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Problem may be the timing of their departures if it drags towards the end of August. On the home nations thing, is that still relevant ? Genuine question as I haven’t heard it for a while.

Shame. I thought big things were expected of him when he signed. Wasn’t he meant to be the Japanese Latvian Michael Owen ?

Peak form = peak value. Think we should take him off now to protect his value.

Could do. Good job we haven’t changed kit supplier or sponsor this summer

Wonder which shirt we’ll wear at Colchester who I think are blue and white stripes. Home shirt : we don’t normally wear this when opposing side are in stripes. Away (if rumoured kit is accurate) is mainly blue (apart from the wavy bits) Third : ‘ivory’, doesn’t that clash with the white in the Colchester kit ?

It gets worse ! I'm obviously a man of many talents. Agree some of the names in their range are a bit absurd, pretty sure I saw one called Dead Salmon.

No comment.

Its the sponsor : Derby Road Chamber of Commerce

Can only hope so

Themselves perhaps. Nothing like a bit of internal back slapping and congratulating themselves on a “job well done” to face their many critics and media to boost self belief and ‘relevance’ in the modern world.

Think he was only on an 18 month contract so it would mean losing a years salary for this season. He was unlikely to be on a big salary as a novice starting out. Jones, Lego and Still probably cost us more than sacking Tonda in May might have.

Good research on that and interesting. But careful what you say about men going to war from here. It’s one of the bestest known facts that men have only ever gone to war from Portsmyth, the greatest wartime city in the history of mankind. Every single one of them went from Portsmyth for D-Day apart from a couple of insignificant rowing boats from elsewhere. Another Portsmyth laid bare it seems.

Reminds me of an old Spaghetti Western years ago The Good, The Bad*, and the Utter Dog Shit. * due to the back panel

I’m not sure that the three roses was our original badge (although note you say traditional). I have seen images of a crest on the early sash and possibly quarters kit with more of the county emblem. Not able to find an original photo, but here is a retro referencing it. It does seem that the City crest superseded this one early on though, then dropped in 1974.

Thought trade in 'ivory' was now illegal. Here comes another persecution of Saints by the national press.