Port Said Red

Great start Leach.

Popular chap in the game though is Vincent, I think he will get a good reception at most grounds.

Solid Gold Brass - The Sweet

Yes, you just have to say we promise not to be racist again and let a few old people leave and you're good to go.

I don't like the look of September only 1 home game and 3 long trips away. The players will be looking forward to the international break.

Gives me a chance to tell/retell my story about this. I was working on a training project with Frank Talia's partner who worked in one of the hotel's out at Aztec West. Of course, on our travels we would discuss various aspects including how close he was to signing for us at one time. Anyway, she told me a few things, Frank and Jimmy apparently had to pay for their own technical coach at Swindon, and that Frank apparently made more money from his coaching schools for kids than he did from the game. I think he runs these back in Oz now too. I asked if he ever fancied himself as an outfield player, she said no, he knew he was rubbish at it, but that Jimmy was always looking for an excuse to get on the outfield in training, and fancied himself as a striker. This was coming up to the Xmas of "that season", so you can imagine my reaction and how quickly I texted her when I saw this story come up! She replied, "Wishes do come true sometimes, don't they?"

Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders

It wasn't made up, I am not prepared to reveal how I know, but @Davefevsknows my source is impeccable, he was at the HPC yesterday having a fitness test.

Seems strange to bring him all the way here for a medical to then find this out.

Mailman Bring Me No More Blues - Buddy Holly

Came into the game late as I said earlier in the thread, most of his formative years either not used at league level or playing non league level. His Wikipedia page says he has already signed for Barnsley btw.

I will stick my neck out here Rob and say that he is as good as gone, I don't know if it's Barnsley but he's not going to be staying here.

It should also be noted that he came into the league late, so he needs to be looking to make as much money as he can at this point in his career.

Working hard, not a career threatening injury like it was in the past, not putting him under pressure with deadlines but hopefully around xmas time/new year.

Still my favourite was the Not The Nine O'Clock News "Lord Lucan has been found alive and well. He has been playing centre forward for Bristol City".

He didn't talk much about individual players, said how sorry he felt for Semenyo but not much else.

Up the Down Escalator _ The Chameleons

I see the fruit pie in the sky stadium is still living rent free in their heads. Maybe it's a long trip down from the wastelands of the north, but they don't seem to have noticed the extensive building that has taken place there in the last year or so, claiming there isn't a soul around to counter any planning permission. Yet the Paintworks is being extended, the new affordable housing is being built on the corner of Totterdown Bridge leading down to the FM, all to be filled with potential new nimbies, I think it is rapidly looking less and less suitable for a stadium project.

What Jacob R-M thinks an office is......

Sorry but I think this might be a genuine moment of mistaken identity, because the player you have just described is nothing like the Atkinson most of us have been watching certainly in the last third of the season.

Get Away - George Ezra

West Ham have presumably dropped their prices as they now have a much bigger stadium, you would have thought that Arsenal and Spurs could afford to do the same. It will be interesting to see if the balance of power and size of clubs changes over the next generation if they can keep that up.