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Nobody expected him to be as good as Benitez. It’s only the likes of Edwards who’ve had it used against them because they brought it up originally when it looked like Bruce was going to get more points, only for them to lose their blob when that blew up in their face. I agree to an extent that it’s a daft question because it’s difficult to answer it honestly without criticism of the owner but Bruce talked about building and improving on what Rafa so he set himself up. Also, when was getting less points the same as matching a points total. And if you’re going to react like that then you’ll inevitably get stick for it and keep getting asked similar things. Bruce likes to bang about how long he’s been in the game and how he’s seen it all and he chomps like that over a relatively benign question? What a fucking tit.

He was making a living within the EU but thought his life would be better out of it - just like knackers who work in car factories who fucking knew it was dependent on jit manufacturing. Just like the people of Lincolnshire who hated the Eastern European farm workers but wouldn't do the jobs when they left. There was a lot of shite propaganda but fuck me they still have to own it which is why this let's all forgive and forget bullshit leaves me cold.

Needs more fret.

Hopefully one of the Villa journo’s will ask him how he thinks Dean Smith’s record compares with his.

This is the remains of the actual High Bridge, underneath Grey St. The bridge is the large, triangular arch at the top, the smaller, circular arch is part of the sewer/culvert. This is a similar one of Barras Bridge , the remains shown top right. Again, the large arch at the top is the bridge, with the smaller bottom arch being the sewer culvert. I love stuff like this.

It's the narrow world view of most brits that is exposed - we take the piss out of Americans without passports but far too many British people have no interest in anything beyond going to Spain for a fortnight - that's why bemoaning mainly young people being denied freedom of movement meant nowt to leave voters. Another thing that never entered their minds was simple things like buying things from abroad. I've bought some electronics from the US and from Hong Kong or China in the past and have accepted the ball ache of customs and vat by including it in the price but obviously it being a thing for EU countries is new. "If it doesn't affect me it doesn't matter" is the mantra.

It’s hard to disagree with Gloom.

Yet again.

It’s hard keeping up with the Jones.

He was yeah, he was replaced by Jones. Jones was there before Jones was too. I’m a quarter Jones on my paternal grandmothers side, so it’s nice for the family

Only joking, ya big crack addict. Even you are more insightful than Savage

Hes not getting sacked...he's bringing in a coach who's a GEORDIE Greame Jones, Martinez's assistant at various places including Belgium... Hes well thought of....its doesn't on the face of it appear to be a bad move which means it'll never work and we'll be relegated with 25 points

Harsh

There are gobshites on here who can talk more insightfully about football than Robbie Savage. Not you though.

Sacchi won 2 European cups with Milan and took Italy to a World Cup final and never kicked a ball in his life. I'd say he was more qualified than Robbie Savage to talk about football

Let's not kid ourselves that the odd leave voter here or there lamenting the situation is representative of all of them. I'd wager that same 40% that vote Tory still fundamentally believe this is a downside free exercise in reclaiming sovereignty.

Because there was an entire campaign lying saying the opposite which were more convincing? Partly because the media, collectively and individually, didnt do their job? Take the bus, the media fact checked the £350 million figure was an exaggerated gross figure rather than a net figure. Fine. But who gives a fuck whether its 350 or 200 million, it still sounds like a fortune either way. What the media never explained was that the loss of trade outweighed this by at least a magnitude, or that the payment to the EU amounted to a cup of costa a week each. Amd they rarely explained the benefits of membership (Remain also failed spectacularly on this score). The bloke made the wrong choice but has had the humility to admit it. I can respect that. You need to embrace the prodigal son to move forward. This guy isn't to blame, he was conned along with millions of others. The people to blame are the corrupt politicians and the media who were complicit in their lies.

Honestly, what the fuck is the point of this kind of announcement? All it tells people is "sure, you're not allowed to have anyone round to your house but we won't police anything that's 14 people or less, so go for it". We're never going to get out of this, are we?

like his entrance music was going to come on just before Biden raised his hand and George W Bush was going to start yelling "bah gawd thats DONALD TRUMPS MUSIC"

How is Gemmill, did you say?

Especially given you just know he’ll be opinionated about a range of subjects on which he’s completely ignorant

I know it's done the rounds many times but this still makes me laugh

Phone? I read the forum on a ZX Spectrum with 300 baud modem.

Rather that, than needing one to find my cock

Lake Bells Tits is still in there, he's probably 40 by now tbf.

He only looks like the best of the bunch because he’s an old-fashioned centre-half in a struggling, disorganised defence tbh

They had it tough though. Social mobility, free university education with grants, access to affordable housing, retiring in their 50s on final salary-based pensions and so on

Oy vey!

