away) thought to be six months pay. But he turned it down knowing when sacked he'd get an extra month or twos pay on top of that.

Also, is it true that Ben's mum is called Tracey, or has someone been on the wind-up?

Yes, Acey will be leaving

Zac Bell and Ben Acey playing for Taunton last week. Another two that I doubt will make it in the pro game, certainly not Bell.

Looking quite likely we'll finish 12th. That is progress, is it not? Ultimately a league table reflects how good you are versus other clubs.

Can't be ideal (or cheap) contracting it out, but can't be any worse than the previous regime, or the one before that.

It's ridiculous to expect a player to know for certain whether they are in an offside position, or not, period. For clarity, where would you draw the line?

Celtic 16-17 under Brendan Rodgers were unbeaten in all domestic competitions completing the treble. Other than that can't think of any recent examples.

You think that by playing with VAR a player can time their movement so as to avoid being offside by a margin of a matter of centimetres? Come on. Again, the line needs to be drawn somewhere, doesn't it? I don't think "he hasn't played in games with VAR so he doesn't know if he's going to be off" really cuts the mustard as an excuse. This said, I'm still not a big fan of VAR. However it's here to stay so the rules and implementation of it need to improve.

Agree with some of what you say, however a line has to be drawn somewhere regards the offside rule. You are bringing things like interpretation of intent by the forwards into the equation. You seem to be suggesting that if a forward tried to be onside, but then accidentally finds himself in an offside position, then that would be a reason to not be offside? That's going to create even more uncertainty and suspicion amongst fans. For the record, I think the offside rule should go back to there being "clean air" between defender and attacker. Maybe even "limbs" being offside should not count as offside. Take the line from feet.

You been on a Sunday sess, Henry?

Would absolutely love to let my hands go on him tbh

Two detestable clubs.

It was the correct decision?! How is that ruining football?