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The article seems quite clear, this is not just rebranding and is certainly not cost cutting, I think there is a far more fundamental underlying change in the way the club will operate. The Carillo, Hoedt, Lamina type transfers have been an expensive lesson and these will be far less common in future with more good young players being brought in (like the rumoured Rodriguez lad from Spain for £400k) to start in the B team and so then become 'oven-ready' (to quote the modern phrase) for the A team when senior players move on to 'better' things. I think we will see less use of the loan system for younger players to gain experience and development, instead those that are not considered A team material will be sent out as preparation for finding a career elsewhere. The emphasis will shift from developing players in the U23's to developing a coherent B team and one that is successful and used to winning. There is far more to this than we fully understand at this point but I am sure it is a significant change not just rebranding.

Brian May is buying us? We are the champions ...

Eric Martin Jimmy Gabriel Terry Paine Micky Channon Bobby Stokes National 5-a-side champions 1972 All had the skill, strength and determination needed for the small game.

Not at that price we won't

I felt George never really got the recognition he deserved, always seemingly in the shadow of others but he was a unique goal scorer. Like others, he did have Terry Paine to lay the chances on but when they came George rarely missed them. Another of the team I watched as a school boy gone. Sad news; RIP George and thanks for the memories.

Sampdoria's Manolo Gabbiadini has become the second Serie A player to test positive for the coronavirus, his club said on Thursday.

Just wondering why "more than one broker has been invited to source a buyer for Southampton" if a deal had been agreed with, or was looking likely with, Red Bull?

Nothing four them then?

He means he will be playing off a single figure golf handicap

Djenepo, djunepo With the golden hair Djenepo, djunepo He is everywhere Did you see that? He just flew past I can't believe it, he is so fast And he hates Pompey too so he really is class.

Well, it made me laugh!

That's unbelievable Jeff ...

BBC Sport: "Everton manager Marco Silva says there will be more departures than arrivals this month at Goodison Park as he has been told by the club's board that finances are not available for new signings" They could not afford Cedric by the look of it ...

Thanks. Amazed to see he has just turned 22 and only played around 30 games for the U23's.

Isn't Barnes and 'under age' player like Valery, Ramsey, Slattery and Johnson? If so there would be no barrier to playing him in this or any other game?

Sorry. That was in reply to "Is there likely to be a stream?"

Yes. of tears from my eyes when I see the result ....

Posted by captain "sensible"!

Isn't he a goal keeper? Perhaps he's a goal keeper who does not have a goal to keep?

Always had a 'soft spot' for Ken as a kid as he stopped to talk to me briefly in the car park at the Dell one Saturday morning, I would have been just 12 or 13 and I never forgot him. Decent player too of course.

George Kirby - we hated him when he was with Plymouth but loved him when he joined us. Always up to no good!

Nostalgia is not what it used to be

"Dead man walking" now?

I went to a third round tie in Barrow back in the sixties. What a miserable place and what a miserable day. I hope 50 years on it has improved if you lot have to go there. I can't even remember the score, possibly we won 1 - 0. I know the locals were not impressed ...

No dream tie against a Premier U21 side at St Mary's for our 'friends' from down the road then!