Verbal

I'm not sure even Boris Johnson thinks Brexit is a good idea. His desperate three-month visa ploy for HGV drivers is an explicit recognition that freezing freedom of movement doesn't work. On which subject - if you think it's easy to drive an artic, try this: Teabag challenge

Exactly so, Lord Pony - we're all familiar with your endearing refusal to let facts get in the way of your opinions. May you be fact-free until you pop your hooves.

We've also yet to see the best of Armstrong for at least one reason - at Blackburn he had Harvey Elliott providing assist after assist. We don't have a Harvey Elliott - yet at least.

I'm sure that's fine. I think this is more a debate between people who understand modern coaching terminology and those who pay for their beers in groats.

Nice report, thanks. But can you give a trigger warning if you're going to write a final sentence like that?

It's called Tai Chi, dumbass. Get with the programme.

I'm not sure why. Ever since Bosman players haven't been compelled to go to a club other than one of their choosing, regardless of buy-back clauses

Not necessarily. There are some good players in there. Lewis getting sent off gave another reminder of how promising Ollie Wright is, and two of our most recent signings were getting game time. Persistent losing is more likely to be a coaching issue (including team selection) rather than one of a 'bad' team.

That is just fabulous.

'Salisu is a yard too slow' is a new one on me.

Shouldn't we just do a pre-match thread for the Sheff U or Wolves games and imagine this one never happened?

Endeth. You thucked that up

I think you're being unfair to Turkish. You clearly don't understand that he's so committed to freedom of expression that he's granted it to his bowels. I for one am impressed and i won't hear a word otherwise.

Might I interest you in some policies? https://socialistworker.co.uk/

Well look at you two lovey-doveys. Is there anything you disagree on? Like who's top and who's bottom?

Ckarke didn't 'resign'. He actually resigned. And it was for a whole lot of racial stereotyping - hardly something you want in a senior executive running such an inclusive-driven sport as football. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54894864 Also, the reason 'coloured' is taken as a term of abuse is explained in my previous post. It has a nasty history.

'People of colour' is a bit of an Americanism. The truth is - contra the EDL (Saintsweb division) - you can call black people black, Asian people Asian, Hispanic people Hispanic...and so on. We also don't typically append each ethnicity with nationality like the Americans do (Irish-American, Native-American, Asian-American, etc) - and when we do we invert it (British-Asian, for example), often to make a distinction about birthplace or to distinguish between UK nationals and people with other nationalities So there are fewer 'rules' around now than before. The term 'coloured' - used by S-Clarke above (which dates him as a 'British-Boomer') - was actually a term of abuse in Britain in the 50s and 60 ('No Coloureds, No Irish, No Dogs'), much used by Enoch Powell and his superfans, as well asa the Tory party activists who came up with campaign slogans like 'Vote Labour, Get a N****er for a Neighbour) In the 80s there was a countervailing demand from some pressure groups to refer to all UK ethnicities as 'black' - an idea that collapsed under the weight of its own stupidity. So relax - contrary to the snowflakes, people generally don't get offended unless your intent is to abuse.

But...but...but...there are some utter dimbulbs out there, and at least one and a half on here, who'll tell you the players are Marxists. As if Raheem Sterling is demanding the socialisation of the means of capitalist production and the overthrow of the bourgeoisie.

Welcome to Turkishworld (along with hypo, trailing along behind him like a tin can tied to a wedding car).

Is Sergio Romero still a free agent?

For this window? Highly unlikely.

AM-N would have been a brilliant signing. It won't happen unfortunately.

Reported.

I swear I've heard this line in Ted Lasso.

I'm not sure if this is a really clever technical explanation of how the press worked against Man U - or a bit mad. Either way... https://twitter.com/maramperninety/status/1430183631914405893