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As a remainer who accepted leave it will be a relief to get it done. Will be interesting to see how Johnson goes from here. With his majority he can if he wishes 'soften' Brexit which some commentators seem to think is his preference. Whatever happens now he's got a clear run at it and if there are ...

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Angela Rayner is authentic and someone the traditional Labour vote who seem to have deserted in their droves, particularly in the North, could better relate to. Given her background she has the potential to be the voice for some of the most vulnerable in society - who are going to need all the help ...

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Living in an area with a huge student vote it's a straight fight between Labour and the Lib Dems - I'm guessing this is replicated across most of England at least, if not the UK as a whole - so I don't think it has a huge impact on the Tories as these are not and never have been their strongholds. A...

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Surprisingly quiet day on this thread bearing in mind it appears to be a pivotal day in the campaign: Johnson's 'oven ready' Brexit strategy massively exposed on the basis of what that means for NI Johnson deflects his disinclination to face Andrew Neill by questioning licence fee validity NHS front...

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This is becoming very difficult - where does the on-field referee end and VAR start - thought this was one of his better games probably because we were so dominant that officildom was never likely to influence the result.

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Not a fan of the 'ratings' thread because it s so subjective but in a sense today was all about the full-backs - Sean got that spot-on and if we get that sorted we'll be reet.

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If you are coming off the back of three poor results West Ham are the perfect opposition to put things right

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Every sympathy for Lanzini - but it's about the foul (yellow) not the resultant injury.

A bit like Ash Barnes and the cruciate he got at Villa in what in rugby terms is described as a 'meaningless rubber'

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Aside from Norwich for whom there is no realistic hope it's more wide-open than it has been for some time and of course we are (as almost always) one of the contenders. Sean's experience in steering us clear of stormy waters is again likely to be invaluable. In the end it will come down to the mange...

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Allardyche - like what you did there

You're a top poster but as fishing trips go Roy Schneider would have been proud of that

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There's vast PL experience in every unit - back to front - really don't think that the lack of a strong or dominant captain (even if that is the case) is something that should be of major concern. Of course everything is not as it should be - but don't see the perceived lack of a 'captain' as the pr...

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Firstly - well done Chris Wilder - what a good manager he is and what a fantastic job he's doing. Reminds me of our first PL season under Sean but with a cutting edge. That being said they will find the second half of the season far tougher than the first so they need to rack-up as many points as th...

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I'm struggling to think of a goal we have conceded which could be attributed to a Nick Pope error. Tom made the odd error (Liverpool away last season springs to mind) but they were rare. Pickford's seem more commonplace and aside from his - on occasion - questionable decision making, much of this mu...

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We need to be looking for 6/8 points there - two home wins would be an excellent return

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I thought I read somewhere that Drinkwater was now training at the required level and could be in contention for next week? A fit Wood has to be straight back in. To be fair to Barnes he's coming back from an injury and was not quite at it today but hopefully he'll be back up to the required level i...

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I think he’s good enough for us, too good. I don’t think he would make it at a top CL team and therefore United were right to let go. You can't really make that comparison though. He's our one creative outlet and we rely on him far too much for such a young and inexperienced player. Put him into a ...

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First half was very similar to Liverpool - a couple of good chances to take the lead before we conceded twice in quick succession to a mistake and a deflection - difference in the second half was that Chelsea kept coming forward - scored and conceded - Liverpool just killed it. Liverpool will finish...

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Personal favourite is The Planets - Gustav Holst

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On the basis that I doubt we'll go down the non-English route again then the natural successor to Southgate as things stand would be Howe or Dyche. However, as has been said no reason why Southgate would move aside anytime soon which allows for someone like Graham Potter to force his way into the re...

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My opinions were formed as a little kid in the 70s when your mum and dad used to let you watch all sorts of stuff that would be considered totally unsuitable by today's standards Porridge, The Likely Lads and Steptoe and Son (which started in the 1960s) are timeless classics which still make me laug...

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I was watching Final Score, Crooks, the ever sensible Keown and Jason Mohammad all said that the goal should have stood. Can't see that view shifting significantly with Shearer and Neville who both seem to get the Dyche mantra - Lineker has already indicated he thought his beloved Leicester got away...

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Tommy Lawrence was the Liverpool 'keeper - not that unusual during the 60s/70s - John Burridge, Joe Corrigan, Phil Parkes (QPR) etc.

In more modern times - thinking of outfield players - Charlie Adam springs to mind.

As far as we were concerned I'd add Ian Bray and Neil Grewcock into he mix.

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This would have been a tough enough game with a decent ref - already feels like we're starting 1-0 down

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Genuinely upsetting news - with deepest condolences to his family and friends.

I always looked out for his music related contributions they were superb and covered many genres.

He will be sadly missed on here.

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these threads come up from time to time on here, this is always the first song that comes to mind

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Stranglers - Walk On By

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Pre-Premier League but top flight/old first division - Bob and David Latchford at Birmingham and I think I'm right in saying Henry Newton was Keith Newton's brother? - if so they were at Everton together before Keith moved to TM. I'm not sure how all the Clarke's were related either but there were s...

