Badger

Will the FA investigation cover the suggested “bullying” aspect or focus on the charge of breaching a rule specifically related to spying ? My initial thought was that the bullying isn’t the central allegation but the FA might see their role as wider. As you say that might be an area of concern if the FA want to show a ‘touchy freely’ side.

Be surprised if it is.

Saw earlier that a German bloke has won the annual cheese rolling at Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98rrde2d9no Third time he’s won it. Bit suspicious. Gloucester Saint and I are on it.

Black numbers on red/white stripes seems as clear as you can get I’d have thought.

I go along with you to a point although there are some remarkable contradictions and double standards at play here. Tonda who was at the very least involved in this episode, possibly even the mastermind has the support of many, and is a bit of an antihero. Parsons who tried to act honourably and deal with things in a gentlemanly fashion is getting the flak and calls for his head. (But should take responsibility for the poor response to it in my view).

Glad to read he’s not getting “bummed out” about it. That would be a terrible and undeserved punishment. As mentioned on another thread, only in Portsmouth are sodomy and the lash considered as a tradition.

They were “relaxed” about it as Les Reed would have said. Naive and feeble seems more like it.

You say “got away with”. Is there actually any stipulation from the league over this ? As for the patches on the back, this seems a bit of a throw back to another era. When I first started following football (late 60’s) some players would have a white patch and number on the back, others with just a black number. The team would be a mixture on the same day. Seem to recall Newcastle would also often have a patch on the back.

In the unlikely event he’s appointed can’t see him starting a press conference (as did Mark Hughes) saying he has “an affinity” with the club.

Oh okay didn’t know that.

Looks Cheltenham or Exeter to me

Think Brentford and Bournemouth have managed to keep striped backs haven’t they ?

Have to wonder what is wrong or up with our people in the Commercial Dept or wherever to fuck it up like this. For me it’s stripes or not at all (“Stripes mean Stripes” ffs.) If it isn’t front and back then abandon them altogether and go for r/w halves, quarters, or Keegan era. (Sash for occasion or anniversaries).

Have I missed something?

“Makes it clear he is running the show..” was the message. Shame it was left to Parsons at the end of the season. I was looking for a post at some point in the last 12-18months re changes either in the board or of ownership. I thought at one point Solak had extended this to two others from his media group, the Gerkin bloke (can’t easily forget that name) - although think he was then put into Goztepe/ and his former CEO at the media outfit, Victorya Boklag (or similar) but can’t trace it. Any recollection from others ? Question in my mind is who will be conducting the internal review, Dragan himself, or others?