Building up a decent mirror of the first team at U23 level, as others have said if you’re going to develop players they need fertile ground to do that.
Moore/Wilson > Bilson/Tyler
Dabo/Kane > Lusala/J Burroughs
LWB/Bidwell > Reid/??? (Another fringe player?)
LCB/Fadz/Hyam/Rose > Alabi/McGrath/G...
I voted both as a commentary and protest on how ultimately our decisions are meaningless and we are granted only the illusion of choice and personal impact whereas in reality on a long enough timescale we’re all less than a mote of dust in the vast desert of existence.
Average squad quality has probably gone up by losing a fair chunk of dead wood. First team has gone down IMO with the loss of Maatsen and JCS and only Palmer in.
Sad that this thread has been derailed, but the problem with the death penalty really is that the only thing going for it is satisfying blood lust. Doesn’t prevent crime, doesn’t save money, can end up killing innocent people.
If it works I’d be more open to it than the death penalty, sperm can be frozen, etc. I have no idea if it works.
Not sure what left or right wing has to do with it. It’s the biggest intervention a government can make arguably.
What do you mean by strength of conviction? People are either guilty beyond any reasonable doubt or they aren’t. Last person who had their murder conviction overturned was 2005 BTW.