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A house? You were lucky to live in a house! We used to live in one room, all 26 of us, no furniture

Considering that people were howling with anger at the police not immediately releasing the ethinicity of the Southport guy this is probably a wise move. Literally every time something like this happens there's about three or four people on here who spring into action and imply a certain...

The police haven't said so in their statement, so the media are covering their own arses in case it turns out not to be the driver. Seems like a pretty chaotic situation all round given the amount of booze involved.

“Idea for new BBC2 series. Ben Wilson and Jamie Allen eating kebabs in the Algarve. Properly policed. Must not, repeat, not turn into an all-night rave”

There are much easier ways for a ref to make money on a game than disallowing even a semi-contentious goal. “All the help in the world” will not help refs reach decisions that everyone can agree are correct. We should stop pretending that VAR and other pauses to the game can change that.

This just isn’t true. Sky seem to love us atm.

Of course it wouldn’t be a waste, but sorry to say there’s also a growing chance he’ll grow up to be a £2 million Fabio Tavares instead. We almost never take punts of this size on players who don’t also contribute to the first team in some shape or form.

Belgium U21 caps are nice, but BTA helped us win some points in the Championship this year.

Torp has made far more valuable contributions to the team in his first 25 games than Bassette has, let’s be realistic here. There are only so many £2 million players we can sign, and to make one of them be a player who may not make a positive impression here until the 26/27 season is a waste...

The suggestion that one bad refereeing decision is what cost them a CL spot in a 38 game season is so petty it’s laughable.

And therein lies my point - I’m not opposed to making a sizeable investment in a player with room to grow, as long as they can make the team better while we wait for them to become the finished article.

I think that’s harsh on Torp, who was a regular starter from the get-go, and made many important contributions last season. Bassette meanwhile has got worse as the season’s gone on.

He was (understandably) not at the required standard and I doubt he will be next season either. It’s all well and good saying he’s one for the future, but the money we spent on the investment demands a return sooner than what we’re currently getting - it might be in the third year of his...

A wealthier club might be able to afford a £2+ million dart throw, but given the size of the squad and the cost/impact of players like Bobby Thomas or Sakamoto, I think it’s hard to justify the use of funds on Bassette.

A ref made a mistake and Aston Villa lost - who gives a fuck?

“Even The Hill!”

What did he cost us?

Every ceiling for Jamie Allen is a high ceiling

Attitude and work ethic alone is not worth £2.5 million.