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In 1926, Herbert Chapman recommended that clubs shouldn't be allowed to sign any new players once the season started and the number of of clubs relegated should be increased to eleven. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/mar/05/relegate-half-premier-league-excessive-but-merit "Ten...

and rescind their decision to award them the 2018 World cup or will their state sponsored corruption just be swept under the carpet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38274641 Russia's right to host the 2018 World Cup amid revelations about a state-sponsored doping programme has been...

As our current forward line (ignoring all their other abilities) are unlikely to win a ball in the air or hold it up, why does Stockdale hoof 90% of his distribution up the centre of the park? It used to be that a pass or throw out was the standard and the aerial route was an occasional...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36146336 C'mon Bozza, aren't you pulling your weight?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34444603 I wonder if it stays in the inside lane?

"Taxpayers will be astounded that West Ham have been gifted a stunning new stadium for the same price that they paid for Andy Carroll." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33214058

This was from a few weeks ago but, really? Just when you think you've heard it all, Holloway goes and proves you wrong......... Ian Holloway criticised West Yorkshire Police's continued ticket restrictions on Millwall supporters after his side's Championship defeat at Leeds. The fans were...

Dunky's made some ricketts over the last a few months, letting opposition strikers score against us. Is it time to give him a rest and let Hughes or Halford tighten up the defence?

Britain's biggest bank helped wealthy clients cheat the UK out of millions of pounds in tax, the BBC has learned. Panorama has seen thousands of accounts from HSBC's private bank in Switzerland leaked by a whistleblower in 2007. They show bankers helped clients evade tax and offered deals to...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30875633 The wealthiest 1% will soon own more than the rest of the world's population, according to a study by charity group Oxfam. The charity's research shows that the share of the world's wealth owned by the richest 1% increased from 44% in 2009 to 48% last...

As some of you know, I've recently become very attached to a lovely little pony. I was warned about his bad behaviour but couldn't help falling head over heels in love with him. But now he's gone missing or at least, he's not been round my drum for some time. Some people don't understand what I...

If you're in the area this weekend (26th/27th) then there's some great free music to enjoy. http://roxmusicandarts.org/events/the-24th-rox-music-and-arts-free-festival-2014/ :rock: :rave:punk:

On the BBC website "Prince William has gone hunting deer and wild boar in Spain - just a day before he was due to make a public plea to end the illegal wildlife trade. In a message due to be broadcast later, the Duke of Cambridge and his father, Prince Charles, will call on people...

If you were rooted to the foot of the Premier League, who would you put your trust in?

What's happened to the lad? Where's his pace, confidence and the wonder goals of last year and the year before? He put in a woeful performance against a very average Huddersfield defence. Unfortunately this year it seems to be the rule rather than the exception. Is he still not fit or is he...

Amazingly, there were 15 home ties for Championship teams today. Some of the attendances were real shockers: 21740 Brighton v Newcastle 14463 Leicester v Burton 13693 Palace v Stoke 13198 Peterborough v...

You know what it's like. The Albion have just won/drawn/lost, you get home, log onto NSC and you just know they'll be there, those negative comments, the utter drivel, the obsessive examination of anything slightly positive to extract a down side (often as not accompanied by a few choice swear...

"Tony Bloom today led the tributes to Albion's former Dutch marine Michel Kuipers, ahead of his testimonial match against Reading on Tuesday night. The Albion chairman says he hopes fans will pack the stadium to honour the ex-Seagulls keeper as he steps out for his deserved Amex debut. He told...

From the Seagulls website: "Sussex-based goalkeeper Tom Betts could realise his sporting dream if he is selected to play for England Under-18s Schoolboys against their Republic of Ireland counterparts at the Amex next Thursday - kick-off 7.35pm. The Burgess Hill Town stopper, and former Albion...

Quote from him in Independent: "We need to produce players with lots of qualities. The biggest mistake in England is to look only for one quality. He's quick! But does he have a good first touch? It doesn't matter, he's quick. Or he's big! A good, big defender. But can he read the game, can he...