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Found this video on Youtube tonight, and I thought it was well done, but also reminded me a bit of what @Pyfish is trying to do with his podcast (but in England).

There's a lot to be said for keeping your best players. It's something a lot of us have moaned about in the last ten years or so. Keeping them does cost a lot of money, believe it or not. Klopp and the recruitment team deserve the trust of the fanbase after what has been achieved over the last couple of years. Klopp has a track record of vastly improving players but because people can't see it in £xm it doesn't count as an improvement apparently. What these people moaning really want is a sugar daddy to buy two £50m players for every position.

Or thief... This is likely going to be my daughter one day (though a female of course)

Went to a science museum with the family. All over the place their are signs that says, 'Do Not Touch', and while I was diligent in making sure my kid kept her hands to herself, she someone appears to have nicked the end of a tail or so other bone from the museum.

Going to try and make the last of the good weather while I can...

Enjoy and I bet you will enjoy the time in your garden.

And now I’ve learnt something about them too!

Interesting midfield formation, Chris. I have a serious gut feeling that Koeman actually, deep down, wanted Messi to leave. He obviously will never admit it, but that's what I feel. That doesn't mean I think Barça would be better without Messi, but I think Koeman planned to rebuild this team with the attack centered around Griezmann, with intense pressure and athleticism from all players. It will be interesting to see how he will fit Messi on that equation. From what I read on Twitter, people were impressed by the effort and commitment put by the 2nd half formation to win back the ball. I still think Barça will regret the Arthur deal. Many Barça fans are writting him off as a failure because of 2 games after the pause, but he was one Barcelona´s best players in the early part of last season and under Pirlo, he will grow a lot.

Honestly I think that match made it pretty clear we can’t rest on our laurels just because we were miles better than everyone else last year. The defenders need a squad player to challenge them at CB. Firmino’s a brilliant player and one of my favourite players, but his decision making in the final third has been questionable lately. He looks rusty and it makes me wonder if Minamino could fill in with him. Klopp probably won’t do this, but I’d be tempted to drop Joemez and Bobby for Villa.

On holiday at last... 12 days of chill