Comrade 86

The match thread tomorrow...

It's clearly a clunge, Eddie!

I get that now but I wasn't sure why you quoted my post with your question 😂

Saturday 27th buddy. 12.30 kickoff.

Not got t'internet where thee lives?

Not sure if any of yous lot have been following the women's 6N but the Grand Slam decider is tomorrow with the Red Roses strong favourites to secure a win. I've watched all their games in this year's tournament and they've gone up another gear or two and are playing some wonderful running rugby under new Kiwi coach, John Mitchell. Match details are as below for anyone who fancies watching the game (live on the Beeb), but full game replays will be on BBC iPlayer, as apparently there's a game of football this weekend too! 👀 Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Date: Saturday, 27 April Kick-off: 16:45 BST

Ahem! 👀

Oh do f*** off 🤣

Their FFP hearing was yesterday apparently, so the outcome must be imminent. Will they sanction the cheating Gumpies, or does the prospect of coming home to a real fire not appeal?

For the love of God, how can it only be Thursday?!? Anyway, here's Warney chatting about preparations and mindset for our final game. For those of you sensitive souls who break out in hives just hearing his voice, he says the mood is upbeat and we'll be setting up to win the game, not looking for a draw. He warns against complacency and made it clear that Carlisle won't be taken lightly, but says he and the players will be ready and up for the challenge. Conspicuously absent were any questions about player fitness, so no updates on that score at all, so Fozzy, Bird and Gayle will all clearly be starting. https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2024/04/carlisle-united-h-preview-paul-warne-202324-season

An interesting few weeks ahead to say the least. For the first time in a long while we will be able compete without the shackles of an EFL business plan and it'll be interesting to see who we are looking at. Presumably there will still be two lists, one for L1 and one not. My hunch is that we'll see the profile begin to change and perhaps some younger players with potential, rather than older players with proven pedigree. I do agree with some of the posts on here pointing out that there's some very good young players in L1 and perhaps we might see fit to five a few a go at a higher level, assuming all goes well on Saturday. Some who have caught my eye in recent weeks include Chris Forino at Wycombe, Paris Maghoma at Bolton, the aforementioned Harrison Burrows at Posh and Karamoko Dembélé at Blackpool, though I'd love to see us spreading the net and brining in two or three from foreign leagues, where I'm sure there must be some good value for money to be had.

No point in going to bed then really!

Turns out selling your club and racking up a £300 million debt to an (alleged) homicidal, global, drug trafficker, with a penchant for home fires, hasn't quite led to the sunlit uplands of European football and worldwide adulation they'd hoped for. They are trending, mind! 😂

TC vs Madrimov @ light middleweight. A tilt at a belt at a fourth different weightclass for the P4P champ. August 3rd and interestingly.... It is the kingdom's first boxing event outside of Saudi. Alalshikh has become boxing's financial powerhouse, with the ability to put on history-making fights. Anthony Joshua's last two bouts have taken place in Saudi and the undisputed title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will also be held in capital Riyadh on 18 May. "A lot of fans have said these big fights are always in Saudi Arabia now and don't forget the UK and US," Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn, who is working alongside the Saudi organisers, said. "There are also talks of a major event in Wembley Stadium for Riyadh Season." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cd1vx9k9mrgo