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FOREST GREEN ROVERS v Wealdstone - 4/9 £10 returns £14.44

Poorest England crowd I can remember for some time. Looks like the Capello era, not what become normal under Southgate.

I don’t think any of what isn’t there is a big deal. I’ve genuinely never even considered weight when looking at a player to buy or any player at the club I’m “managing”. I don’t even know if the number ever changes like when you get the “Player A has returned to training in great shape” or whatever the line is. I’ve never done create a club, either. That’s very FIFA. Also don’t think I’ve managed internationally for about 10 years, if not even longer.

Ten Hag, Silva, Postecoglu, Dyche, O’Neil, Martin and Lopetegui won’t see the end of the season at their current clubs.

Another cup win for Boro' today, beating Redbridge 3-1 in the FA Trophy.

NOTTS COUNTY v Accrington Stanley - 8/15 (SkyBet) £10 returns £15.33

You know that those morally responsible bodies like UEFA and FIFA will be all for this sort of thing.

I’m not too sure tbh but I would guess covering the rising cost of bills and upkeep of the 3G playing surface, in all honesty. Given they hand out free season tickets to all, it’s income they’re probably making up from not charging for tickets. £4,819 is equivalent to 482 adult tickets and £8,944 is 895 adult tickets, which given the last attendance was 205 is equivalent to a little over 2 and 4 of those crowds.

Haringey drew with league rivals Brightlingsea Regent in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round on Saturday and played last night in the replay, meaning that the two had actually met for three times in nine days, and won, setting up a home time in a couple of weeks time against Witham Town, also from the same league. It’s a guaranteed £4,819 in FA Cup prize money, though a win against Witham will guarantee a minimum of £8,944. That’s pretty large money at that level.

Maguire, Gallagher and Gomes, probably to a lesser extent Lewis, though there’s at least something behind that and the fact there is only one out and out striker in the side.

So the thing is, do your beans in the Championship, get promoted and then don’t get punished and live happily ever after?

https://x.com/StanCollymore/status/1830629279526498562 Put this in General rather than in the Spanish section because this has potential to be a wider thing than just at the Mestalla.

Yeah, no worries with me whatever you choose.

Carragher and Neville are fucking cretins. Also, Vegemite Tits at Tottenham might be really funny because he’s honest in what he says but he is one fucking honking football manager.

That result is the worst of the lot for Everton despite a couple of hammerings to Brighton and Tottenham. Let’s be honest, both Brighton and Tottenham are better than Everton presently but the manner of the defeat to Bournemouth is going to plunge morale and confidence through the floor.