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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...

The Harry Kane thing was about how he can be slow to get going at the start of a season. The point was if you judged Harry Kane most season after the first half dozen games you'd have dropped him because he hadn't scored and missed some gilt edged chances. One he's up to speed though..... The...

Not completely - he spent one season as an academy scholar rather than two after joining from Strachan. Plus Wilson never showed anywhere near as much promise in the academy as his career has gone on to prove. Admittedly he was used as both a striker and right sided forward during his stint...

If you think of that ladder as a step machine imagine how much time you'd have to spend on it to get the equivalent. Not to mention the walking and carrying of the ladder. I used to go up and down the stairs as exercise and it gets the heart pumping and the thighs toned really well. Really...