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I've got a theory though that the longer you hold onto a shirt the cooler it gets. So as an adult if you buy every new home shirt, put it away for 5-10 years, then when the time is right, unwrap it and go to games looking retro and trendy. I've got to say I very rarely buy kits and I don't practice what I preach!

Yeah agreed on all fronts. I was going to suggest Old Trafford as I think he's a Man U fan of sorts, but I don't know if it's complicated in the football season. Eddie Hearn desperately wants Whyte v Fury. He reckon it sells easy, sells out a stadium and gets 1.5m ppv in the UK so he's just seeing lots of pound signs. I've run a few marathons and every time I'm running it saying to myself 'I'm never doing this again!' Then at some point I convince myself to sign up for another one with all the discomfort and inconvenience of four months of training and everything else that goes with it. After such a difficult time personally, a disrupted training camp and an exhausting fight, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Fury felt like boxing wasn't worth it anymore. But I could also see him being persuaded, especially when his six kids start doing his nut in!

It might not, but I think it's in his best interests. Firstly, it keeps him fit and active, which will help if the Joshua fight comes along next Autumn. Secondly, it'll be a ruck but he'll probably win. Thirdly, the fight probably generates more money than the match up deserves and he gets the lionshare. Fourthly, he can stick a rematch clause in as insurance. Fifthly (?!), he gets to be the hero. He can easily wind up Whyte to make him out to be Dillian the Villain, and they could even do it somewhere like the arena in Manchester if he wants to get the North West support in tow.

The Whyte fight is mostly dangerous for Fury in that he could get complacent. Whyte on the other hand would be completely focused and see it as a career defining fight. Whyte is also so aggressive that there's always a chance he could do you damage. I think the fight sells though. It's a domestic fight and the build up would get very lairy. I think Fury would try to play on Whyte's emotions and there could easily be a tussle or two for the cameras. Fury v Usyk is an interesting one. Six foot three fifhters look small against Fury and I think he'd try to be the bully. Bunce reported that Fury said Joshua needed to "make himself big again" in the rematch which suggests he thinks you should make size count.

Matty James was having a shocker! Kept losing the ball ?

Ah, got you. I think you could have an interesting debate about two of those examples, as above.

Sorry, I know you're not responding to me there but I think you're massively underestimating Fury there, and he's rated by all the knowledgeable people in the boxing world.

It depends on the boxing authority (state commission) but you don't see it often.

It's okay because it's "all about the process..." ?

Joshua v Wilder would be great fun. I'm not sure how AJ would approach Fury though. What tactics could work for him? If Joshua tries to box on the backfoot and counter punch then Fury could bulldozer him with his footwork, reach and lethal one two. If Joshua tries to fight on the inside and slug it out he needs to land the big punch otherwise he's going to tire very quickly. If Joshua tries to stand tall in the centre of the ring I think he gets out boxed a la Usyk. AJ has the punching power to beat any heavyweight but tactically I don't know what suits him v Fury.

Absolutely ? I could happily sit down and watch them back to back and not get bored! Great dance partners. I know you're just teasing but the 4th round showed that Wilder and Finkel almost managed a masterstroke getting this fight. Not to mention the fortune they both made from the fight (again).

That's an embarrassing clip for Joshua! I think with a stinging ramrod jab, some swarming and some inside work he can grind Usyk down, but hey we'll find out sometime in April. Can't wait!

It's ridiculous that Camavinga still plays for their U21s because France needed him at the €s. Massengo should be in there instead.

Look, I've been very critical of Joshua over the years. I thought he was very underwhelming in most of his fights after Klitschko, which it appears to be the point where he decided to try to mutate from a heavy-handed fighter, to more of a boxer. It doesn't help him. He over-thinks. Paralysis by analysis. When you've got huge power like Joshua has, it makes sense to be the bully, not to try to engage in a chess match. Usyk is a fantastic boxer, and yes he would be successful in slipping and sliding and pot-shotting early in the fight. But AJ has to turn it into a brawl to change the dynamic and I think he could grind Usyk down if he did that the right way. Fury actually told Bunce he and the Kronk team could train Joshua to win that fight and I don't doubt that, because that style would suit Joshua.

He deserves his moment and he'd have a punchers chance at least. Fury v Whyte would work well at Spurs or Wembley and I think Fury would school him. I still think Joshua should win the rematch v Usyk if he fights the right way, as in using his physical advantages and a more aggressive mindset. Firstly AJ needs to sit on his punches. Don't let Usyk find his rhythm; smother, wrestle and bully Usyk. Lean on him, make him have to dance around the ring.

I don't want to credit Swinetown but Danny Invincible is a strong name. Marvelous Nakamba is one of my current faves.

I don't really dislike him, a/ because that goal where he flicked the ball to spin in the air then smashed the volley top bag was one of the best I've seen live, and b/ I was shocked and delighted when we got a lot of our money back by selling him which I thought was very unlikely.

It's a bit of a Jimmy Hill tbf!

1000% agree (big percentage!) And that was such an entertaining game in the round that it's not worth is over analysing it imo

Good to hear it's not just Chris Martin's arse that captures your attention! ?

I would go further in the direction of positivity JD... Millwall wasn't a vintage display and I think memories are tainted by the last half hour in which we found ourselves chasing the game - against the run of play! - with 3 players subbed off injured and 2 coming on with very little gametime recently. But in the first hour we were the better team, surged towards the final third quite often without any killer instinct (striker!), and ended the game having had 10 shots, 6 corners and Millwall benefitting from some gifts from the football gods (and Bakinson). Ole is correct to resist 'rewriting' our games but I'd propose noticing the good play and the size of the challenge.

When we win our next game we will be 6 points behind top spot.

I do think that we fans take a lot of our better play for granted and are over critical. Even in the Millwall game I thought we were expansive and dominant for good periods and yet the overall picture from fans was we were terrible, completely ignoring injuries and momentum. Again, yesterday, yes we defended too deep at times, but let's not forget that there was some good play to defend and we still edged an entertaining end to end game.

I can't work out if your post is satirical or no!

Great game of football and exactly the kind of game that struggling teams contrive to lose at the death. Very happy with the goals and the three points. ?