Lrrr

Pretty much as near enough all teams do. Players usually get about 6 shirts before they have to start paying for replacements if they want to give more away.

The guys who came on had been told to warm up a little before their sub, I think he just waited 5 minutes to see how their sub changed them with Delap moving up top.

I'd agree, sounds like the sort of off hand comment you can make as a joke after a heavy defeat. But equally wouldn't be surprised if Manning was already on a list our end (even if no contact made) pretty sure a decision had already been made that Nige wasn't going to be getting a new contract bar something like promotion so we'd have already been starting to plan ahead.

Oh yeah they’ll be no where near the big 3 clubs and probably not even the next batch. Their whole thing will be signing high potential talent nurturing it and then selling it on and sprinkling some longer term signings around those for continuity.

Yeah they were just the best example of a non traditional club playing in Europe

So another downside of the proposed new league system, Girona having a great season in Spain now and if they finish in a qualifying spot they get Champions League football next season, under the new proposed system they would enter the blue league and it would be a further two seasons of exceptional football before they reached the star league to be able to play against the best. Despite being a City group club they would likely have their squad ripped apart in that time with the best players going to City or sold for big money and trying to replace them while staying competitive.

And then a paid for version with no adverts which price will keep increasing every couple of years

It’ll just hurt domestic leagues further, the top 7 or so clubs just getting an even bigger source of income? Yeah that’s definitely going to help the balance in the PL

Need the PL to come out and say any club who wants to compete in the super league will not be welcome to be a member of the PL

What's worse, middle lane on a 3 lane motorway or 3rd lane on a 4 lane motorway?

Good exercise up and down that hill too

The industry rarely shows loyalty to people in it so it’s unsurprising when the people in it choose to advance themselves when opportunities arise. Look at people like Bonner at Cambridge who turned down jobs, all it takes is a change in fortunes and poor form for a while for you to be sacked. Higher salary, closer to Liverpool again so not surprising Schumacher has taken the chance.

As long as they were from a favoured agency first

Doubt any first teamers will travel away, especially as far as Ipswich

Maldon and Tiptree owned by the same family as Colchester United, a lot of interlinking between the clubs. Not to imply Britton would have a chance of moving between or anything.

Picking a single game probably not the best way to make a point

Its very well documented and researched that coaches in sport can only recall something like 20% - 30% of a game after it, so how are coaches supposed to know everything about every player in any exact moment? Its simply not possible, when you're talking about match data, physical data etc there's just too much without other people feeding it into him or any head coach.

It’s usually what happens when Cat 1 teams play teams from other categories. Different styles of play in Cat 2 and below whereas Cat 1 is usually very similar and struggles against pace and intensity if they’re not good enough to play through it

Real shame this wasn't played at Ashton Gate, its always a great experience for academy players to get to play in stadiums but more and more clubs now seem to be choosing not to for the youth cup given you actually have to apply for exception not to play at your ground.

15 year old on the bench for Blackburn

Dawson would have been my choice, bringing a bit with the bat as well

I know we’re taking 4 front line spinners but Bashir really England quality? Wouldn’t have said so yet.

Was told every department which worked with the team would have to slash their budgets by 50% if they didn't go up