The Fish

I don't get why there'd need to be a 'special connection' to set up the supporters branch though? If 3 West Brom Fans were over in Peru and decided to set up a Baggies Branch there, they wouldn't need to fabricate a link between them and Allianza Lima, would they? It's just weird behaviour. The Friendship cup, the Feyenoord thing, Bilbao. Weird.

How biased was that commentary? Piping off Matthews the whole game.

Fucking Dinner with him? What, sitting through a 60 minute monologue about how great he is while trying to choke down a cold McDonalds. I know I shouldn't be, but I'm still staggered that there are people trying to get on board this NFT thing, when it's clearly a fucking trainwreck.

Apparently a bunch a labourers went across from shipyards in Portsmouth, Southampton and Sunderland. They created a football team over there. Someone was asked to bring some kits to Bilbao from England and they brought a couple dozen Southampton kits. Hence the red and white stripes. ... wait a second, Miners from the North East. No, that couldn't mean there's also the distinct possibility that Newcastle fans went over there at the same time as the Mackems and were just as integral in the formation of Athletic Bilbao, could it? So, anyway, there's maybe a third of a link?

Fucking Hell, that's mental.

Why do you think that?

Read a few reports about trouble with ticketing, fans not able to get into the grounds etc. And in terms of organising it, there have been quite a few deaths... Forget about the cost, the carbon footprint etc. Not sure what it's legacy will be either. It's not like Qatar have the population or grassroots interest to fill many if any of those brand new stadiums regularly.

The Winter timing is ridiculous, the way they 'won' the bid is rank. Personally, I don't think Qatar was ready to host an international tournament, let alone the World Cup. In terms of football I think it's been ... fine. I just haven't given a shit.

I was never that invested in this World Cup, just curious if anyone was/is? I don't just mean after England got knocked out, did anyone really care about it?

Hey, @Diego21 what's the scoop on this Fresneda lad?

No. What else you got?

Orrrrr provide a safe, legitimate process for asylum seekers and legal immigration so that there isn't the demand for the highly dangerous illegal routes? Just like arresting the people selling drugs on the streets, snatching up the pilots and dinghies isn't going to do shit. They're easily replaced and while it might temporarily disrupt the route, they'll just move.

Oh fuck you very much for that earworm.

I've some awful news.

Ranked! The 100 best football stadiums in Britain | FourFourTwo Stadium of Light is 42nd. Huddersfield, Brighton, Wolves are ahead of them. To my eyes, there's fuck all to make the Stadium of Light stand out from all the other flatpack stadia built in the 90s. And bar the seat replacement trick that Methven pulled, they've done nowt to give it a facelift, right? Then you take into account the area around it. It's all industrial buildings or grim wasteland.

I don't believe that a man so dull, he's only watched a handful of films in his life, will be a huge fan of a mobile phone game.

You've got me on tenterhooks here.

Had they won last night they'd have been 7th, 3pts off 3rd. Performance metrics have them slap bang in the middle of the league. They're one of the most intense pressing sides in the league. They should be pleased with the obvious progress from League One Play Off winners, to comfortably ensconced in Championship midtable within a season. That's no mean feat. Instead you've got the biggest Sunderland message board genuinely discussing getting rid of the manager. Kind of delewded, don'tcha think?

Not yet, but understandably they're joint favourites for the drop.