RoystonFoote'snephew

That's OK. Can't play 9 and 3 from 5 is more than enough anyway.

Christ! Are people really angry about this! If this is all people are concerned about then we can fix the world by this time next week.

It was likely there would be a fall off as for the last few years our U21s have been over achieving. In the past U21 sides would have been primarily 20 year olds with the odd over age player thrown in, whereas our recent make up has been 18/19 year olds with the odd 20 year old player as the better ones have been around the 1st team squad. Future still looks bright.

I'd rather base the likelihood of scoring on who's taking the shot, for example Bas Savage might of hit the target once in 50 attempts, Oli Gunnar Soljaer 9 out of every 10

Understand the fanbase is looking at the ownership again (a common theme at Charlton). He seemed to be very much their pick but has had no financial backing for transfers.

Maybe, but if there's no option it's effectively one year playing and one year to get rid. As we don't the other terms it may be an excellent deal for him ofcourse.

Would Schalke have offered him £12k per week? We know they're a well supported club but they're also a club in decline so do we know where they stand financially?

Takeovers only work for me if the new owners are genuine sports fans with a vested interest in the sport. From a business perspective in 99/100 cases football is a lousy investment. SL hasn't seen a return on his investment, in cash terms he's owed millions. Even with domestic and some European success did Abramovich ever see a real return on his spending? Are Manchester City's owners in the black on their investment? Let's be honest, even if someone came in now we're still at least a decade away from where the real money is. If you love the club fine, stick your hand in your pocket. As a business venture run away.

He will get another job soon because even if he doesn't necessarily walk the walk, he does talk the talk. And just like Hollowhead and others for a time he'll probably have some success, he is streaky Lee after all. I've always felt his biggest problem, like his dad, was over thinking the opposition.

I still feel even now he was one of those that got away. I aways wanted to play him further forward.

Despite talk of banning green shirts it seems they're in vogue for third kits. Tonight's EFL highlights included Northampton Town's electric peppermint shirt and Derby County's Dark Green shirt with off white long shorts and green and white hooped socks for a 40/50s look

Ofcourse! It's the rules.

I tend to work on the basis that if your owner or chairman are front and centre in the news something is wrong. I expect to hear from the manager on football matters and from the CEO on financial matters and club policy when there's something to say.

Not a dive. By today's standards it's a pen. Are Forest unlucky? Yes, is it soft? Yes, but there's contact knee on knee so in modern game it's a pen.

Boro's Tommy Smith sent off to add to their woes.

Don't Brighton want £100M for him. Sorry! That should be £115M+ as they want more than they received for Moses Caiceido.

As I said a few weeks ago Ipswich will score goals but their season will be determined by whether they can keep the ball out of their own net.

2 ex City CBs on pitch as, James Wilson is playing for the SAGs

I know it's fun to bait the Scots and for many on here LJ, more so now that he's managing a Scottish team, but tonight's result is in no way remarkable. Given Emery's abilities to get results out of his sides in European competition the only remarkable result would have been a win or draw by Hibs. In fact given that Scotland is a nation of only 5.5million people, a fraction of which are registered footballers, any result by a Scottish team in European competition is remarkable.

I know wertongas is trying to sound knowledgeable and sophisticated but it's not 'nymbies' it's nimby (not in my back yard).

I disagree with this. I am confident that the club does all that it can in a proper manner to persuade players that they don't want to let go to stay. However it is not always possible. In Scott's case it was handled correctly on both sides, he wasn't actively pursuing a transfer or trying to run down his contract for example as others have done. I am sure there are players chasing the money of the Saudi pro league who clubs would have preferred to have kept but we're powerless to prevent, Fulham and Mitrovic are one example. Ofcourse there is the reverse position as well. If a player should honour his contract should not a club also. There has certainly been occasions where a, player has been frozen out and treated badly because the club wants rid.

Thankfully the players and management don't.

As I missed the game against Brum and didn't scan my ST I note it hasn't ticked on to the next match yet. Do I have to do something for it to move on?

I certainly thought Ella Toone didn't help as she moved towards Lucy Bronze compressing the space instead if moving away and giving her an outlet.

Utterly fantastic!! A wonder goal from Sam Kerr couldn't stop the march of the Lionesses. Hemp and Russo again doing the business. Bring on the Spanish.