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As you say it will be temporary. The pure process will be back. This is just a sign the players are taking too long to embrace things. Will be starting soon, so that should make it easier to back to RussBall.

I'm sure I read a post on a recent match thread, wondering if Tonda had changed a few things based on the opposition. And if so, would be stop, as they should be worried about us. Under Russ, this is not an issue. The whole planet knows exactly how he's going to set things up. But like peak Barcelona, it won't make any difference if they do. Although in their case, refs are picked and bribed by clubs, not to mention other clubs to play well, so possibly not the best comparison. Russ is better than that.

If you're like my bilingual cat, and miss your VA games thanks to pesky rights issues, there are at least highlights on VA's YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/VAFCofficiel/videos Sure, it's not the same as watching Courtet appear everywhere within 90 mins (look! He's selling hotdogs in the stand!). But you can see Abu's overhead kick. And watch Junior try to raise the crowd after a fortunate handball gave them an equaliser in the 3rd division. And I think the Amiens shirt, would make for a lovely set of Saints kits. Yeah. There looks to be a lot of challenges. They do seem to be trying to address a lot of them. They are desperate for a manager who can bring points, while all that happens.

Such a massive decline results in a massive amount of scar tissue. It's not that they broke the rules and got relegated, they just weren't good enough. Russ understands. He gets those feelings and the pain the club and fanbase are going through. He's cleverly let himself be the focus of all that rage, as part of the club's healing process. And, given time, he'll steer them upwards once more.

He has an interesting philosophy that he wants to embed at all his clubs. Regardless of short term gains, and very possibly despite possession based football having moved on. I like to see it develop. The hurdles are clear to any fan of any of his clubs. They are very clear to players, who have to adjust to playing it. Spare a moment to remember Mason Holgate. When it clicked, and with our better players, and against certain opposition, we played some good stuff. I'm genuinely pleased Smallbone is there. He did really well under Martin, and Martin benefitted as a result. Looking forward to seeing how his side progresses. There are some Southampton and Rangers players in there, and it's looking a bit more settled. But will he be given time ? will this be a turn around or a blip? will the club actually be sold and new owners move him on? All questions I'm glad to be answered at another club.

Silence

Smallbone came on as a sub. Could the turn around simply be him arriving at the club? The Smallbone Effect. (Not the one you're searching online for a solution to. The other Smallbone Effect)

Tsk. It's in the middle of my radio presets between R4 and R5 live. When each of those is particularly dull (which happens a fair bit), there's always the chance something decent will be on there. Do the BBC care about me having to change my presets? Bah! I read it would be on BBC Sounds. So, I guess I'll be using other devices a bit more.

This is also the definition of "How newspapers work." 🙂

Samuel Goethals said "It was very complicated; I’m disappointed with our performance. It’s been a difficult week, and the match was just as tough. The squad has been emotionally affected—it will likely take a little time [to recover." The absolute last thing VA need is another excuse to hide behind. I wish Le Frapper every success. It's a managerial bingo card pick. Tenacious player; former VA player; VA player at one of their peaks; experienced coach, but not at a high level, making him an economical option; bring on youth players, where VA's budget will be going. One thing does come across from the above. Just how many troughs VA have been in. Le Frapper will have experience in each dip of club fortunes.

Time

It lacked the personal "you are low IQ, gullible, leftists" attacks for me. And a panel with a "I lurve Elon & Donald"

Thanks for posting. I heard some of the programme around it yesterday. The part I heard had a number of people essentially trapped. The moment they do anything, like Brian in the article, they lose the support. They're then liable for rents that make working very counter-productive. They can't move elsewhere, because the money going to them goes to their support landlords. They have no savings to get a deposit elsewhere. And not working makes that very difficult anyway. The whole thing is something I'd have thought a Burnham government would be interested in sorting. I hope so.

True crime podcasts continue to be very popular. The Beeb were really late into the cold case type of podcast. Now, since it seems all programmes are podcasts, they've looked for specific areas. Gangsters and the like are one of them. The Beeb, with all it's resources is much bigger than pretty much everyone else. I like to think that some of their tardiness into it, was due to them not wanting to clearly use public money to crush commercial opponents. But they were probably just decades behind the curve. I do listen to beeb podcasts. I'll listen getting to sleep, so endless ads for Indeed do get in the way. Since I watch little TV, I pretend I need a radio license and that I'm therefore getting good value. 🙂

In lockstep, or goose-step, with the mail front page, is an express article. Some quotes from other people, who I am completely sure have also played it:- Danny Cohen, a former controller of BBC television, called for an urgent investigation into the findings. "The BBC needs to explain why its educational website is pushing extreme Left-wing ideologies to schoolchildren," he said. "There is such a lack of balance in so many areas of the BBC's output that it cannot be seriously defended as coincidental." Former Tory Education Secretary Gavin Williamson MP said: "The mask has slipped and the BBC has yet again betrayed its rampant Left-wing political agenda. The state broadcaster brainwashing children using a homework game is like something from a North Korean re-education camp." Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott has demanded that the BBC remove the game from its website, adding that it has a "duty to remain impartial" rather than to "push a Left-wing political agenda onto young children". Alex Burghart, Shadow Cabinet Office Secretary, said: "The BBC was set up to inform, educate and entertain - not misinform, re-educate and brainwash.", Some choice words there that I can enjoy before I undergo a "brainwash" by "something from a re-education camp" not to. The article then quotes the mail one "The instructions stated: "We don't have enough people of working age to keep our society running smoothly. We should try to attract migrant workers and incorporate them into our economy." Each option comes with a budget "cost" and once they have chosen, they find out the impacts on the economy, public health and the environment. In one scenario, students are told that "a few" immigrants are living here without proper visas or permission, and they can either deport them or grant them an amnesty. Those who choose deportation lose a point on economy and one on public health. They are also warned: "This can be potentially dangerous for them [the immigrants]. Don't expect this to be unchallenged!" Those who pick to grant an amnesty are told "this will make them very happy," and are rewarded with two points in the same categories. In a second scenario, it claims geography pupils are told that allowing people to pass through the border easily "could really help grow our economy". They are offered the option of "open borders," resulting in another three economy points and two public health ones, in contrast to voting no points for selecting the "too radical" option." Now you've played it Sheaf Saint. I'm not seeing any options for royal marines to use lethal force. That lacks the patriotism the likes of reform would be looking for. It also lacks the educational/ first person shooter crossover the Beeb are going to have to look at, as they become more commercial.