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The Constant Rabbit

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  1. Whilst undoubtedly a piece of shit, the family concern me as much. 'Phone hacked' - 'keep it in the family' Sounds like the family knew and kept quiet. Now rumours another girl was forcibly held at Greenwoods house (as in tied up) for days and used as a sex-toy. The Police need to take a very long look at Man Utd - I have no doubt that other players knew - and probably management too. There is a huge can of worms here - hopefully GMP have the balls to open it.
  2. Who the hell would trust a Doctor that reads the Sun? Plus Doctors who HAVE to add Doctor to everything are usually bell-ends. Trust me on this. ?
  3. Oh well, as it's now official from NP - Nathan baker will be retiring due to ongoing traumatic Brain injuries. It's affecting his daily life outside of football quite significantly, and has the potential to be a life-long issue. Wishing Nathan a long and healthy life, and best to his family as well - they will be relieved that he is taking the sensible option.
  4. Being a bit of a grinch - I'd be more impressed if their mega-earning players (and Idris) chucked in some cash to fund another 25 community youth workers for a year or 3. That might actually help. Does anyone NOT know that knife-crime (along with most violent crime) is out of control in some suburbs of London. White shirts won't help anyone.
  5. FFS - the lad is just a kid - he wasn't especially bad, but plays in a position where a screw-up gets noticed. You could blame Max for the first equally - and I'm sure Afobe would have made far more experienced defenders than Towler make a rash challenge. If NP thinks he can play at this level, and Atkinson is still unfit - then he plays next week. It's up to Towler how he establishes himself - he will either suck this up and come out with a point to prove to his doubters, OR bottle everything and sink into obscurity. I think it will be the former, and it would not surprise to see him have a long and successful career.
  6. Baker replacement if new player cannot be found in transfer window.
  7. He'd better hide his money well - in addition to looking at a long spell in prison, the victims will I assume already be starting civil proceedings. £70 million+ goes a long way to help the victims get the help they need to get on with their lives. I'd expect 10yrs minimum (ie 15 but out in 10 on 'good behaviour') - hopefully consecutively
  8. Yeah - got a link to Wilbs interview please?
  9. The mans confidence is on the rise. It shows in his play. I'd like to see him start the next 5 with Wells, and AW out wide mid. Martin off the bench for last 20 if we need game management or a goal. Make him feel like the main man. He clearly is a shy type who has his confidence easily dented - he is now scoring, but more importantly, playing INTELLIGENT football, which he wasn't before. Wells for me, is the one who would thrive on his assists. The more he assists others, the more he is likely to continue to grow and start to score regularly. I rated him a L2 player - Saturday changed my mind - but he must play every game now - preferably alongside Wells, who for all his perceived faults on here CAN finish. Under NP - Semenyo, Benarous, Conway and Scott et al all now look like players with a future - I'm not sure they would have got the opportunities under Holden and Johnson.
  10. I'd like to see Semenyo and Wells start for the next 4 games. I don't care wether NP wants Wells gone - he scores goals. A LCFC fan who i work with said that when NP draws a line through you - that's it - you are done. I get it with Palmer as he can't / won't defend - but Wells? I'd wager £10 that if he starts (and stays on all game) the next 5 games, he will score 3. He is a finisher. Thats what we need. In Martins defence - his legs are gone. This is on NP. I'm 100% onboard will the way NP is tackling the huge task that is the mess at BCFC post Johnson / Ashton - but not playing Wells is odd. Yes he has only scored 1 in 17 - but he's only started 5 times. Internationally (against lowly teams I admit - Barbados and Haiti - he's scored 4 goals in 2 games. The last 2 years for us in the league he has scored 5 in 17 (2019) and 10 in 46 (2020) If he could pop in another 9 this season to match that - it would go a long way toward us staying up. Wells overall Championship figures (inc subs) are 81 goals in 290 apps -1 every 3.61 games Chris Martin -Championship (inc subs) are 102 goals in 401 apps - 1 every 3.93 games Andi Weimann - Championship (inc subs) are 45 goals in 240 apps - 1 every 5.3 games The difference is since 2018: Wells has scored 31 (in 146 inc subs) Andi Weimann has scored 30 (in 119 games - missed most of last season) Martin has scored 20 (in 124 inc subs) - info from transfermarket.com I can see Wells getting another 9. I can't see Martin getting another 3 or 4. Martin is done - he needs to be a sub bought on for the last 20. He's had a tidy career - played in the Premier League, played for Scotland 17 times. But he is no longer a 90 min champ player. Wells is NOT done - and him and Semenyo (based on his dramatic recent improvement) represent the best chance leading the line to score based on the current squad. Esp if AW can keep knocking them in from out wide - 9 in 23 - easily his best return ever in the Championship. Previous best was 10 in 44. Wells + Semenyo to start up front, Weimann wide, Martin on bench. We aren't getting much if anything in way of new players - so we make do with what we have - which is gradually playing the youngsters. It's all about staying up - we are going to play badly, we will win games by a fluke. But we are slowly improving. It's there to see if you look - NP is doing a lot of heavy lifting behind the scenes - @Harry - scouting, fitness, attitude all need to still be improved. We will get there. I think NP is doing well with what he has left - my only concern is that he is too stubborn at times. DaSilva, Wells and Palmer can play - but there is something they are NOT doing, which Pearson wants them to do - Palmer is his lack of defensive coverage (and thats supposition) - it would be nice if NP explained why DaSilva and Wells aren't being played, so we can understand his reasoning. Vyner and Bakinson seem to have been given many chances - I'm not sure why DaSilva and Wells haven't been afforded the same courtesy.
  11. Someone want to tell them that we already do? A club we used to own, pays rent to play in a ground we used to own. Storm clouds on the horizon.
  12. If I was Wells I wouldn't be looking at the lino in an offside position when James scores..........
  13. That was Officer Julie on her own in the Penalty area. Can't have been pleasant.
  14. Hull's ok for an away game - enjoyed the place when I lived up north. Don't stray too far though - some very unfriendly pubs around. Brother-In-Law has been into the new bar - says it's really nice, does get quite a few Hull fans in, but all are there for a chat, not an argument. Nice BBQ place on Walton St too, if you are hungry.
  15. He's a good player, gives effort - but I always think he could be more If he bought his international form - he should be in the Prem. Such an enigma - it's like he needs more motivation to be the best he can be. Hope we keep him, but I think he will look back on his career and think - if I gave the extra 10% I was capable of - what could I have been. Seems like Mr 90% - too good for the Championship, but can't find the extra 10% consistently to be a Prem player. An enigma.
  16. I read somewhere UK has the lowest numbers of Police per 100,000 people in Western Europe - something like 211 - unarmed. Australia is not much better - 215 per 100,000, but that was 2017, and I know Policing has had a boost with Police Community Officers added - they are manning all Train Stations from open to close, and public buildings - in a 40% increase in general police numbers in the last 3 years. We are probably at 280 per 100,000 now - all armed. Interesting stats - and shows why UK Police have completely lost the streets. @Fordy62 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_number_of_police_officers
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