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That may well be his his squad number. Wish him all the best As McCallum turned 19 today they must have felt there was a gap in the squad for a young LB!

Maybe, but as I said I didn't feel like I was overdoing it and tried to do it so I felt there was always a bit more left, mainly so I didn't get into problems as I was doing it by myself. I was also limited by the amount of weights I had available in the pack - I think I only had about 100lbs in...

No, it's never really appealed to me. Does look intense and the pre-match training camps must be hell. When you look at some of the less well-toned heavyweights say we say you do wonder how on earth they look like that if they follow that training regime. Is their gym also a McDonalds?

I disagree on both points. I think there might be more of a clamour for him to be in the team from the stands had he been at the academy from a young age, but I don't think that would necessarily lead to him being chosen. Look at Thompson and Ford - both of whom had been with the academy from a...

Personally I'm not sure they are football fans - it's more that the perception for them is that it's somehow more 'acceptable' to behave in this manner at a football match and so they can get away with doing it. They're not there for the football - they're there because they get to act like a...

In response to supporting the lads, if he plays or comes of the bench then of course he should be supported as much as possible. Discussing his attributes and weaknesses on a forum is a different thing. Should we all just come on here and say "all of our players are amazing"? Be rather dull. I...

I agree with the overall assessment sadly but I think it'll be more a mental than physical thing. You could see how tentative he was last time so after a second you could see him not wanting to take on his man in case he gets clattered or put a foot in for fear of injury. I hope I'm wrong but I...

I'd definitely give McCallum a rest for this game (mentally more than anything so he's fresh for the weekend) and give Watson an opportunity to settle in and let MR have a look at him. Which I'd have LB and which RB not sure though

As a genral rule always be wary of people who refer to themselves in third person - tend to be untrustworthy and do so either through eagerness to hear their own name and self-promote or because there are actions/behaviours they do they don't want to associate themselves with so create this...

Once you stop it gets so much harder to start again because everything loses condition and starts ceasing up, so you have to start small which is frustrating when you know you used to be able to do so much more.

You're almost certainly right. I still have the weights but only use them occassionally for arms etc, and I now do light weights but for a bit longer til the muscle feels tired so I'm getting the form a bit better.

Yeah, for every healthy old person that's been lived an unhealthy lifestyle there are tens of thousands in very poor health and hundreds of thousands that died a lot younger. Walking is my main exercise now - I tend to put the match on the radio and just walk around listening to it so I'm not...

Btw the like isn't because you've got the shoulder injuries! It's interesting to know the effect the job has on you. Like did you know soldiers sometimes find they develop a 'breast' because they're hitting it so often on parade with their gun and it develops extra fatty tissue to cushion the blow?

You'd have to ask one. I'm not one. I just pop up the Higgs every now and then to watch the academy or U23 sides

Chris Kamara not realising a player had been sent off......

Commentators (esp on radio or from radio backgrounds) are told to keep talking hence all the stats and guff about kits, the ground, fans etc. Almost doesn't matter what you say, just say something. I find in that respect the women are as good as the men, it was just odd to begin with because you...

I've always wondered about those people that used to carry those heavy wooden ladders around and whether they had back/shoulders problems later on. Same with the bin men that use to carry them from the garden to the lorry. Are you like a sailor with their sea legs who feel weird on dry land? Do...

I had a weights bench and even though I was pushing myself I didn't think I was overdoing it but I've got back and shoulder problems now as well as hip/knee/ankle problems. Think my big error was not warming up sufficiently beforehand.

I'm not related to him. I'm not entirely convinced he will make it because as I say he's not a tall striker or a quick one. His sprints do need improving from what I've seen but there are other strikers who aren't the quickest but positionally just always seem to be in the right place in the box...

Hepburn-Murphy had played for them - he played the second half when Ponti got subbed. He got sent-off. I agree that I don't think Ponti will get enough game time, but I'm surprised they wanted him and even more so that MR decided to let him go there if the intention was to get him as much...