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Thanks all. Great insight. This is my favourite thread on the internet, despite how macabre that may be. At least it’s not as depressing as on topic!

Keep up the good work guys. 

Apologies if this is an obvious question, or has been answered previously, but what are the chances of Ukraine (or Europe) being able to ‘intercept’ or stop a nuclear missile? 

I’ll basically be living on the coast. Bring it on. 

2 hours ago, BOF said:

Pompey stats updated. A new name in the matchday squad this season is Kobei Moore. 17 year old English forward.

Son of Stefan Moore!

Would love the option to vote between all three, as I don’t think the gas lamp one will be an option in the final two. 
 

I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t realise that our first ever badge had the lion facing the right, which option three is a nod to. This will almost certainly be what I vote for, unless the gas lamp makes the final cut and blows me away. 

Not in any England squad, which seems ridiculous. We’re very poorly represented in the England squads this time, only the two Ramseys, Iroegbunam, and Feeney in the announced squads so far (under 18s and higher). 

I love gravy, would have it on anything before I lived with my mrs and became more refined, and have it much less frequently now. Would drink it on its own like a cheap man’s Bovril. In fact, my old hangover cure used to be a mug of chicken Bisto and a couple of soluble codeine and paracetamol. 

I was told when I was younger that my Nan was a cousin of Robert Kilroy-Silk. 

1 minute ago, brommy said:

The link isn't working for me. Does the document state the current and proposed capacity of the North Stand?

Hope you can see that, think I might’ve done it wrong. 13,074 is the new capacity of the Witton End. 

http://eplanning.idox.birmingham.gov.uk/publisher/docs/94EA32B17FEFA4E488C38918F2D72969/Document-94EA32B17FEFA4E488C38918F2D72969.pdf
 

Page 12 of this document shows the current and future capacity of each stand. Looks like an additional 636 in Trinity Road, 235 in Witton Lane, and Holte End remains unchanged. 

I think Dendoncker will be an astute signing, and is what we need in midfield. He’s a taller, stronger and better technique version of Nakamba. I’m not saying it’s not slightly underwhelming or unimaginative, but I think it’ll turn out to be a good signing. 
 

Bednarek is better than Konsa, certainly on form, and I’d rotate him and Chambers depending on the opposition. 
 

It was a shame we didn’t manage to sell Nakamba, Guilbert and Sanson (although I personally would keep the latter two, but seems they’re well out of favour). It is worth remembering though that the window is still open in Belgium (6th September - could see Nakamba going back there, and maybe even Guilbert going there), Turkey (8th September - Sanson has been linked there a few times this summer, can see that happening), Greece (15th September - unlikely anyone goes there, admittedly) and Israel (28th September - even less likely). 

1 hour ago, useless said:

Azaz, Philogene, Kesler-Hayden, and Chrisene for his debut all starting today.

Keinan Davis not even on the bench for Watford, he wasn't for their last game either, hope he's not injured again, Hause is amongst the subs though.

Davis is ill, I read the other day. 
 

Assist for Ramsey for Norwich’s winner. 

I’m going to try and post a couple of positives for the Bednarek deal:

1. He’s better than Konsa, so would be upgrading our current starting XI

2. He’s on very low wages (£20k per week), so even with a loan fee of £1-2m, this deal wouldn’t cost more than about £2-3m for the year, which is what we think Young’s wages were last year

3. He’s great in the air, in both boxes, so we’d be much better from set pieces, both attacking and defensive

I would be underwhelmed with the signing, but trying to be positive!

Looks like Inter are signing Acerbi, and not Chalobah, which could open him up to come to us? 

Kilman, Collins and Sarkic count as homegrown, and I think that’s it from their first team squad. 

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1560284980961579009?s=20&t=CZfMow3HjU5oxz00weS5Hw

Bailly is apparently in talks with Marseille (no idea of the reliability of this guy), which could be them getting Caleta-Car's replacement in as he's coming to us?

This AV Agent on Twitter, does anyone have him added, and can see his past tweets? I seem to remember him calling either Kamara or Diego Carlos earlier in the summer. 

36 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said:

Are clubs allowed to loan two players from the same club? 

Yes. Derby had Mount and Tomori from Chelsea in the season we got promoted, for example.

35 minutes ago, Adman said:

One thing my lad said to me on the weekend. If he has the ball for less than 2 seconds he's great, more than 2 seconds he's shite. We all know when he picks up and runs at a defence from deep he will run into a brick wall and screw it up. His most effective work is the instinctual stuff imo

He literally ran at the defence from deep at the weekend and got an assist. 

Not been his biggest fan recently, but he was very good yesterday. Gave the ball away a couple of times in the first 20 or so, but after that he was very good. More of the same please John. 

Regardless of who the manager is or might be, we 100% need more quality in midfield. I can’t believe we’re going in to another season with an inadequate midfield.
 

Yes the tactics don’t help, but only Kamara (and it’s early days) can be considered good enough for the top 7 of our midfield. It’s arguably the most important area of the field (certainly in my mind), and we’re ill equipped once again! 
 

Without a new addition there, we won’t get top 8, regardless of who the manager is.