Several years ago, I was in a lift in Ripleys Believe It Or Not in London, apparently with the World's shortest man - Afshin Ghaderzadeh (2ft 1in). I say apparently - I didn't see him.
I always think the time clubs supposedly take to prepare a bid is tenuous At best. How long to sit down, agree an increase in purchase price, then send an email?
The Jubilee at London Bridge was already full of marathon supporters crossing over to Westminster to see the finish. Second half of the tube journey was half empty.
I can image TB approaching a club in January, and saying "how's your cashflow mid-season? I'll tell you what - I'll give you £x for your player now, but you keep him until the summer, when you're TV money, etc kicks in again". He seems to do this quite often - Caicedo, Mac Allister, Moder...
Just bought a new Samsung Frame Tv, which shows paintings with a matt finish when not watching TV. It fits completely flush to the wall, is very lightweight, and connects to a heavy box (bigger than a house brick) which you can hide in a cupboard or something. The box has all the cables and...
Well-behaved three GLUMS beside me in 1901. Nearest left straight after third goal. The other two sat until the very end, and even recorded the celebrations after Man U players had left.
To my mind, GP's consideration will be how far he can take Brighton. So long as he gets the support, he may consider that he wants to build a team to get to Europe (ultimately), rather than being given Europe on a plate. If he feels he has reached a glass ceiling (not yet, but some time in the...