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Noted, but you more or less make the same argument for many issues and the costs tally up. You either accept there’s a limit to public spending or not. £110bn in servicing debt and that will only increase with an increased deficit fueled by borrowing. The NHS budget, just to contrast, was...

In isolation, no of course not. That wasn’t the point and you know full well it wasn’t. It is clear that you don’t really see a limit to government spending so every issue be it the NHS, public sector pay rises, pensions, winter fuel allowance, education, free school meals can be done away with...

This is day to day government spending. Around 7 countries (8 including UK) have a GDP to debt ratio above 100%. This impacts the cost of borrowing money so all of these spending commitments come with a hidden cost of servicing debt. For context, in 2023 the Government spent £110bn on servicing...

Government debt is just as large as GDP which is a trend that just can’t continue to keep growing.

Only Millwall (14) have missed more ‘big chances’ than us (13) and we’ve only converted 2. As soon as this picks up we’re going to be ok.

Kitching did start the season suspended and his form dropped off toward the end of last season and Binks did deserve a run in the team.

An excuse for Rachel Reeves? Nah, it’s worse than that. In terms of the economy, she is about as establishment as you can get (literally an ex-banker) and won’t really challenge the orthodoxy at the treasury (I.e. higher public spending and increasingly higher or new taxes) or have any original...

The women’s game is past proving they can fill stadiums. It’s proved popularity and a niche in the market. However, it needs to prove it can also be profitable. Bearing in mind a ticket for the men’s game in the ETSC zone costs £25 (Wembley on a weekday is inconvenient), the pricing seems a...

We’re 6 games in, not every bad result needs to precipitate massive changes. I personally wouldn’t have started the same team v Swansea. However, the logic was sound because the performance against Spurs was admirable. If anything, an unchanged team from Watford away would’ve made more sense -...

Additionally, the optics is terrible. They stated just how bad public finances were, chose a universal benefit that cost £1bn (or so) but in the same breath ‘pay off’ their trade union masters with inflation busting pay rises worth 4 or 5 times that. Then, targeting pensioners is the least...

Yep, buyers remorse has definitely started to kick in. That’s quite a statement given just how unpopular the Tory government was and in hindsight, how stupid it was for an early election. It’s not out of the realms of possibility for Reform to have a breakthrough in the Red Wall at...

I think our is at least original. The problem being the original concept for the away kit is better in theory than in practice. The home and alternate kits are lot better than the away one.

The first mistake anyone can make is to put their trust or faith in any politician. The whole Labour ‘donor-gate’ wouldn’t be as big issue had they not played ‘holier than thou’ in Opposition. Specifically, just how hard Starmer went in on Boris Johnson for ‘wallpaper-gate’.

It’s been a pretty shambolic start for the government to be honest. Even Rachel Reeves has had to dial down some of the rhetoric about the state of public finances because it’s almost talking the country into recession by decreasing confidence. Sir John Curtice (an expert pollster) has already...

It’s a nice take on the away shirt and seeing a lot of the rainbow clobber being worn to games so seems to be popular and a money spinner. On the design, not really a fan of the multicoloured kits - the last one I bought (but barely worn) was the 3rd kit from 2022/23. Commercially, the club...

I have my own opinion that we’re better playing direct, counterattacking football but again, we’re 6 games in. When we hit some good form I genuinely get the impression we’ll go for decent run. It’s a cliche for a reason, but momentum is so important in this league. We’re also not the only...

If we’re fighting relegation in March/April, then fair enough, the mob will be right… we’ve had 9 games this season and our record is 3-2-4. It’s not quite a disaster yet. The league is obviously not going to plan, 9 points is playoff pace after 6 games which is turning two draws into 2 wins.

I’ve been happy with Dovin, personally. Likewise, neutral fans have been complementary of him. Agree that there is something lacking in defence and midfield.

It was a fluid formation, MVE and Lati were shifting around. Numerous times our shape had 3 CBs and a flat 5 when defending resembling a 3-4-2-1. There were times where MVE was higher up the pitch than a typical RWB and it resembled a 4-2-3-1. It can be both simultaneously. Formations are...

A few people could do with taking back some comments on this thread! 😂