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It's going to be a bit of a change. Under Dyche loan players didn't really get a look in and we had a very experienced team. Now all these rumours of getting a load of youngsters in.

Watched the england/hungary highlights again and I have to say if Pickford had conceded those goals (and I think he'd probably have saved at least 3 of them) he'd be getting absolutely rinsed. No doubt who the number one is.

Nick Pope?

Newcastle on the opening day

#stillhigh

Hell of a statement from Staines town. I’m almost expecting Taff Goose to be announced as manager. https://stainestownfootballclub.co.uk/club-statement-june-2022/

That is truly epic. Really think an old fashioned forum whip round could be in order. But never enough

I just re-watched the old video of Ian Wright meeting his old teacher. What a moment. You can see Wright's life flashing before his eyes. So emotive.

https://youtu.be/omPdemwaNzQ

I've seen it before but it is indeed awesome and beautiful

Wrighty’s Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 is definitely worth a listen too.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fdxw

That Lukaku fella was a resounding success.

and kepa going out on loan by the sounds of it

£97m and £75m respectively

there'll be some complete squads in the premiershit next season put together for less than their total cost

makes andy carroll look like a bargain

Staines Town's descent into madness continues: https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/status/1539489045759283202

Only 38 days until the season kicks off again.

Looks like Derby situation might be resolved with the new consortium buying the stadium and loans to start the season?

I daren’t get too excited after all the fuck ups of the last months.

The deal sounds good with Morris being out of the equation. Just need to confirm the owner. If it’s Clowes (or a group he puts together) hopefully it will be a steady ship.

In the short term, at least we can sort out contracts and sign some new players to get a squad together instead of all the u18s and scholars we have left on the books.

And now Rooney has left...

I saw that and thought “oh”

Annual 'Billy Davies is still available' post.

Paul Jewell must be Uncancelled by now.

I reckon it’s likely that Liam Rosenior will be given the gig, but I’d like to see Jody Morris back and have a go at the main job.

It is estimated 10,000 referees have left the game in the past five years, many as a result of abuse and victimisation.

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/jun/26/the-cultural-stigmatisation-of-referees-is-still-relevant-today

I persuaded my late father-in-law to take up umpiring after 40 years of cricket with Banbury. Cricket was such a big part of his life. After two seasons him saying that the game has changed so much that he didn’t recognise it anymore, not playing first team fixtures for more than a decade he probably didn’t know that the game had changed for the worst. The players and in particular the captains behaviour so unsporting during matches and aftermath of club reviews of umpires in the Cherwell league led to many of his generation to give up in 2010.

My point of posting is how can sport continue if we can not have respect for officials, instead blaming them for the outcome of matches. Trying to influence decisions on the pitch in the heat of the moment.

Imagine joining arsenal from Man City. Only Jesus would be willing to suffer like this.

Yes but can he cope with crosses.

Many puns will be made, but not sure anything can top Peter Drury’s “Silva for Jesus, a move Judas would be proud of.”

Is this £60million Richarlison to Spurs move just hot air? How can anyone think he is worth that!?