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If you take this and think about whether the extrapolated points total is achievable for any team, there's only Ipswich in there that you'd say is realistic. Apart from us obviously.

Ha, think you've got my explanation confused with advice! Yes, agreed, homeowners who fall on hard times are basically going to have to bumble their way through on a pittance. I would imagine the majority on housing benefit have never owned a home, though. And that seems to be the kicker that...

See, the high line/offside trap that we deploy fairly regularly needs loads and loads of practice for it to work properly. Also probably struggle to recreate the scenario in training to the same level that you'll see in a game. Entirely possible that this was the basis of persisting with it for...

A very dumbed-down explainer: if you sold your property for what you paid for it, so no additional savings in the background, and you magically managed to get into social housing on Day 1, you'd not have the property cost as it would likely be covered by housing benefit. Still wouldn't call it...

Equally, it's good to analyse how you'd play against your own system. No system is infallible so being aware of the weakness(es) and having the ability to adjust to protect those, like we did on Tuesday, is a brilliant sign.

Ah. Like I said, not across the detail just saw that referenced.

Not wholly across the detail yet. Saw something about business rates reform for hospitality, etc but appreciate that’s not market-wide. Generally agree with the sentiment, though. A lot of (fairly punitive) window dressing.

And then you get a mortgage and then kids come along and all the stuff you need to furnish/baby proof the house.

We defended the box well, but they seemed to get in behind us far too much for my liking - admittedly that was in part down to them playing well and playing quickly. Feels a little bit “the ends justify the means”.

Only heard a snippet of this on the radio and haven't had chance to look into it, but optically at the very least it's an awful idea. Will only amplify the whole "two-tier justice" malarkey which I think is a nonsense anyway.

Is that apart from the other games where we've not conceded?

Would like to rest Van Ewijk if possible but if we're short on the wings then not really going to be an option.

I had a target in mind of 48 points by halfway. Now leaves us needing 8 from our next 6 which you’d imagine is eminently doable. In fact, probably be quite disappointed with that return now!

Only on track for 108 points and 127 goals now. Bit of a drop off. Disappointing really.

See, I don’t think it is unrealistic. As you’ve touched on, he could cover a couple of different positions; even if he jumped ahead of Allen in the pecking order that would have given him meaningful minutes so far this season. There’s also been subsequent chat about Torp’s fitness levels, so...

The only ‘good news’ about this is that I meant to have a bet on him to be top scorer at about 80/1 but forgot, so glad he now won’t be!

I bring it back to Sam Rak-Sakyi who we were supposedly interested in last January. Don’t know enough about him but could potentially look at someone like that on a permanent who won’t necessarily expect to play every game but in the long term may have what it takes at PL level. It’s difficult...

Hope this rationalises some of the points:

Never had @Earlsdon_Skyblue1 down as being quite that tall.

TNT have Champions League rights. Or most of them anyway I think - split with Amazon.