Recent content by SilentProf

He’s not going to sign for anyone knowing he will be sitting on the bench most weeks. Even if he was happy with that, do we want to sign another bench warmer to block the academy lads’ path to the first team? Either we sign better than what we have or we give the kids a chance. That’s what we...

Look at the periods he missed Australia games though. He missed all games from March to October 2024 and all games from November 2024 to June 2025. He played for us before coming back for Australia the first time and the second time was after the season ended. It’s not like he’s missing games...

Some clubs keep a senior player on the books to captain the reserve team and help bring young players through with leadership and in game coaching on the pitch. That would be a good role for Howson if we’re not going to keep him on as a first team squad member.

The amount depends on your age. - Half a week’s pay for each full year you were under 22 - One week’s pay for each full year you were 22 or older, but under 41 - One and half week’s pay for each full year you were 41 or older

The problem with all publicly traded companies is that they always have to come up with ways to make more money than the year before to satisfy shareholders.

I’ve enjoyed all of them a lot but Stargate is vastly underrated compared to the others. The film was great but the series revised and expanded on it hugely. Atlantis is where I first became a Jason Momoa fan. Universe killed it off. Hopefully they bring it back at some point. Maybe with a full...

I beg to differ

It’s still a step up from Errea making the kits in the wrong colour

Years of playing solo means Noel’s voice is better than it ever was in the old days. I was worried about Liam after the boxing performance but I did suspect that might have been a monitor and sound engineer issue on the night. He’s living a lot cleaner these days and it looks like everyone has...

If the new policy is implemented correctly it should help massively. Once the message gets out that crossing in a boat will have you forever declined asylum and sent back, people will stop doing it. That reduces the numbers we take in return for sending them back and we can focus on accepting...

You have to spend big or you end up doing a Luton. Even then it’s no guarantee.

Certain people simply refuse to believe these facts. They complain about groups of people standing on street corners but their options are often that or sitting all day in the cramped room of a shared home. It’s the same reason teenage kids do it around shopping areas and parks.

Yes. He was in the same under 17 World Cup winning squad as Foden and ended the tournament as top scorer I think. He looked every inch the future star at the time but never progressed after his big money move. 8 goals in 5 years since then tells you everything.

Spence, Jones and Coulson in recent years too but it has to be Traore for me. He was running with the ball quicker than most players could run without it.

Could this lad be the surprise breakthrough star of pre season? He’s in Portugal with the first team squad and seems to be featuring heavily in the training videos the club is putting out. Could he be the strong, athletic Boateng like DM we have been looking for?