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We're getting a German centre back 👀

From a lifelong Ram exiled in Yorkshire, please please please let Southampton beat Leeds in the play off final tomorrow.
It would absolutely make my day.

Shame for Plymouth. In an ideal world Ten Hag is sacked and they appoint Rooney and he relegates them, nothing against agent Wayne btw. Relegating Birmingham city is some achievement which was great,  but manure  would be truly orgasmic

Brentford incrementally hoisted themselves from relative obscurity by recruiting players on a data based model of analysing player attributes, buying those that excel in footballing stats in relation to their playing positions and then selling them on when, surprise, surprise they repeated their statistical strengths at a higher level. 

Whilst some may scoff at this data-based approach, they got far more right than wrong and they're now in the Premier League and have made a profit on players of well north of £100m.

Bigger Premier League teams can afford to buy "off the peg" and mostly need instant results. We need to learn some lessons from Brentford if we want to slowly work our way back to the promised land. Mel mostly messed up by cherry picking some of the best players from our rivals, then trying to crowbar them into our team, ignoring the fact that we played a different style from the team we bought them from.

We've a long way to go before we can dream of a similar renaissance, but be more Brentford. Player stats are by no means perfect, but can lead you to spend your money wisely, and hit the jackpot of resales on a fairly frequent basis.

The first stat we should concentrate on is players who regularly are able to play 40+ games a year consistently.  At least you're not buying a " Maradonna for 5 games a season ".

Every penny will count this season. We're fairly lean now, with little debt. Not a time for risks.....

It's a place in Lincoln... apparently 

I had an operation at the DRI to re-attach my severed achilles tendon on Christmas Day, after I'd fell through a window due to drunken horseplay.
The surgeon got his own back for me ruining his Christmas Dinner, by stealing my Calvin Kleins during surgery.

To be fair he did a great job in keeping Plymouth up this season 

Shame for Plymouth. In an ideal world Ten Hag is sacked and they appoint Rooney and he relegates them, nothing against agent Wayne btw. Relegating Birmingham city is some achievement which was great,  but manure  would be truly orgasmic

He is actually turning into Santa isn't he!?

3 reasons to compare a good wife to a little toe...
 
1/  They're cute
2/  They provide much needed balance
3/  You never truly appreciate them being around... until you bang them on the coffee table late at night.
 
 
 

One of the favourites no more no less (Switzerland at the euros remember this.). If any matches go to pens we ve got Maignan which is good as Lloris never saved any. Chuffed about Kante coming back, as midfield needed another quality midfielder but I have no idea what he’s been up to or the level is at. Our attack is good but nothing special apart MBappe. Dembele is a luxury, Kolo Muany average, Barcola looks promising but no better than  Olise from Palace, I wish Deschamp had picked him. Giroud and Griesman are not getting any younger but they ll be there which is good.

Bubbles over 60s discount card?
@uttoxram75 says its saved him hundreds in the long run.

And a big fat wallet from all those win bonuses

Conor did his best and his best was often pretty classy, but essentially playing a 2 in MF did him no favours, indeed, even Bird struggled in a league where you have to have legs in the middle of the park. Irrespective, I think it's telling that the lads themselves made him their skipper and it was noted that he stuck staunchly by the team even when effectively benched late on in the season. No bitching, no ego, just help the team get over the line. I respect that. He's a good egg and has shown himself to be a seriously talented footballer and I wish him well in his future career as a coach. I'd not be at all surprised to see him do rather well.

No, but I’ve heard he’s signing a new contract 

Must have been measured in a pair of Macron’s shoes.

Nailed it mate.