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There's so many which have been hampered by injury. Quite tragic when you think that all they've focused on is football and not school. Not that getting a degree has done me much good! 

I would probably go for Michael Johnson from.City. He was a special talent. Shame.

Tonton, Adu, Samba etc were all FM legends but not sure they have a great deal in the tank. 

Special mention for Wilshere. He would have been a Ballon d'Or winner had he been able to keep fit. 

On a Derby note, Christie would have been a splendid striker had he not crippled himself. I remember playing FM (or ChampMan as it was) back in the day and he was incredible, England regular, golden boot etc. Not that FM is gospel but it's close. 

https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/it-baffles-me-how-the-efl-let-people-get-away-with-it-former-charlton-boss-karl-robinson-has-say-on-addicks-current-predicament/

Sorry if this has been posted before, but seems pertinent. 

Deschamps is a miserable looking sod though isn't he. I seem to remember I liked him in 98 but he hasn't aged well 

17 minutes ago, Derbados said:

T rex arms 

Harsh on Pickford I reckon. Slightly unsighted and the ball swerving away from him. Either way, ref and VAR have been woeful 

Brad Jones was on loan to us for a while, wasn't he?

Sorry Ollycutts, didn't spot you mentioned him!

On 21/11/2022 at 12:49, Rev said:

Yet, Thomas Partey gets to play in a World Cup?

Just rumours isn't it? No evidence to say it's him, unless I've missed something with my occasional technology sabbaticals. 

Now pick your best 11. Crikey. 

Warne out. Nige in! 

1 hour ago, Mucker1884 said:

 

4 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

Quite a hunk, I'd say.

I would!

What a dreamboat 

2 hours ago, Anon said:

No. I think it's utterly vacuous. I appreciate the anger about the working conditions in Qatar, but if you genuinely feel that strongly and want to make a statement, don't go. Don't broadcast it. Don't watch it. I won't be watching a second, but I have 0 respect for footballers and football associations thinking they're making any kind of relevant statement with their toned down shirts and rainbow armbands.

It's a legitimate point and I'm sure many agree with you, as I actually do, but what are the individual FAs meant to do as an alternative? If they refuse to play they'll be banned from future tournaments and no doubt be sanctioned. 

I am in no way saying this is the answer, but surely it's a better step than nothing? 

World Cup 2022: Denmark to wear 'toned down' jerseys in protest at hosts Qatar - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63066393

Do we like this? I for one thinks it's fantastic but I'm a woke lefty guardian reading millenial liberal so would be intrigued to get all perspectives. 

Btw. Would love Hummel to be our kit manufacturer in the future. Those mid 90s international kits were brilliant. 

Not sure if this has been posted yet, apologies if so, but David Squires in The Guardian made a little nod to Notts 

3 hours ago, David said:

Liverpool obviously.

Bars, music, shopping all within close proximity with super friendly people.

What more do you want?

Most that knock the place haven't been recently, or even at all and just jump on the stereotype bandwagon.

Would love to live there. 

Having lived in Liverpool previously I can honestly say it's an amazing place to live. Loved it. 

18 hours ago, hintonsboots said:

Titbits ?

Showing your age there Hinton! 

19 hours ago, IslandExile said:

Did you inform Quantuma or the EFL?

It was common knowledge. We didn't need to inform anyone as they knew already. Hence it beggars belief he got as far as he did. 

I work for a reputable economical magazine (you join the dots) and he was on the radar for quite a while. How he made it as far as he did is beyond me and my colleagues. 

We 'admired' his balls for going with it for so long. Properly Wolf of Wall Street sh*t housing. 

What made us more concerned was that the powers that be let this saga go on for so long. If it was any other business they would have pulled the plug and said enough is enough. Yet somehow it was left to go on and on and on. 

When we got the news that he has not only been suspended but also sacked we were delighted. Then we realised that due to his self indulgent egotistical ways there were many people who didn't get paid at Slync.

We worried about our football club and rightly so, but there were people in the US who couldn't pay their mortgages thanks to this absolute j*** stain. 

Are we not forgetting the Eurovision hit by Gina G 'Oh ah just a lil bit, oh ah, a lil bit more' 

Love a good conspiracy theory, I do. 

Any word on the shirt sponsor? 

47 minutes ago, IlsonDerby said:

You’re having to make up possible situations to defend a guy ditching us in one of our darkest times. I can criticise him because he has done this - there’s no speculation. He literally used a loophole to tear up his contract with us. 
 

On the other hand Bobby Duncan just isn’t being played… 

How do you know it is not one of his darkest times? He's clearly a lad with an abundance of talent and sometimes there comes pressure. Maybe it got too much for the lad. 

He's not been a tool on social media, he has kept quiet. Sometimes silence speaks volumes. 

Shame on anyone who's jumped on the HMP bandwagon without knowing the facts. 

This is genuinely superb. 

I think we seem to be overlooking the homophobic nature of at least one of the insults. Seems those rainbow laces are really working! 

1 minute ago, ollycutts1982 said:

Think yourself lucky. Kevin Wilson does it sometimes and he makes a plank look like Einstein. 

Christ! I can only imagine. 

Just heard it's Adam Bolder. Take it back that he's a plank, quite liked him as a player but he does sound like someone who is very proud of his Nova SRi. 

This may be a daft question but I don't normally get to listen to the RD commentary (small blessings) as I'm at work most Saturdays and follow the game on here. Who's the co commentator today as I've only just turned it on. Can't pinpoint the voice. Seems a plank.