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Paul Smyth up top
at 15:24 27 Oct 2026

I'd love to see Smyth run at Manning on Saturday, reckon he could win another penalty there
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Half decent tv
at 15:23 27 Oct 2026

No, the writer is a proper supporter, so the villain would probably be something Mullery, maybe Joey Mullery?
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Half decent tv
at 14:09 27 Oct 2026

7 is done, I think the one they are filming now is season 8

Apparently they are working so far ahead because of River being the next James Bond, which ruins season 6 if you haven't seen it.

Also, James Bond is just being rebooted, so they are literally going back to the start, so more disappointment there as well
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Half decent tv
at 12:49 23 Oct 2026

Yep, you are right. BT had the deal with Disney to use it and Discovery took on the BT Sports channels, around the same time as Eurosport.

I always thought ESPN was the stronger brand, but they've had a few swings at it now in Europe and the UK and it never really sticks. There just isn't the market for American Sports that anyone thinks there is.
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Half decent tv
at 11:49 23 Oct 2026

I always thought HBO had the better name for entertainment, creating Sopranos, The Wire, Band of Brothers?

Never understood why they don't leverage a prestigious brand.

Similar deal with TNT, spend years building up ESPN or Eurosport then rebrand to an obscure American brand...
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Friday Music thread. Girls names.
at 11:45 23 Oct 2026

Used to work with a girl called Rhiannon, might be a few around in their early fifties now looking to form some kind of help group
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Mbengue
at 17:04 19 Oct 2026

Uncle Neil called it years ago


https://youtube.com/shorts/Igb
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Vale of Tears
at 17:01 19 Oct 2026

Yeah, I think Madsen was probably unwell at short notice, as the selection looked a bit like Port Vale, where maybe it was under rehearsed?

I think they have to name the squad very early on, so I don't think there is much opportunity to swap out illness for a stand-by, maybe on a home game, but away?

Those dead balls gave me Barton vibes, very weak corners, a pro should beat the first man more often than not, but to be fair when the oppo are a lot bigger we should also have a plan B cued up ready to use.
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Mbengue
at 16:04 19 Oct 2026

That might be what they are learning though.
Maybe not for Morgan as much, as he already has professional minutes, but for a lot of those players being in a situation with men, who have hunger for progression with mortgages to pay for can be the reality check they might need.
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Pulling upto the Concorde club every morning in a £100k car thinking they've already made it, etc...

Not saying its the case here, but they will still learn from that environment!
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Mbengue
at 12:02 19 Oct 2026

Lets hope he can maintain his positivity during the recovery, and hopefully help lift the spirits in our treatment rooms.

Like that film with Robin Williams, where he cheered them all up, was it Good Morning Vietnam?
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Charles's gambit
at 09:54 15 Oct 2026

with Man City, has their punishment been set then?
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Injuries
at 14:38 14 Oct 2026

No, I've seen these before.
Its normally for unused subs, you can see them in the background during post match interviews sometimes.

The players are made to do an amount of high exertion activity because they were not used in the match, but had presumably already been primed ready to go, so their bodies need to do "something"
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Julien Stéphan Interview
at 16:34 7 Oct 2026

I think we have to go back to Warburton to see where standards were upheld and not just talked about.

Was he still here when we had the Todd Kane incident?

Anyway, I like to think JS applies the same consistent rules across the whole squad and the captain should be aligned to this.

Now whether he would have bent these beliefs for an Adel, like Warnock did, we may never know!
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Fulham BCD Friendly?
at 09:47 6 Oct 2026

A good source, who I trust, said that Nick from Hammersmith scored from just inside his own half, but it was chalked off after shouting an obscenity.
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Kone knee injury - Not ACL, but serious
at 17:21 5 Oct 2026

I missed replying to this one, although its all moot now.

I can see you've already picked a side Lassel, so its probably not worth arguing about.

I'm not sure its great to have a current player in with the fans at home and away matches. If they want to support the team there are friends and family areas where they can sit. I'm fairly confident this is for optics only, or again is ill judged.

I think Rayan will get a chance in the first team again, as it looks like he has applied himself in some recent DS games.

The club's hierarchy doesn't fill me with confidence, there is no doubt that they don't supply the full picture to any story, I'm sure they would seek to control the narrative at every turn.

But, I did see with my own eyes Rayans Dad tweeting the Nice badge, so don't try and sell me that he is bleeding blue and white etc...
I'm pretty sure it was Kieron Morgans dream move to go on loan at Bradford, but his advisors have let him know its better to get league minutes than no minutes, so there is def another story to the Kolli saga imho

I also hope that Kolli plays on Friday and scores a hatrick, see how that works, doesn't have to be a fight where you only pick one side?
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Man City - GUILTY
at 15:03 5 Oct 2026

Just listened to something about Man City playing Liverpool next, where LFC are set up as some justice warriors taking an imaginary high ground.

Now, what Man City have done is reprehensible, but without any doubt they are not the only top PL club cooking like this.

I'm sure this is why a lot of the clubs are going to stay pretty quiet about punishments, as they don't want to be investigated either
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Fulham BCD Friendly?
at 10:57 5 Oct 2026

See!
This is exactly the rhetoric from Ben that is rubbing me up the wrong way.

If you go down through the replies Ben explains that he wasn't actually there, or has seen any of the game.

But, A good friend of his, that he trusts told him all this.

This is all fine, but if you want to be a "proper" journalist there are some basic rules to follow.

As they said on Police Squad, "Stick to the facts, mam"

I'd also love to see Rayan come on or start at West Ham and have a great game, I don't deny his skill or ability.

Lets hope that this new opportunity becomes some reality
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Marriage. Tunes to waltz down the isle to..
at 10:50 5 Oct 2026

I think this is a good tongue in cheek song for an older marriage!
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WLS podcast
at 10:46 5 Oct 2026

Agreed, and its not always the most skilful players who get into that 9% and carry on their journey.

I'm sure everyone had someone in their School/Sunday team that went on to do something in Football.

A lot of what scouts and coaches are looking for are physical attributes and mentality

Imagine how it feels for some of those 91% when you know you aren't going to make it and most of the time you are an animated mannequin for the 9% during those training sessions!
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WLS podcast
at 22:36 2 Oct 2026

There were a couple that got away . Josh Bowler the most obvious. But I think Les mentioned a couple of players we lost to Fulham and Brentford. Maybe Cat 1 helps with this? But we need clear pathways as well. And the Kolli noise is not a help here. What a shame it all is

Everyone is so desperate for another one of R own
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