Mike Gaskell

I think that many of our children’s generation have not been taught them properly or are choosing to ignore them.

I think certain sections of it came a long way, others didn’t because of true or wanton ignorance. This has led to a resurgence of (a) anti-semitism and (b) authoritarianism across the world which is worrying me greatly.

Visited Anne Frank’s house today and left wondering how far along this timeline we currently stand:

Agree Ken, but we definitely need (in order of priority) a quality keeper who commands the box and a central midfielder with a real engine.

Does end ish of September work for Ian too ?
Might it be worth setting up a WhatsApp group to better replace the old Twitter group ?

@iangregg.bsky.social @kenperry447.bsky.social @housingkev.bsky.social

Hope everyone is well ?
Should we try to do a pre-season (or early season) get together ?
Given that transfers have started to move the next few weeks might be suitable, holidays permitting.
I am away 13th to 31st August.

Please stay in our comments group though Sara.

Was that VAR shambles the first time such a situation has worked in our favour ?

The most useful contribution Hojlund has made for some time 😂

Anyone else here today ?

Good plan Sara, but I wonder who would take him on terms which make club wide budget financial sense for us - because we are going to be right up against the wire on FfP limits.

For me, Hojlund was so bad that he should have been hooked at half time - pour encourager les autres.
Mount wasn’t far behind either.

The fans were very loud until half time, but in the second half we looked even poorer than the first and all around me we all grew increasingly depressed by the lack of substitutions. Bringing Mainoo on only for extra time just put the cap on it.

Sadly we played patheticly.

Walking to the Guggenheim now

I’ve just made it into Bilbao and been dropped at the fan zone

@iangregg.bsky.social flight out delayed - by 90 mins so far…

Brian Glanville 1931 – 2025 Tributes to the titan of football writing, from Richard Williams and Henry Winter. We at the FWA were saddened to learn that Brian Glanville, our former colleague and one of the great football writers...

This is well worth reading and not only for Henry Winter’s words about Brian Glanville’s prophetic words about Bruno Fernandes.
His articles were always well worth reading and so well written.
RIP.

footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/br...

In other news, I now have my UEFA ticket for Bilbao and flights there and back.

Didn’t see it as we had (long before the date change) booked to see an AmDram Dad’s Army in Marple with some friends. Judging by reports it looks like I didn’t miss much.

UEFA ticket website hurdle successfully negotiated this morning.
Awaiting the actual tickets to arrive by email “a few days before the game”.
No chance to select a seat, only what price I’m paying 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️
🤞🙏🤞🙏🤞🙏🤞

Diolch

I’m on the club day trip Ian.
Maybe we can meet up during the day ?
Have you chosen your seat yet, as I guess you will be ahead of me in the queue ?

Are you going to Bilbao @iangregg.bsky.social ?

I’ve now got a flight booked, so now only need to wait until Sunday to choose my seat in the stadium on the UEFA website. Wish me luck. Apparently I only get one shot at doing it correctly.

Bilbao 🤷🏻‍♂️

I have just arrived home to find an email telly me that I have been allocated a passcode to buy a ticket from UEFA - provided I can find a decent flight between now and Sunday morning.

Absolutely

There’s no telling 🤷🏻‍♂️
But if they get another before we do it will be panic stations.
I would take Lindelof off, move Mazroui to where he was and bring Diallo on to RWB

Oh dear ….