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For my money, the manager who fits the bill is Sean Dyche. I suggested him to replace Jones and people scoffed at the suggestion, but people need to get real. In the circumstances we currently find ourselves in, Dyche would probably be punching above our weight, if anything.

Contract says if you fulfil condition X you'll get a huge pay rise. Just as employee is on the verge of achieving X, employer then makes achieving X impossible, purely down to employers' negligence. Looks like a breach of contract to me.

Talk of our best players now being sold, but will they? Won't they just walk away from their breached contracts and become free agents and moving to Prem clubs with enhanced signing-on fees. It could be a great outcome for the likes of THB, Leo etc

I dont think we'll get thrown out, but if we did - imagine you are a Saints player who sweated blood to overturn our poor start and get us to the play-off final. You then find that purely down to your employer's negligence, your opportunity for significantly improving your personal wealth is taken away. Does said player have a legal case against the club for loss of earnings? Many players will have pay increases written into their contracts in the event of promotion to the Prem - I'd imagine that a lawyer could construct a good argument for breach of contract.

Just finished watching the Channel 4 drama documentary 'Dirty Business'. I had a fair idea that the privatised water companies were 'bad guys', but this program really shows them up as the unscrupulous profit driven machines that they are. The real eye-opener for me though was the levels of corruption at the top of the Government's Environment Agency, ensuring that the water companies can basically flush whatever they like into our rivers and seas, facilitated by years of Tory policy of deregulation. https://www.channel4.com/programmes/dirty-business

Another vote for Apocalypse Now. Only got around to watching it recently for the first time. Some great scenes for its era, but plot-wise pretty dull, to be honest.

Anyone got any experience of laser eye surgery to share? Up to about 7/8 years ago my eyesight was really good. Now in my mid-50s, I constantly need glasses on my head as I have no hope of reading or seeing any detail of anything up close. I've just been reading about Presbyond laser surgery which claims to be able to cure my long-sightedness for less than what I'd pay for a second hand car. Are they over-promising?

Great pics. Back in the early 80s, I'd collect £1.50 from each of my mates, give all the cash to my Mum who would post off a cheque to the Dell ticket office,with a stamped, addressed envelope. A few days later, the tickets would drop through the letterbox. Simpler times. Edit: Was it really only £1.50 for kids in the Keegan era, or am I mis-remembering?

My recollection is that we had Flo on trial at the same time as Egil. Souness wanted to sign both, but the board (I.e. Rupert Lowe) would only fund one. We opted for Egil who was great for us, but history shows that Flo would've been the better option.

You're probably right. We should've got him when Everton sacked him for the heinous crime of being only slightly clear of the Premier League relegation zone.

Get rid of Still before it's too late, appoint Dyche before Forest get their hands on him and with a serious manager in charge, watch us start to mount a serious promotion campaign.

The Echo excelled itself after the Ekeland loan ended and we were looking at options for getting him fit and signed permanently. Their back page headline has always stuck in my mind: Ball Wants His Danish Back, Cured.

Yes, that's the conclusion reached by the report. In fact, it summises that UPF meat products are worse ('increased risk of adverse health outcomes') than veg UPF ones ('not associated with adverse health outcomes'). It's interesting that the science based research flies in the face of the narrative that those with vested interests (meat industry) or agendas (anti-vegans) have always pushed.

Obviously, any healthy diet should be made up of mainly fresh, wholefoods. However, plant-based processed foods always get a really bad press for being especially unhealthy. Interesting to note then, that a newly published independent Government report about processed foods, says this: 'Analyses suggest that UPF categories, including meat and animal products and sweetened drinks, tend to be associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. In contrast, UPF categories including vegetarian alternatives were not associated with adverse health outcomes.' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/processed-foods-and-health-sacns-rapid-evidence-update/processed-foods-and-health-sacns-rapid-evidence-update-summary#introduction

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvgpvew9ndko Points deduction?