Stan

When I hit an 80s playlist on Spotify some of the songs are still so good. The standards are ridiculous from back then to now.

Hamlin is making 'remarkable improvement' in his recovery apparently. Good to hear.

Is this some kind of dig at the British public?

2 & 5 as well for the same reasons @nudge mentioned. 5 is probably the most useful.

In a defence that was already struggling, losing your leader in that defence is sure to be a big loss. Konate/Matip CB partnership to come for the foreseeable then?

Yeah it's quite devastating and very sad when you think of his future after this. The good thing being he's young and could have better recovery time and care... I inadvertently saw a clip of it and it's horrible to watch. Sympathise with the players and coaches too that were close up to it and when he was getting treatment on the pitch.

Especially considering how insulting he was to them during COVID. Did they freeze his account at all?

Great to know the current PM has his priorities straight! Don't worry about fixing the economy or the NHS which is literally at breaking point.

Didn't see that one coming

Some obscene fees here. Man Utd and Chelsea the ones mainly responsible. I think Van Dijk is the biggest success here, given trophies won and the level of status/reputation he now has compared to when he joined.

Interesting you say this because some fire Starmer as a Tory-lite individual. I'm not sure what's cowardly about him, mind. I've said this before but I'd rather have boring and effective as opposed to eccentric and ineffective. The fact Labour have made considerable gains in several constituencies is a) because Tories are such a shit show and b) Starmer actually poses as a sensible, diplomatic, calm choice for a leader. When you consider what the Tories have to offer, he's an able alternative. The only problem is that Labour in the past have done so much damage that they lost a lot of core voters (hence the red wall breaking down in the North East). I agreed with some of the Corbyn policies which funnily enough some Tory ministers want to bring in (4-day week was discussed last year, free broadband for vulnerable people) but he is given such bad press (which the Tories run) that people chose to believe those smears as opposed to think for themselves and see what the parties have to offer. People point to Starmer or Labour for ruining this country. Sorry, but the Tories have 'governed' for 12 years and its not up to Labour to bring the solutions to the problems. The problem the Tories have is they create more problems not only for themselves but for the country. Point the finger at the ones in charge, not the ones that can't make any changes and that aren't in power. Fine to say we got stuck with the shit we got, but I pray to God that come the next GE, anyone - be it on the fence, core Labour, Tory or any other voter - sees how badly the Tories run the country and have done for 12 years so far. They've run it into the ground and destroyed the economy in the process. Some might blame COVID but the problems were there long before. We might be fucked now, but we'll be fucked on a grander scale if Tories stay in power.

Exactly. I think they'd bag more voters than they'd lose it they stuck to their guns and aimed to rejoin.

Sad to wake up to news about Damar Hamlin Collapsed on the field and had to receive CPR, in hospital and has a pulse but not breathing on his own. Hope he pulls through.

Right now yes.

Only 30. These days, a player like Kane can carry on til about 35/36 and still bag goals for fun.

Sadly, I know you're right. Ten Hag seems the perfect fit in the form of taking no shit from any big egos and actually setting some decent standards for the club and what the players should respect.

Be a travesty that a player of his sheer quality may end up trophy-less in his whole career if he stays at Spurs. I think he'll go abroad. Perhaps to Bayern. Or maybe Man Utd in the summer and still end up trophy-less .

I can't see it happening for a while, at least not this soon. Especially when both biggest party leaders want to still have a go at making Brexit work, in any shape or form. Would be great to re-join, but imagine we'd get shafted financially. What's the incentive for the EU to even let the UK back in? And on what terms?

There was nothing stopping you from doing the match thread. Therefore denouncing your status as a bigger fan because you clearly don't care that much

Oh come on, I was proud of that one

Guess it makes sense for spiders to be all across the world wide web.

How old are they mate? I would say it's scary for a very young child because of the faces and skeletons. But perhaps a bit older, maybe around 6+ and they'd be okay? I wouldn't say there's anything particularly scary or jumpy. Despite the faces, they've got a soft touch to them. My neice is nearly 5 and I think she'd be similar, finding it scary at the start and losing interest.