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A couple of headlines today, pointing out Beeb issues. Newspaper editorial filters....ON! There goes impartiality. Beeb can say that no editorial decisions are made by civil service secondment staff. That doesn't mean that the writers aren't backing their bosses, and also have communication channels to them. There's also paying for the civil service, who are then in the Beeb, that we also pay for. The Beeb gets thumped from all sides over impartiality. There's also no doubt that when the gov threaten the license fee, or when they reported on the death of David Kelly, they jumped to the government's tune in the aftermath. But having the civil service do the writing is a dreadful look. I think I heard it had been going on under a couple of parties. BBC Bite size shaping the policy decisions our children will make, when they grow up. Perhaps it's civil service staff that are overseeing the educational content too? Others will just see it as yet another example of ideological capture in the Beeb. Yesterday, I heard the Beeb's great idea to fund it's pensions, I mean, educate, inform and entertain, was to charge people watching you tube. The beeb's recent announcements of more you tube content, now seems nothing to do with broadening their reach, and all to do with pretending everyone with access to their videos, must pay regardless of actually viewing it.

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The radio has said "Maitland-Niles" a few times in the last fortnight, right before they concede. I was surprised he got picked up by a PL side.

Jam

Smallbone still to come into the team. So much for Leicester fans to look forward to.

Thanks very much, as always, for the articles @ChristopheVAFC I can't argue with the views of the fans. They are rightly exasperated with those running their club. I do think that the budget restrictions have focused the club to have a different recruitment strategy. One that does give them the required squad depth. However, if that's a squad with the second highest budget, I'd be asking some serious questions on where the money has been spent. It simply doesn't have the quality on paper for people to think it's a team that will easily compete for a title. And that's what the second highest budget should have. Perhaps a lot of that is on contracts for players signed before this season. Godin's fire, commitment and long hours ultimately means little. The many people he's dispensed with, gave all of those. He can dismiss the noise all he likes. His employers may have different ideas. Having watched Blois' games in charge last season, I wasn't convinced. The recruitment this summer, could have ended up anywhere, and you always like to have hope. But it certainly asked a lot, and wasn't giving Blois any immediate favours. I could see it stabilise this season, before pushing next. It's a squad geared for work over a longer period, not a title push with a top budget. VA made such a song and dance about finally getting it right, and having a plan for the future. I doubt Blois' has changed that much. So what is it in the 90% behind the results, that they see now, that they had no clue about last season? I think they just hoped Blois was another Tonda, and were trying to convince themselves, and SR.

Thanks. I'm not sure "less toxic than x" is much of a bar though. The world's combined radioactive reactor sludge is less toxic than x, but I'd not want to sit in a room and have a chat with that either. 🙂

SR have often said that they'd been tracking managers for a while. Often, as they've gone through quite a few. 🙂 Tonda was brought into the under 21s with an eye on him taking over at some point. So, there's planning there. I couldn't say about Lallana. No doubt he dreams of doing well at it, and going onto bigger things, as he tucks himself into his Liverpool duvet every night. Spygate will have certainly focused their attention on succession planning. Remember, the FA wanted an initial 6 month ban, before common sense/mitigation steps began to reduce it. "It's nearly Swansea again," said Russell Martin, taking the Swan Arms through their possession drills. 🙂 But it's all in the timing, as I say in my award winning Comedy Workshop posts. As you'd not give a funeral plan as a birthday gift to a 6 year old, you'd not pop the highly emotional bubble of joy when things are going well at a football club.

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At least the last line was upbeat, gio. 🙂 It's going well at the moment. While the scenarios are plausible enough, I'll just focus on the here and now and let it play out. Besides, I've got posts to write for any of our stand out players, who will all inevitably leave at some point. Even if it's through retirement. 🙂

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck0j3z1q6pwgt Some doubts about her qualifications. Whether that's from claims made during the process of her getting the post, the tango toddler presenting her as something she wasn't or her going along with him, and getting caught out, is not known at this time.

"Oh no m'lady" as Parker's personal folders are leaked to the press.

Ouch for Pierre Blois: having to go into his coaching course, knowing that the club putting him through it have lost faith in his ability to be a coach. Still, the club will be paying him to get his badges. Although the decision makers found the approach that no longer works, worked very well for them last season. Almost as if the problems were not just at the coaching level.

I DEMAND that the FAB receive Super Rocket Thruster Flying Cars!

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