Jeremy Corbyn

What this sounds like: 1. Torie's have a terrible GE (circa 20%) 2. Reform have a good GE (circa 15%) 3. Farage goes to the Tories after the election - "you can either have a falling 20% with reform eating away at you, or we'll merge (stable 35%) under my terms 4. Tories accept and Farage choice (Braverman?) becomes LOTO with NF pulling the strings

Such a sad state of affairs, it's literally people who don't have any logical capability being manipulated - and for decent chunks of cash.

I think the challenge for Labour is that I don't think they can technically block her running for Labour and her constituency will want her, so they're a bit stuck. They need to look anti-Abbott to win the racists over ultimately.

BBC making a big deal that Labour are in turmoil because they've "angered the left" whilst it will be perceived very positively by the swing voters. Having Dianne Abbott moaning about Labour is a good thing for Labour.

Can't comment on the full positives and negatives of brining in Lallana, have to assume the club has thought it through. However, if we want a full squad that can compete in the premier league then we'll need to bring in some pragmatic (uninspiring) signings - the veteran pool is probably the easiest, most reliable way to do that.

Lavia and Downes in the middle of a russball team 🍆

Very, very good performance, got to give him credit where it's due - superb job to get us promoted.

Whilst I'm disappointed he let her join, Keir is all about calculated risks and personally I think this is a massive blow to the Tories. One of their biggest "anti-immigration" MPs thinks they're incompetent, will seriously weaken their claim they're the best to handle it.

But how is any of Cole Palmer's ability innate? did he come out of the womb with the ability to beat players?

Could we hire him in time?

The job Moyes has done with WH would be an absolute dream for us if we were back in the prem. If there opportunity was there we absolutely should do it.

This is why the Tories should have called an election already, the longer they wait the more ridiculous the Rwanda stuff gets shown to be. If they'd got to the electorate the first time it got rejected then people would have been more ignorant. Paying a failed asylum seeker £3,000 during a cost of living crisis is a terrible, terrible look politically.

He was bought to play Jones football, same with Orsic and Sulamana, then we sacked him and reverted back to Ralph-ball with Selles which didn't suit any of them (maybe the latter). He's clearly a decent player and good goal scorer but you have to play to his strengths, would be lost in a Russ-ball team.

I don't think we would have survived but the difference is we had a handful of premier league quality players (Bale, Jones, Baird, Best maybe) so I think we would have had a slightly better chance. Just looking at the wiki of that season we had around 40 players play, an absolute pick'n'mix of a season.

Watched it at uni, that second leg was incredible (result aside), so much drama. The team we had then was a lot of fun (Bale, Jones, Saga etc.) and could really hurt teams but were also pretty fragile and patched together. It was very much a very militant, organised Derby against our bunch of better, less cohesive players.

From everything I've heard I think Labour's manifesto is going to be very strong and popular. Water nationalised and British energy both very popular too.

Agreed, but I think they thought otherwise.

I'd be surprised if it ever does, will be several roadblocks and by the time they get over them the election will take place and it will be canned. It was also a logistically foolish policy, they were just betting on it resonating more with the public, which it hasn't really. Complete bunch of useless chancers.

He wasn't suited to Russ-ball, he's an all action, high tempo player.

Adams is a perfectly fine championship striker, bit streaky but easily good enough for a playoff chase. I do think we could easily enough get an equivilent player (maybe Stewart) - we're really just much better with a proper striker playing through the middle, which is what we get from Adams.

Indeed. The idea of "taxing the rich" seems to have weirdly adverse effect on swing voters

Of course. Spend the weekend making up wacky conspiracy theories to rile people up.

Very tempting, reckon it'd a laugh in many ways.

If we don't go up next season I'm expecting something along the lines of: Baz Bree [New CB] Stephens Manning Smallbone Charles Rothwell A.Armstrong Stewart Fraser Feels realistic and should see us in the top 6 again, though the defence could let us down.

Not sure anyone who's made the career choice to join Man Utd post Ferguson has reached their potential, that along with injuries I'd say are what did it for him.