The Bard

Well done @weston red for your bravery. Obviously some of us aren't up to the high standards expected .

Sorry that's rubbish. We are not on the verge of bankruptcy. And there hasn't been a fire. There may well be more than 3 sales but that might be because we want rid of them? For example Kalas or Bentley. Still would command a fee but if Nige has decided they aren't what he wants long term then why not sell now and buy long term replacements. That's player trading not a fire sale.

Sorry that's simply not true. If we sell players it will be because they want to move and we're happy to sell. There's certainly the need to get some kind of transfer revenue in though but this could be from a sell on for Webster or Brownhill

They had a minutes' applause before my kid's game on Sunday. Was a bit weird.

Nurse!

That was the perfect resolution of that game. There's something quite unlikeable about him. Seems like a proper little legend in his own lunchtime. The ridiculous thing was that Mendy has only recently won a penalty shoot out with Senegal. Fair play to the ref just telling to get back on the line and to the Liverpool players for holding their nerve.

Abramovich is an Israeli citizen..

All far too little too late isn't it? 2018 World Cup, GazProm sponsoring Champions League. Numerous of Putin's criminal friends buying and controlling clubs. Sport has served its purpose as far as Putin is concerned. We've also been useful. The Russian elite refer to London as their Laundry. To our Prime Minister as 'Comrade Alexander' (Alexander is his real name). Brexit directly benefitted Russian strategic aims as did Trump's concerted undermining of NATO.

Good god no. It's a bizarre choice of venue though isn't it?

I run a girls team. It's not as if we were going to organise a coach trip for a 3pm kick off in Middlesborough on a Thursday afternoon during school term is it?

The Boro goal was a goalkeeping error He headed in from 4 yards out in the middle of the goal from a corner. That simply shouldn't ever happen. Their keeper caught a corner last night from the very same spot. Routine.

It wouldn't surprise me if we sold Kalas in the summer and brought in a centre half who is a better organiser. We'd probably save money overall and resolve our biggest problem in defence.

ITV seem to be committing to sports highlights. Maybe in response to Channel.4 showing a bit of interest. Recently started showing Premiership Rugby union too.

Yep. And in being more direct we forced Cov to back off which in turn gave us some space in midfield

It's because he talks plainly, doesn't try to sound like like a tactical genius by using buzzwords and has a reputation for being old school. As you say he's no dinosaur, he's quite forward thinking but without the bullshit attached.

We'd be in a relegation scrap with the manager complaining about not being backed and how 'he can't rely on kids'.

My first ever City game. Joe royle hat trick

My son's QPR ticket turned up 10 days after the game and a full month after he ordered it. There wasn't a collection option and we live about 100 yards from the ground...

Why do people leave out Martin? He was brilliant on Saturday.

Work in progress Rob. Some good, some bad but overall I sense a shift in mentality. This summer will be interesting. A lot of changes.

That's not what I said at all is it? Figures I used for Semenyo and Scott were the type we can't realistically turn down. Every player has his price unless you are Man City or PSG basically

Spot on Neil. Scott hasn't just overtaken him, he's disappearing into the distance. Was saying to @Huntstile Red yesterday that he runs around like a dog after a ball in the park. Easily distracted from tracking his runner at times. It could be that it all just comes together at a certain age like it has for Semenyo this season and like it did for Bobby Reid, but I suspect this will not be for a year or 2. We could buy a proven replacement for a fraction of any fee who would be a mainstay in the side. Maybe not as high a ceiling but a little more reliable and consistent. We need a couple more like that if we're honest.

It's pretty obvious that unless Massengo signs a new deal, he will be sold in the summer. Semenyo, maybe sold but only if we get an insane offer (£20 million+). With Scott it would have to be past £30 million given the length of his contract. £10 million plus add ons and sell on for Massengo would ensure the FFP is sorted and leave some leeway to buy players. May also allow us to take a bigger hit than we'd prefer on the players under contract who we want to get rid of. I can imagine Nige doesn't want to see certain players for another year and wants a side that is clearly his own starting the season. It wouldn't surprise me if we accepted offers for Kalas, Dasilva or Bentley too. All will have 1 year left and still retain some kind of transfer value.

It's amazing how clueless people are. He was massively off form when he was dropped. We'll see if it worked over the next few games

Yep. He's raised his game since Pearson has arrived for certain. Football Journalists need good managers as much as players do. The better ones that is.