We didn’t sign Simms and Wright for their technique, and with all due respect to your 10 year-old, I’m not sure he’d hold up under some of the challenges that Sakamoto takes on a weekly basis and continue to deliver.
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard overawed by the towering reputation of Jay Dasilva who he can’t afford to drop after being signed for the princely sum of £0.
I think it’s clear from the subsequent results achieved from largely the same playing squad that replacing the manager rather than the players or the chief scout was the correct call in that scenario.
The Austin signings were - and largely continue to be - more than good enough.
I think the issue with Markelo is that thanks to a combination of suspensions and agitating for a move, he’s only played about 60 minutes of first team football in the last two months.
I imagine the deal is as good as done, there’s just all kinds of social media stuff that needs to be shot and turned around before the announcement is made.
I don’t think a mysterious suicide of the king’s brother (and who’s surprisingly close in line to the throne) is all that helpful to the royal family’s reputation really.
Somewhat tragically, the files contain several emails showing Musk actively trying to arrange several visits to Epstein Island, including one email sent by Musk on Christmas morning
The New York Times had an excellent article on how the methods, priorities and standards inside the FBI have changed during the second Trump administration. It’s pretty startling, this is a profound shift in the agency’s practices...