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In retrospect Harry Redknapp and Brendan Rodgers were the closest two homegrown managers to breaking through. Redknapp had Spurs purring and Rodgers nearly won the league. I love Moyes, but his failure at United (despite massively overachieving everywhere else) will have burnt a few fingers...

I think it’s an interesting question, and well framed. You’re not asking him to sell the club, “can you describe the circumstances” is a perfect way to put it - an owner can perhaps suck up losing £20m a year but would baulk at £100m, £200m whatever. It’s interesting to get a sense of if he...

West Ham fans are chasing Moyes out this summer after getting into Europe 3 years in a row and winning a European trophy. Oh and they’re currently 8th, above loads of media darlings and on course for Europe again. I can’t wait for them to enjoy their expansive, attacking football finishing...

Interesting about how much he rates Strachan as a person. Very interesting about the Chinese billionaire who now owns Barnsley. Did he expand on that at all?

:LOL: Nah, we did this in Thornaby as well. You’ve just awakened a great memory.

Great that it’s happening and well done for organising Rob (y) Shame it’s not streaming, I’d happily kick in a fiver to watch. I don’t quite understand what you mean by we all know how these things work? Unless you mean he’ll be less guarded if it’s not being recorded? For me, I think it’s more...

It’s a sad thing. Someone did the numbers somewhere and worked out that it averages about one L1 or below team who get a replay against a PL team every season, so a windfall of about £1m. That’s a lot for a L1 club, transformative for a non-league team as it can pay for them for 5 years. So yeah...

It’s a great point. If you whinge about fixture congestion then take your first team squad to Australia or Japan or Saudi for a few money spinning friendlies, either mid season or after, you’ve forfeited your right to whinge about fixture congestion.

:LOL: Made me laugh and got me thinking. Apart from the fact that I can’t ice skate, I reckon the one I’d least like to play because of difficulty and pain would be NFL. So fast and so violent.

Bit of a magazine nerd, Your Sinclair was my favourite. The one I really miss, and that has never been replaced, was Time Out with its comprehensive and brilliant listings of things to do. If I arrived in London or Barcelona or New York, first thing I would do would be buy a copy of Time Out...

Outduel. I like that.

Absolutely fantastic this.

One word (and I’m serious): ChubaAkpomOnLoan

Some career the Wavebreaker has had after he left us. Three seasons in the Champions League for an unfashionable club, 50 caps for Holland, loads of other European football. Always impressed when I watch him.

I agree with OP. Most teams do it because it’s flavour of the month and the numbers must suggest it’s the best way to play football. But so many goals now are absolute gifts caused by the technically worst players on the pitch being caught out with the ball in areas where it’s near enough a...