Jon Saward

They weren't bought for this season. We're building a squad of 18-23 yr olds to be the core for the next 3-5 years OR to develop and sell on for profit.

Not every transfer will work, and some will only work after a year or 2.

It's a 5 year plan, not a 6 month plan. I'm not bothered by it.

January?

Mother in law staying with us tonight and she's a geordie. Her brother has a season ticket.

Think I'll be watching MotD on the spare telly tonight.😭

#awkwardbutinagoodway

Gotta find it from somewhere.

Either that or it's 3 5 1 1 with Armstrong and KDH/Ndiaye in wide midfield. Which sounds all kinds of wrong.

Am I reading this wrong, or do we have Garenllner and Branthwaite at full back when out of possession, changing to 3 4 3 with Garner moving into wide midfield when in possession?

I defo don't think she's seen that far into it!

My 18 yr old daughter's take on the Andrew arrest:

"Is Jeffrey Epstein the same as Harvey Weinstein because, low key, they actually have the same name."

Not sure this story is cutting through to all age groups...🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

All that may be true, and Blair did seem to get carried away by his role in the Middle East. But his Labour govt did more good than the 32 years of Tory govt I've endured for the rest of my lifetime.

And Starmer just needs to do SOMETHING so we can assess if he's more than just a wet dishcloth.

Was he playing in the late 70s then, cos he looks about 50 in that photo?

Great news pal - congrats. Start date?

Ask if the team/league position is performing better than expected at this stage and if, as a consequence, targets for the season have been amended?

2 questions in 1 - that's what journos are supposed to do, right?!?

It isn't close to GB News, but they struggle with what it means to be impartial. They think it means giving a voice to anyone with an opinion, however radical or abhorrent.

And Farage gets far too much coverage.

If the game was at home, he might have been tempted. But this keeps it stable at the back (hopefully).

And we move to a back 3 when in attacking possession with JO'B moving across, which theoretically means we still push another player into attack.

Well, yeah. I did think that tbf.

But look at GBeebies for what it could easily become...

But also, £5.50 that helps stop the National broadcaster being taken over by another right wing oligarch to peddle lies and spin them as news.

I'm happy to pay it.

He's not managing Dibling with these quotes, he's managing us as fans.

It's saying to us to be patient and allow him to fuck some stuff up because we all want him to keep trying. ie, don't blame him when he makes a mistake because, if we do, he won't have confidence to try again.

Nice. Blue, I'm guessing?

What are you getting?

WTF is this shite (from FB)?

What's with the unnecessary antagonism and what the hell is Toffee Crumble?

Nightmare. Hope you get home OK in the morning.

Yeah, she kicked up a stink about wanting to go to PSG. Tricky to manage her back into the team - but maybe she has to pay her dues on her own for a defined period and then fight to get her place back. And then bog off in summer.

I agree. Without her saying it, we wouldn't know the depth of disappointment he feels and would probs have a more negative reaction next time he plays.

Just because they're rich, doesn't mean these lads don't need our support.

Think it would be fair to give him a couple of weeks out of the limelight, but I expect the club (and fans) to wrap itself around him.

Also dont think it's a case of the club not wanting him, but every player has a price and they all know that from the outset.

Feel like this lad should get a big cheer when he next pulls on a blue shirt, whether we think he's good or not.

I do sort of agree. But i always wonder why clubs (not just EFC) leave it til so late. Seems v unlikely a deal as complex as that could be done in a day.

Same with the Patto/Norton cuffy situation.

As you probably know, most new developments are required to install hedgehog highways and the layout for gardens is designed with wildlife in mind.

Furthermore, i bet everyone commenting has a garden that was new once.

My opinion: No. 1 in and nothing else.

Fairwell, dry January

Aha - makes sense. I Mustve been too tired to notice!

Fair enough, but they showed clips of him there when KDH had his chamces before Brighton scored too. I think? 🤷‍♂️