That £350m figure was immediately debunked by the other side, which put out plenty of its own scary warnings about the economic hit we would take. Brexit Fisherman chose to believe the wrong side. I'd feel sorry and pity for him if his stupid vote only affected him and his family. But it doesn't, does it? It affects me, you and our kids. Large sections of the media did vote leave’s work for them. I just get irritated (and admittedly defensive) by lazy claims that the media is a single entity when a sizeable chunk of it did the opposite. I am disappointed with the beeb too. They played their part in this. I just have less sympathy now for the people who fucked us all over with their votes than I had right after the referendum. People had a lot of time to figure this all out - two elections on top of the referendum. And the reason the likes of the Mail and the Sun exist is because there is a demand for it. English exceptionalism runs deep. A nationalist campaign appealed to more people in the country than I felt comfortable admitting existed. Were they sold a lie? Undoubtedly. But they lapped it up despite mounting evidence of the dangers and that’s on them. Anyway, I’ll leave it there. I had a few glasses of wine last night and was feeling argumentative. I don’t think we actually disagree a great deal. I just have become increasingly embittered with the majority of people who believed the bullshit and voted to put us here.

What they should be doing is giving the layman actual insight. Carragher and Neville on MNF are usually good for this. They break down key passages of play, or trends that may not have been obvious to the fan. When they show the way the Leeds team were breaking in such a similar way each time it was almost like a set piece, that was good insight and something that was probably missed. That's the role of a pundit, for me.

Sitting in a bar earwigging people next to you talking about the match = Fly-on-the-wall podcast.

Do you think this board is remotely representative of the British public? It's not. Asking that lass to have understood she was a liable for VAT on a £200 imported coat based on a paywalled article in the FT 2 years ago is a bit of a stretch, don't you think? And then having the gall to say the BBC shouldn't have reported it because it's not news? Well I've got news for you, it was news for her and it was news to most people! It wouldn't have been news if you had done your job properly (you meaning the MSM, virtually all of it, not you personally). And you're still getting basic facts wrong.

I like Clark but I just meant he shines because of the pressure the defence is under. He’s limited but good at what he does

I cannot remember the full story but Ferguson was doing a press conference and he said to the press ‘how many international caps have you lot won ‘ 43 ‘ said Jimmy Armfield. Ray Houghton was the golf ‘expert’ on a talkSHIT programme one night.Now he was,and maybe still is, always using the ‘unless you’ve played at the highest level’ crap whenever he was discussing football.One person rang up his golf programme and asked ‘what do you know,you’ve never played golf at the highest level’.He wasn’t too happy. There is Alvin ‘ when I played for England’ Martin. Another is,from one ex-player and now pundit to another,....’ you know what I mean’ .It’s all bollocks.Moore and Bobby ‘The makem’ Charlton were shit managers yet both won a World Cup. A supporter who hasn’t ‘played the game’ or been a manager,ref or sports reporter wouldn’t be accepted as a pundit.Simple as. One has to know one’s place.

The phrase ‘hung like a Chinese mouse’ springs to mind

No. You can zoom the words now with your fingers you know. Takes ages like, especially when your fingers are arthritic.

DK was there opening night for Jack and Jill

It's the other part of the pundits bullshit that they basically believe that unless you were a professional footballer your opinion is worth absolutely nothing. You don't need to be an ex pro to be able to see that what Bruce's team is serving up is absolutely awful anymore than you need to be a Hollywood actor to be able to tell that 90% of films involving Adam Sandler are fucking terrible.

Yeah, we definitely need a crèche where the under 40s can talk about tamagotchis, Drake, twerking and whatnot.

he did pretty much just that on the aussie's last tour of england. it was only labuschagne who otherwise made meaningful contributions. broad had warner, who looked like a busted flush, in his pocket all series, though i'm sure he'll be much happier facing us on home ground. archer is the key player for us. he should provide even more of a threat in australia than he does in england

First deep fake of the Biden era! Just looked up and that was actually Barry from Eastenders singing at the 2014 World Indoor Bowls championship in Great Yarmouth, a much more significant occasion.

I like Clark, he's the kind of "get stuck in" type defender you need near the bottom, but I do get the feeling that he's the sort of player that if he stays in our first XI we'll always be limited to the bottom 6 clubs, a general mentality and ability combination. I say this as if there's a grand plan for us to push up the league, but still!

You actually don't, you just need to get the other batsman out, Smith can't carry the team (and be the twat he is) without other batsman. Just saying.

So much good stuff...

You forgot their favourite cult hero of recent years - paedo

It’s easier to access stats but fans knowing more than your average pundit is hardly a new phenomenon. It’s always been ex-pros spouting cliches and platitudes. They just weren’t getting called out in social media so didn’t have to argue their case (they don’t now but can’t help themselves)

I think that was the match when Shearer was shouting to the bench something like “get him off! He’s shite” about two minutes after Fumaca came on as sub

In other words, "people know more than me and can point it out to the world. It's just not fair".