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Shocking statistic that between 2013 and 2022, 66 under-19s have been killed by falls from tower blocks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8elp45llz4o You could argue residents could fix it themselves - on the lowest couple of floors maybe - but above that it needs people experienced working at height to fit new latches and from the sound of it new windows on some of the 1960s and 70s stock. To let windows and doors degrade to that extent where young families are living, especially very young kids with less of a sense of danger, is unacceptable in a western country.

Stokes doubtful for first Test v 🇵🇰 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cj6e9k22e88o As the article suggests, save him for 2nd 3rd tests, have Smith at 6 and 5 bowlers. The wickets there are often very flat. Grass on it now but less so by next week.

True, although the Central Lancashire Leagues have always been strong. Maybe not quite as strong as their 1970s/80s heyday with the proliferation of franchise white ball cricket before many rising stars have even established themselves in their national sides. There was a lot of moans about Jamie Smith’s Test selection in the Midlands and North but he’s been superb, McCullum, Stokes and Key can spot a player as Duncan Fletcher could.

Probably but most of the PL outside the top 6/7 would be in the bottom three if they played a slow recycling game as Saints are at the moment, which is so easy to set against. It would have been interesting to see how we could have fared with a more varied pattern and style of play, and certainly moving the ball quicker. At least be competitive ala Luton last term with a squad costing a fraction of ours. Unlikely we’ll even pass Sheffield Utd’s total at this rate without a huge change in results. Derby’s 11 points record will go if Martin is here for 38 games. If we ship 5 or 6 at the weekend he probably won’t make the Leics game, especially if 2 of their goals are from intercepting slow recycled play.

Makes Saints seem like George Graham era Arsenal with Adams, Dixon, Bould and Winterburn by comparison.

I suspect that meant to say ‘fastest ever goal scorer’ (Watford away) but someone got mixed up in a rush and wasn’t checked before publishing.

Suella wanted to send asylum seekers to the Falklands but Rishi overruled - could this have been an alternative? https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/home-office-offered-up-falklands-as-back-up-for-rwanda-policy-z8stsjc83 Anderson suggested they could be sent to the Orkneys instead. And further back, Blair allegedly wanted to send them to the Isle of Mull https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/29/tony-blair-government-house-asylum-seekers-isle-of-mull/

There’s a difference between overseeing the paperwork and being the ‘strategic genius’. Which Mr 🐂 💩 thinks he is.

He can work with the other two clubs, I just don’t want him anywhere near SFC decision making, even down what beer is in the concourse. One of the most inept people I’ve ever seen in any industry. The Frank Spencer of transfers.

Reminds me of that song at Alan Knight’s testimonial before all the trouble afterwards 🎵 ‘Alan Knight is a scummer, scummer His children are scummers, are scummers His grandkids are scummers, are scummers, His great, great children are scummers, are scummers’ 🎵

This time, Rasmus has to go as well. If SR want to employ him at Goztepe that’s up to them. But he is the most harmful individual I’ve seen in relation to SFC, even worse than Lowe or Askham.

Equally possible and/or a subordinate dropped a ricket and she’s soaring their blushes. Still an unusual situation at that level.

Agree with 99% of that FT apart from being sold to Gao.

Very much agree, and as poor as Martin has been this season there’s just no top level football experience to rein him in a bit and get the detail focus the squad needs. SR needs an experienced top level DoF and first team manager at SFC just as much as SFC needs them.

As Braverman once said, people’s ethnicity doesn’t always determine their personal views and political ones. It’s not a route I’d ever choose, especially if I were him.

Which is Rasmus, the compromise might be that he becomes a Goztepe employee but not part of SR board itself, and Dragan appoints someone of more obvious top level footballing stature and experience to oversee the group.

Cynical I know but that’s the sort of thing which gets you the elbow at the BBC and not what you expect from someone that experienced. Given Boris’s duo will be going shortly I’d think, I wonder if she’s had a bigger offer from one of Murdoch’s or Marshall’s streaming channels and this gets her out of her BBC deal?

Don’t know about Soton specifically but certainly overseas Neo-Nazi involvement inciting and escalating the rioting and the arson attacks, in addition to Patriotic Alternative’s role domestically. PA being led by Nick Griffin’s former deputy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8l9gpp8yro

Unless the Covid debt was dealt with, I can’t even see them getting the £100m. That said, with the parachute payments, another buyer without the Rasmus/Kraft/Martin baggage could turn the club around within a couple of years. I’d personally be happy with Dragan as owner but minus the 🤡 crew. If that’s not possible, then at least Martin Semmens won’t be selecting the new buyer.

A 20 yard pure strike into the top corner according to BBC. Let’s hope it was in front of their little pocket of travelling fans and a few frothed at the mouth as it flew in.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cp8mjjn1m84t#Tables

Said it yourself, it’s Guido, and last weekend it was Tice’s missus. Early on the Blair years the Mail were convinced they had a gotcha with a story about the Blair’s nanny and in the end it amounted to a wet fart https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/mar/11/1 If one of the other papers like the Guardian or especially the Mirror thought they were going to get there first they’d publish it. Also, the Mail and DT would be wetting themselves silly with anticipation and couldn’t help dropping front page hints. Never say never, but it feels unlikely.

And on a human level I get it as well. They either get booted out by the electorate or their own party. Labour couldn’t beat Thatcher but beat herself with the poll tax and her own party pulled the 🔪, Cameron was effectively unseated by the referendum, the only one who wasn’t was Blair although his neighbour at No 11 made life rather uncomfortable over what/wasn't said over a dinner in the 1990s. Politics makes even football management look sane.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56578838 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/28/petrosaudi-tony-blair-emails-oil-company-chinese

Surprising as it’s about them and a healthy sprinkling of swear words. Right up the youths’ street.