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Fuck off, you sad mackem cunt

shamelessly stolen from elsewhere, made me chuckle.....

My viewpoint is Man City and Arsenal are red hot favourites for 2 of the 4 CL spots. Anything that improves our chances of taking one of the other two places is a bonus. I fucking hate Chelsea as well

And on it goes:

You're who Sunak is thinking about when he wants to keep people learning maths til they're 18.

Brentford do have that all-important turmeric partnership that would take quite some unravelling.

Edinburgh is definitely in Scotland 👍

No interested parties for the sale so far. I imagine Man United will go before Liverpool do, although I gather there's very little interest there either. The prices they're asking are crazy. If you just want a PL presence, you can do that for a lot less money than Liverpool and Man United are asking - see Bournemouth. You get a project rather than a finished article, but what you also get is a fan base appreciative of progress rather than one demanding immediate trophies when there's only 4 to share around each season.

Got his portrait on the wall of the Downing Street staircase, will be invited to loads of state functions as an ex PM. Cushy place in the Lords cos Labour won't abolish it. Job done. Its all about them and nothing else.

Oh fuck, he’s not? This is just so disappointing.

The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there. Literary pretentiousness aside though, I wouldn’t judge previous loans against current ones. We’re a far better run club these days. Ashworth will have done his homework.

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I'm alright at maths, and that's sort of "the way my brain works", and I think it is massive for problem solving in the real world. But you've done all the essential stuff (and a decent amount of non-essential) by the time GCSEs are done. And if it wasn't your thing then, which it won't be for tens of thousands of kids, you don't need two extra years of it. Unless you have an aptitude and a real affinity for it, the stuff you learn beyond GCSE is borderline impossible and completely fucking worthless.

got to be better option for his development at this stage because he’s barely had any chances here

Hopefully a sign we’re getting a new midfielder in

Can we please make it a top priority to find these admirers and hang them at Gallowgate at dawn?

I worked between Xmas and New year so I could take the days over to take this week off. Literally all my US, UK, and European clients are on a/l as are my peers so taking the time off is for mugs tbh, you're in classic loafing territory. Plus it gave me an excuse to go to the office and get away from the family. 👍

James Maddison spotted in the Beehive 10 minutes ago. IT'S ON LADS

It's difficult to overstate just how much of a boost it would be to us financially. Not just the TV and prize money but it would allow us to justify some huge commercial deals from the Saudis. This is a couple of years old but look at the gap in commercial revenue between us and even a small club like Spurs. Qualifying for the CL could be worth over £100m a year to us over a four year period if new deals were suddenly struck in the summer.

If we get top 4 this year it'll be very premature, we probably weren't expected to be in the running till next season at the earliest. The idea it'll unlock all kinds of new revenues that will sustain our spending & allow further spending is very encouraging. Basically I'm not going to throw a hissy fit if we don't pull it off this year, we've got a good squad but nothing close to that of recent top 4 teams. I'm just enjoying these conversations & enjoying the ride

I think Man City will win the league and I expect Arsenal to maintain 2nd place. 3rd and 4th are up for grabs realistically between us, Spurs, Chelsea, Man United & Liverpool. Therefore we need those four to land flat on their arse at each and every opportunity - even against the 2 teams above us. And 3 of them still need to come to SJP.

Twead carefuwwy my fwiend

They would fit right in here

You have to remember with Kuol that he's only ever started a couple of league games. We'd all love to see him tearing up the championship or eredvise but the reality is playing regular pub football along with some compatriots is probably a good move all round at this stage. And you'd expect Hearts to be a better run outfit than the usual loans we have at Jaggie Thistle.

Teaching better numeracy and real-life skills like understanding tax and pensions and benefits and stuff? That would make sense (which is why they won't do it). But maths in a purely academic sense, especially the kind of thing you learn at A-level? I agree with the famous accountant above.

absolutely love the fact that liverpool's support is so opposed to newcastle's takeover on moral grounds alone, aye ok. never has the phrase 'offended by everything, ashamed of nothing' been more apt. might well be time to reconsider who the term 'scouse mackem' applies to.

How insecure must you be to get wound up by Newcastle being a threat? They've got an unbelievable number of trophies, a squad peppered with some genuinely talented players and a very, very good coach. If they're this precious about us already, imagine what they'll be like when we really start spending.

Predictably, the media are suggesting Rooney on account of how well he did at Derby. Remind me who the bright, young, ex-England international they had as manager before him? Forest, Everton and Southampton will go down for me.

Born out of pure envy IYAM. Remember the first match that Staveley was seen at and they were adamant it was a precursor to her fronting a bid to takeover Liverpool? "She's a lifelong Liverpool fan!", "Who'd be interested in shitty Newcastle, she has to be looking at LFC!", etc. Compounded because FSG are now looking to sell Liverpool, but PIF are no longer window shopping ... they've made their purchase, and they'll stick with it.

Got to be Great opportunity for him too

I'm very disappointed to hear this. I wonder if that is why he has a different name? I also wonder if that is why his passport said Australia and not Argentina. We need to improve our scouting network if we want to get into the top four.

There it is

Totally agree with all of this. Anyone reasonably sound of mind will be satisfied with top 6 and delighted with top 4. If it doesn't come off then it's progression on the previous season and that needs to be seen as an achievement. The last home game of the 2003/04 season against Wolves is still etched painfully in my memory. We expected too much, viewed 5th as relative failure and the house of cards started which effectively lasted 17½ years.

Yeah. I don’t understand the ins and outs of it properly. But it was essentially bought using loans guaranteed against the club I believe. Mind, Man Utd fans made life difficult J P McManus and John Magnier, previous part owners, protesting at race courses where their horses were running etc. wanting greater investment. A case of be careful what you wish for.

I seen them at Tyne Theatre about a week before the first lockdown and Mortimer had me in tears laughing. He's as mad as a box of frogs.

MLFed YP , marra. FTM

Oonoi Imeroiy, as the locals call him.