Dr Gloom

why the fuck would he want to go there?

howe is a class act. proud to have him as manager

went to see the lemonheads in camden a couple of weeks back. they performed all of come on feel the lemonheads and finished with a few numbers from it's a shame about ray. they still sound brilliant. but evan dando was off his tits to the point that was almost a bit embarrassing. no idea what he was on, but he was completely out of it, rambling incoherent nonsense between songs, performing backward rolls on stage and at one point jumping down into the crowd and wandering around wih glazed eyes as he was mobbed by the crowd. it made the fact he was able to still play and sing so well all the more impressive

Edna

Ewerk never forgets

he was talking about how flags being sprayed on walls or roundabouts by ethnic shops etc are racist tbf

Early reports suggest it’s his medial ligament, which can be a few months out if it’s a bad tear but not quite as devastating as an ACL, which is usually 7-9 months plus

What did everyone make of Starmer having everyone flying the flag at conference? Pathetic and doomed attempt to appeal to Reform voting flag-shaggers? Or a noble and patriotic attempt to reclaim the flag from the nationalists? Blair loved a flag in his day - it worked then. Seems futile and a bit desperate to me now

5:45? Ffs. Going to be a ball ache to get back in time for that

No news is good news

sadly I think you’re right. The likes of smotrich won’t stand for it and without them his government falls. This is the most desirable outcome so hopefully trump is strong on this. It could be the beginning of the end of this nightmare. Trump really wants his nobel peace prize. He cares more about that than anything else so who knows?

they beat psv away from home in their first game so they're no mugs. but yeah, we should go into the game with a positive approach.

the truth is israel won't stop as long as hamas clings to power. if hamas do what trump wants then the future for netanyahu is also bleak. it could be a baby step towards a better future

it's quite a departure from the 'gaza riviera' plan. netanyahu and his cronies will hate it, which has to be a good thing. they also don't want a ceasefire. the end of israel's assault will mean that netanyahu has to answer for what he has done and for that reason and i am not convinced they will go along with it. so trump needs to be strong on this. i hope he will be. i think he's fucked off with with netanyahu for the attack on qatar. whether that's enough for him to grow a pair to force this through is another matter but ultimately israel should do what the us tells it to do. the us has the power to stop all of this, if trump is serious.

i think there will be rotation but i don't see osula starting

our defence looks good but we’re not creating many chances compared to previous seasons. Our xg has been pretty terrible most games. Clearly there’s mitigation but that’s something we need to improve

massive game in the context of this season. we need to build a bit of momentum from somewhere. this is the away fixture in the CL you would most fancy getting three points. i sincerely hope eddie goes back to playing the style of football that has brought us so much success: 4-3-3 and a return to the front foot high press. please no more setting up to avoid defeat, ditch the back three and please god, don't play burn at left back again. 2-0 to us - if he does all of that.

misery enjoys company

I went into my local book shop and asked for a book on turtles. The assistant said: “hardback”? I said: “yeah, with little heads”

you sorted for Es and whizz at least?

agreed, neither Joelinton nor Bruno showed up against opposition they usually excel against. Maybe playing them both for 90 minutes against Bradford was a mistake

Travelled up from London for this one. Disappointing I’d an understatement. We’ve had so much success against Arsenal in recent seasons when we’ve been brave and pressed them. We were so passive in the match. I don’t really understand the approach as I don’t think this arsenal team are all that. Please, please, please: don’t play Burn at left back again Eddie. Anyone know if Tino’s injury was a bad one?

whatever you think of the bloke, and there are plenty who have criticised him for various reasons, he oversaw the best time most of us can remember on the pitch - two CL campaigns and a cup win. he seemed to love his time here and went beyond the call of duty staying on for a year after receiving a devastating diagnosis. good luck to him

polarboy during the transfer window polarboy during the season

i actually have acquired the odd ticket since then via the resale, though the process involved makes waterboarding look tempting.