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warksclaret wrote:Just cant see SD starting with 443

Me neither unfortunately - but I think it would give us a very good chance if he did

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Huddersfield take the lead at Stoke with the first shot on target in the whole game - 82nd minute. Again struggling to understand how Nathan Jones is still there. He has to go but already seems like they've left it too late.

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Stoke v Huddersfield - Vokesy not in the 18 - is he injured? No sign of Ward either.

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On another day it hits the outside of Pope's leg flies clear and it's a great reaction save.

McGinn sees it early, sets himself and hits the ball low and hard - all Pope can do is get in the way. Where the ball ends up is then something of a lottery.

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Long was the other senior player not involved. On another thread there's a Pieters v Taylor debate - but if Taylor's not even in the 18 and with so few minutes this season he seems some way off a start - is he still carrying an injury? Agree with Ian's comment - our rotation happens on the bench and...

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As Lord Beamish and Bosscat say - two (high-spec) cars = two players = one in each car,

On face value difficult to believe this of two highly paid professional athletes - but on reflection not that difficult.

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I've really warmed to them over the last couple of weeks. The vast majority of output from their fans is eminently sensible and they realise that to survive in the PL they need to try and do something similar to what we do. It's a refreshing change to see/hear fans of a newly promoted club thinking ...

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Thank you for posting Stan - that is a quality video which perfectly captures feel of 1970s football - for anyone who wasn't there. Fletcher's overhead goal is of course iconic but the finish into the top corner by Doug Collins (?) is pure quality. That retro kit would fly off the shelves in the clu...

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There are probably two places in the top six up for grabs and Leicester look best placed for an attempt on the top four. I'd definitely agree we can realistically look a a possible top-half finish as the points are the points are going to be more evenly spread between 18/20 rather than the usual 14/...

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I'd say already we're almost certain to stay up this season. The top six appears to be the top two and there are opportunities to take points off 17 teams. Of the rest there seems to be an obsession with technically limited players trying to play in the style of Barcelona. We are almost uniquely unl...

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Don’t want Silva being sacked as don’t want the Toffees coming sniffing around for Dyche This a good point. Allardyce, the ultimate pragmatist was sacked because of the attritional football, despite relatively satisfactory results. Silva's supposedly more expansive style has been an expensive failu...

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Excellent movement by Wood to make the space for the strike - superbly executed and intelligent delivery from McNeil from a difficult position and tight angle. We look and feel like we properly belong at this level, maybe more so than we ever have in the past, and that moment in the game captured ex...

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Never understood the criticism of Hendrick. Given the current group at our disposal he's definitely the ideal starter on the right and no coincidence that we played our way out of trouble with him in that role last season. He's in great shape and everything Sean says about him suggests he is a first...

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A very balanced appraisal from a Norwich fan How refreshing was that? What an incredibly sensible take on the game. He understands what we are about and why we are good at it far better than the majority of professional pundits who are paid to come out with the same tired platitudes and cliches wee...

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It's high risk - against Arsenal whilst we came close to nicking the ball off them a couple of times they also, on several occasions, played out through our 'press' and got into great positions. Norwich don't have that quality and the longer the season goes on - if they persist with it - the more th...

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Not really sure where the pre-season optimism around Southampton came from - I think the BBC had them ranked 12th. Adams was a punt with probably a 40/60 chance of delivering and they still display the same defensive frailties as last year. So far they've got lucky at Brighton with Andone's stupid r...

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Brilliant result for Norwich well done to them. They might well say up - they've got what used to be called a 'shooter's chance' - in other words if you go for it you win some - you lose some. We learnt that from the first PL season under Sean where we were hard to beat and break down but didn't hav...

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With thanks to Vegas Claret for posting the link - I really enjoyed watching that - Keane wipes the floor with Neville in terms of self-awareness and football intlelligence. Not going to attempt to defend some of the things he has done and said but his achievements speak for themselves - it's a mist...

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Don't think there's any doubt about his intelligence - his temperament however appears, on occasions, to be a different matter. Difficult to think of a time in either his playing or managerial career where he seemed so focused and controlled than his spells at TM.

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On a level with ours is good for us when you consider the financial backing they have. Absolutely - and highlights what a fantastic manager SD is and what a well-run club we are. Financial backing alone is no guarantee of survival at this level though - plenty have crashed and burned in the time th...

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Not surprised going off Watford’s recent history. Think he’s one of the better managers in the group outside top 6. Not sure what to make of timing... bad run, leaving plenty of time to look at the squad for the incoming, but someone else’s squad until the next window. Indeed somebody else's squad ...

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Bond looked like a bizarre appointment from the outset. Given that there are only two slots realistically available it would highly careless to get relegated from League One this season. Without knowing too much about Southend thought they might have been a tad hasty in sacking Chris Powell.

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Hypothetically, if we had gone down and for whatever reason SD was no longer around think the Cowleys at Lincoln would have been serious contenders - bearing in mind they were strongly linked with both Huddersfield and Wednesday

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Depending on the nature/extent of Gudmundsson's injury I'd say there's a strong case for him slotting in on the right side of midfield. No coincidence that playing that role he was an integral part of the team that hauled us away from danger during January-April last season.

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