Dr Gloom

Will they? They may not be his first choice, if rumours to be believed, which is a shame for him. He deserves to be backed properly. I don’t know if we keep losing out on rumoured targets to Chelsea and Man U because they offer higher wages, or because they remain more attractive (hard to accept in Man U’s case currently) than we are or because we’re haggling over £5-10m on each fee.

I mean they might not be Eddie’s first choice targets. Sounds like we’ve already missed out on a few, if rumours are to be believed

Hot Mitch summer has been a wet fart so far. I’m still optimistic they’ll sign the players we need. Whether they’re the players we want is another matter

Loves Farage too 🙄

DCL on a free 🤪

firstly secondly 😳 after cancer, MND, dementia and looked in syndrome, a camera up that particular one-way street is up there with the things I hope I manage to avoid while on this earth. My old man had to have it done. Of course you have to be conscious for it. Said the last time he screamed that much was when Everton came from 2-0 down against Sheffield Wednesday to win 3-2 in the 1966 FA cup final

is there a player on earth Chelsea don’t want to sign?

half the price of Guehi. Worth a punt

I had a similar experience at the doctor’s recently. I’ll spare you the details but degrading is an understatement. I’ll just say I was being examined in what can only be described as a vulnerable pose. Thankfully all clear here too

Ware you saying chin-stroking chat about player amortisation isn’t a hoot?

I agree but I also want them to get all the players in that we need for the CL. That becomes harder to do if we shop exclusively in the PL because of the extra £20m or so you have to pay for each player with PL experience. It might mean we end up having to drop some targets or risk ending up in more PSR shit. The whole thing is fucked. I want them to go and sign whoever Howe wants but am also wary of having to panic sell players we don’t want to at the end of next season again.

I don’t think they’re more exciting but they are cheaper and PSR has turned us all into fucking accountants

it’s a good question. Could a single state Israel have existed in peace without the displacement of so many Palestinian Arabs? Fuck knows. FWIW, I think Palestinian Israelis (a sizeable chunk of israel’s population) enjoy a much better life than those poor sods in Gaza.

It’s the land Jews were forced to flee from by the Romans. There has always been a cultural and religious connection. Jewish people have always lived there (in numbers massively diminished, of course) and Jews were “returning” there long before 1948. But it’s a classic example of how territory is carved up post-war. Decisions are taken to over how to deal with the spoils of war; new borders are established with little thought given to long term implications. See Kashmir etc etc

It’s like i said - all the biggest cunts in the region wanted/needed the conflict to escalate to further their own ambitions.

i like it. Would have been better with the round orange 1980s nufc crest that we had on last season’s white and green kit

yeah. I think you’re right, and it makes footballing if not financial sense. Agree with those who question whether Elanga is worth £60m mind. And it’ll be interesting to see if the PL-ready signings still have to wait on the sidelines until they’re “Eddie ready” too. Or if these rumours are a load of shit and we eventually reveal a load of signings from abroad that no one saw coming as we did when Amanda was running tings

I’m the ice man

and some high grade bong for Gemmill

I’ll bring a packet of attitude adjusters 👌

mate, I’m convinced it delighted Netanyahu. That’s how much of a cunt the man is. He cares only about power, not the Israeli people. And certainly not the Palestinian people

palestine was never an independent country. this sometimes gets lost in these discussions. it was part of the ottoman empire, later carved up as british mandate post WWI then as the state of israel by the UN after the brits ended the mandate. i'm not defending the displacement and murder of palestinian people from a region they called home. of course i understand the hatred but israelis are also a product of their situation. the creation of the state of israel was a response to the holocaust, backed by the british and supported by the international community (beyond the arab world). the international consensus was that jews needed a home, a place they could be safe after centuries fleeing persecution, most recently across europe during the pogroms and later the holocaust. that goes some way to explain what israel means to a lot of jewish people. those who live there today do so in fear and paranoia. they know they are surrounded by neighbours who hate them and who hate western style liberal democracy. unfortunately that paranoia has developed into the sort of rabid nationalism we see today in netanyahu's cabinet.

i don't know who craig is talking about tbh. it's not the first time he has made this point. he ought to NAME and SHAME

where the fuck's my invite???