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Without Prejudice @coalman If you don't know the opening phrase, learn it. It may be of some use. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland Limited is an interesting case as to jurisdiction. This legislation appears to carry on the theme that a country can carry a law outside its borders so your argument may be questionable. I too, am no lawyer, which is why that's all I have to say on the matter.

I see no value in him in going to a mediocre club. If Tella can do it, I think he could make a step in Germany but I'd like to see him play in Italy at some point because it'll make him develop. Too young now, of course. Worryingly, if not us, I think the best club for him would be the lot we're playing tonight.

Good.

From watching him (and only that), I get the impression that he just wants to play football. At some point he'll play at the highest level, I hope, and he knows it but for now I think playing all the time is most important to him. I would say, however, that he wouldn't want to play in the league below and frankly I think he (and Fernandes and Ramsdale and KWP) are too good for it so shouldn't lower themselves as they'll get little out of it. Slight deviation from the subject of TD: However, KWP is mid-level EPL only and the rest of ours could make a fist of it in this league with a lot of effort and better playing but aren't really of the highest calibre so wouldn't see them as out of place in the league below. There are a number of quite good players there, as well.

He was definitely under pressure in that press conference and might have had a bit of coaching to control his head turning and keep his arms closed. He still kept making that 'warm' smile he pops out when he thinks he needs to smile to make himself appear friendly when he isn't/hasn't been. He did actually mention and acknowledge this 'Plan B' thing although it really was "Plan A plus a tiny little bit because he said so but really it's not". He has started in his own way to become Jones-esque in terms of defensiveness so the press are getting to him and they'll carry on doing that because that's what they do. His answer about Lumley's long-kicking was a fudge. I think this game will be no attack against no defence: 0-0.

If Lavia was £50m, he's that with a good sell on clause but only if it's quick because of the contract term. And once our relegation is confirmed, the agreements will be put in place quickly I would think. Let's hope we stay up.

They're terrible. Honestly, if we can't go 2-0 down and win 4-3, we're not Chelsea.

Luck does play a part; we beat Everton.

I got it. On another note I think we have to accept that they'll keep RM and do want us to go down.

Shisha's on the blink.

1/ Nah, not yet. 2/ His skin's so thin it's translucent. You can p.see his heart. It says "Brave" with an arrow pointing back towards the goal. 3/ I know quite a lot of people who swerved P.E. It must be contagious. 4/ Perception is reality and he's been voted #1 dreamboat as someone else pointed out elsewhere. I'm sure it had an effect on Rasmus W when he decided to ask Wilcox to sign him.

RM's ceiling is the floor.

I don't think it will be a drubbing. In fact I don't think we'll do any worse than our regulation 2-3 goals per game. I think it's more to do with their lack of killer instinct and we will probably do the Manning/KWP thing and AA will get a goal. I don't see our tactics changing much now until the manager does.

46 at home. The battle of the giants.

I thought the same. Mainly because there is a load of cobblers spouted from the club.

I don't think he would be manager if we went down as season ticket sales would plummet unless the tourists picked them up and how many would want season 3 of boreball even if we did manage 98% possession and a shot on target in our 98th minute win against Wrexham?

I think this will be a comfortable and boring 2 or 3 nil to them. We might sneak a goal but I expect a lot more possession and fewer shots in this one.

No. As has been said before and it wasn't like that. He'll go high with a high sell-on clause if he doesn't go straight to a very good club in which case he'll go higher. Of course, if we stay up he'll stay a bit longer which I think overall would be better for him as he's still only a teenager and all the limelight probably won't suit him - based on what happened at Chelsea.

I've been thinking about the German gegenpress. The aim was to win the ball back quickly, close to the opponents' goal, before they could set up or defend there'd be a chance on goal. That's what Russball is: inverted gegenpress: keep it close to your goal to help the opposition not have to run, keep the ball for ages going nowhere, then give it up to them to have a chance. Perhaps we could re-name it "Christmas Giveaway" for December?

I think our game's set up to flummox them. It'll be pretty close, I reckon. Think they think too much of their manager too: he's a clean-shaven Ten Hag.

Probably his level, or he can do a Hoedt and end up at Watford. How much can we make on him now? And what's Man City's cut?

Solak's interest is golf, not football. Everyone assumes it's his money. Presumably they've seen him hand over his own bullion to demonstrate this, otherwise that assumption is flawed. He bought into the SR "project" so was sold it and overall is as passive as Gao was (another indication that this is a vehicle for something else, as it is even with groups like FSG) and the most involved person is RA. So he won't go: he's central to the whole thing and he's got connections in football so he can assist with player/money trading. I've voted 'yes' because it's what I'd like to see, but it won't happen. I also think they're unlikely to get many/any more 'clubs' in the portfolio; as I see it France is good for recruitment of young players from Africa (someone else pointed that out), England has the crazy costs of the EPL/Premier League/shittiest league in the world with the ability to generate money via player sales and Turkey can be used for other purposes.

I seem to remember people posting that, and it being equally relevant, when Jones was here although the focus was on the idea of 'player trading' aka moneyball. Yes, it does make me wonder how much this is about the footy or other things. Still, let's hope there's one last charge in the black box and it can find us a half-decent manager who doesn't have a 'project' or a 'philosophy' but just kind of works to players' strengths and can build a team that'll win a few games. I do think we could be much more competitive if we tried that as well as kicking the ball towards the opposition goal e.g. passing, shooting, crossing and playing away i.e. in their half.

But they won yesterday.

Their first win of the season that was. They're a much better team than their position but they do like to play Russball. 0-0 or they'll go crazy and 3-0.