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Perhaps the EFL could award us a point for each apology? Guaranteed play offs then.

That's my feeling too. He seems a little diffident but I'd be constantly reminding him how good he is and encouraging him to just go out and believe in himself on the pitch.

Players develop at differing rates and it's often one step forward, two steps back. But there is so much talent there and we have only scratched the surface so far. I for one will be bitterly disappointed if we lose him.

The kind of person who would agree with you furiously.

He was injured on his first day with us. Subsequently the treatment he got didn't seem to be exactly optimum shall we say?

Unilateral breach of contract, that'll work. While we're at it let's not pay Semenyo while he's injured.

Williams cannot play 3 games in a week.

Never watched Soccer Saturday with Jeff Stelling?

It just means he got on his bike?

Maupay to Forest is the talk.

Yes.* *Though these days no pundit says yes anymore, it's always 100%. Though if they only half agree with somebody they never say 50%.?

And Wiemann.

You'd think so, which takes us back to the question of how the EFL can square the circle between the current, untested, regime and the one to come. What seemed like a good idea at the time may now be bogged down. From what Gould says things are still being debated. A dilemma for the EFL.

Points deductions are intended to be done on an agreed basis (Reading agreed theirs, Derby kept delaying theirs before realising they had no case, which made matters worse) so what you describe could be the case.

Agreed, the position the EFL might take is far from clear. If like La Liga cost controls were imposed in advance it might work but the EFL is now caught between two stools.

The extent to which the club is over the limit would determine the severity of the sanction I assume but unless the 72 clubs vote to suspend or nullify the current rules pending the coming changes I don't see how we could avoid sanctions altogether.

Absolutely, a rare thing in any context these days. One of the most valuable things my late Dad (a T&GWU shop steward) said to me was "Remember, sometimes the boss is right." A lesson I have tried to apply, replacing boss with the more general "person you disagree with." As to the forum, I am perfectly happy to give a like to a post I disagree with if I think it has been well argued. I'm fond of quoting Keynes: "When the facts change I change my mind. What do you do sir?"

He was but so was Richard Thompson yet he is now Chair of the ECB.

Nixon thought Chris Kirchner was the real deal during the Derby saga, which tells us something about his credibility.

Happy clapper/moaner. Why have an intelligent debate with somebody when you can call them a childish name?

From The Guardian: The appointment of Richard Thompson as chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board after a successful spell at Surrey brings with it a sense of cautious optimism when the sport faces significant challenges on a number of fronts. Though Thompson does not officially start a five-year term until 1 September, there is plenty waiting for the 55-year-old in his in-tray. What are the most pressing items? Appoint a new chief executive and review the ECB It is inevitable Richard Gould, Thompson’s chief executive at Surrey, will be linked given the success the pair had in turning the county into a financial powerhouse with a growing membership. Whether Gould can be tempted back into cricket after moving to Bristol City last year is another matter. Should this happen it would be a disaster for the club imo. The chances of finding someone else of his stature and qualities would be pretty slim.

Given its dreadful performance at Hull the bus should be thrown under the bus.

Nigel has said there have been no enquiries. Anybody who might want him can just wait until next summer and get him for nothing. The player has all the power in that case.

Loans mean loan fees so probably no on that front. Anybody who is a free agent still seems unlikely to do more than add to the numbers.

Somebody has to want to sign him. So far no sign anybody does. Seems clear enough to me.