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Even the big clubs rarely get massive gates. At the moment you'd probably say the set up would be closer to the U21's - playing at the Higgs with maybe the odd match at CBS. I'm all for growth of the women's game, but I don't think we'd be able to justify using the CBS unless the club actually...

That won't be the end. It'll be a temporary pause before Putin kicks off again, only probably worse having been emboldened by the seeming weakness of the West to stand up to him.

Of course everyone wants peace, but you can't have peace at any cost. That just gives aggressors licence to continually start wars so that they get what they want as everyone else caves in for the sake of peace. We've had this before. Chamberlain and his 'peace in our time'. Literally in this...

He's out of contract in June, but we have a +1 option. I hope we take it and have him involved with first team pre-season training.

Also encouraging that quite a few were only academy as well. Most of them first years.

It's one where it needs plenty of others to do the same. If one school doesn't allow an inspection it's a problem for the school, if a lot of schools don't allow inspections it's a problem for the inspectors.

Absolutely ;)

I think the new strategy is to remove the word 'up'

We'll have quite a bit of free wages from those leaving, but if we're looking to increase the quality we're likely to not get as many players in as leave, and the squad is already suffering from being low on numbers. But of those players signed new deals if gives us that flexibility to sell...

It's a bank holiday and the club probably reckon they'd get a decent crowd in.

Careful! People will accuse you of using language reminiscent of the 1930's Germany ;)

I thought there was the rule where if a third player approaches the referee they are automatically booked. yet there are games where I've seen half the team surrounding him. Surely that should be three or four yellows? But nothing. It would be good if the refs actually followed laws like that...

Only if O'Hare wasn't available. Not sure how well Palmer would work in that sort of formation, because you'd ideally like him to be second choice ahead of Allen but would the pressing be there?

But was that because he didn't start and had the benefit of his fresh legs against tiring ones?

Initially I though his arm was by his side and the ball would have hit his side anyway. But replay showed arm was extended from the body and definite pen and red.

After his second red I did think his value would be lower than it should be, say around £3m. Since then he's been phenomenal and those that were talking of £8m aren't looking quite so silly.

I'd probably go back to 1 up top and play Sheaf, Eccles, Hamer and O'Hare. Not quite in a box though. Sheaf and Eccles as holding midfielders, O'Hare AM and Hamer drifting around inbetween. Palmer and Allen on the bench

Last game seemed to work ok with Vic and Walker starting and Godden off the bench. Keep it that for now.

I guess the fear that Putin would go nuclear if anyone tried to stop him is about to be tested. Wonder if he might end up being defenestrated in the not too distant future?

Meanwhile Jamie Allen is still free to roam the streets