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I see the sell on for Szmodics has enabled us to buy some microphones at last.?

I hope Mrs M was careful leaning over the mangle like that!

With the increasing number of American owners in the Premier League I can certainly see a time coming where relegation is going to be questioned. It might not happen in what's left of my lifetime but I reckon it will in time become a closed shop of clubs chosen for their commercial potential.

So Dicks, Cooper, Jordan and Cotts among others didn't earn the respect of players and staff?! The first rule of holes: when you're in one stop digging.

Well regarded former head coach under Gerrard at Glasgow Rangers and Villa.

You mean Dave I assume.?

It hasn't helped losing Cadden and Wilson and having Matt and Stevens out injured either.

And according to Kieran Maguire the Glazers also paid themselves record dividends. So rewarded for failure on and off the pitch.

Is it a proper book?

Revenue up (as you would expect post Covid) by £89.1m to £583m. Wage bill up £61.6m to £384.2m. Debt up from £419.5m to £514.9m. Dividends paid £33.6m. Just as well they won all those trophies last season.?

Also I would guess a function of the number of shots we were allowing the opposition at the time, which is not just down to the defenders. Prevention is better than cure.

Q: Are we not men?

I see Paul Hartley has been sacked by Hartlepool as well.

Job for a 'proper manager'?

Perhaps Camp Nou will be upgraded with tents!?

Well yes, nowhere near the quality of most major stadiums. There have also been significant structural and hygiene problems first identified in 2013 as I recall. Its current state is exactly why it needs massive costly refurbishment.

When I took my young son there we did the stadium tour the day before the game and bought match day tickets from the ticket office at the same time. I imagine there will be outlets around Las Ramblas as well. All entirely safe in my experience. Though Camp Nou is a bit of a dump these days!

Cheats!?

They can't be expected to compete with big money clubs like Ipswich Lincoln.?

Works wonders!

I thought Ronnie Edwards was outstanding at the Euros like Alex but they didn't get enough credit because they don't play for Premier League clubs.

Agreed, Nigel has got it right. And quite how you eliminate the constant individual errors that have plagued us for a long time I have no idea.

Agreed, I remain astonished how Nigel has transformed us into a terrific attacking side, as good as any City team I can remember at this level. Remember under Holden when we would ironically cheer if we had a shot of any kind? But at the same time we can't simply ignore the repeated individual errors. They have been going on for a long time regardless of personnel but we seem to be just hoping they will somehow just go away. Nigel doesn't seem to be particularly concerned though so maybe it will fix itself somehow.

What did you expect, herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across Carrow Road??

He had to follow Corberan who I thought was the best coach in the Championship last season. He also lost key players, especially O'Brien. A hiding to nothing.