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Deeply saddened by this. Lovely and brilliant man - you always got the impression that the laugh was more important to him than the recognition. RIP

You're absolutely right - it's a massive issue, but I feel for the counties in this. With virtually no cricket played in English State Schools, the entire home-grown catchment for the counties comes from private schools and the club system (although these are pretty synonymous). You only...

Sadly, last night revealed that they have fast gone the way of the Republican Party. They're all worried about the Covid inquest - and the lobbying that got their donors and mates all of the plum contracts. They won't miss an opportunity to stymie the Standards Committee...

I was just about to say this - exactly. Was it offside? Yes, that’s objective not a judgement call. Was it interfering? The Lino clearly thought so - and VAR confirmed not a clear and obvious error. That’s VAR working correctly in my book.

Totally agree with this. I get the "let's rebuild" strategy, but leaving Wells out all last year (was he furloughed?) and then releasing him was really odd. We need someone like him to guide the kids coming in - where are they going to learn their trade from? We desperately need some...

Superb book - go well! Whole-heartedly recommend Stephen King's new book, Billy Summers. Only 40% through, but it feels like it's reaching it's conclusion, am struggling to put it down!

So.... I thought the sharing scheme sounded ok - although like many, I was surprised when I had to pay £20 to do it, and then my dad had to pay £25 to receive it. But we did it anyway. That was until I tried last night to transfer my (adult) ticket to my dad for the Watford game, as we're on...

Absolutely - I'd have Wood or Barnes in a flash, they would both do the job we need

That's a fair shout - but I have to say if we'd have picked him up, I'd have been pretty happy - given his past success, and Liverpool liking enough to have signed him when they did. Personally, I don't think we need a 20-goal striker - we need someone quick and strong, who scares defences...

Your stats are pretty selective. He was Championship Player of the Season in 13/14 with 22 goals. Then went into the Premier League with Burnley where he scored 11 goals in his first season, before moving to Liverpool - where opportunities were scarce, and he then did his ACL in October which...

The Tour's going to be great this year - the way Pogacar won it last year, essentially by cruising other teams' efforts rather than having a big strong team of his own, has meant that Ineos and Jumbo Visma know they need to do something very different to win the GC. Cavendish back at 30 and...

The Parliamentary Committee charged him with coming up with evidence to substantiate his claims, which (made to a Select Committee) would not contravene the OSA. Also - I very much doubt that any of the content of today's release could be construed as breaching official secrets.

Adam Armstrong must be worth a look. Prolific goalscorer, right age, been improving year-on-year, and looks like he would work well alongside Welbeck.

Well of course you did - we all know Stat Bro Mansion is a haven of sweetness and light. Hypothetically, I'm guessing it's the miserable tosspot hypothetical neighbour on the other side of the kid's fence?

This. It's one thing saying they don't think someone's played as well as they would expect them to for their SuperLeague team. That's just being a Man Utd fan. It a whole different ballpark posting monkey pictures and deciding it's to do with the player's skin colour (conveniently ignoring...

Keep chucking them back. 1. It's good for the kid to be outside 2. It'll make you feel good about yourself (deep down, promise...) 3. You never know when you'll need a little goodwill in the opposite direction. 4. It costs you nothing As they say, pass it on.....

Finishing bottom of the County Championship after the mass exodus of winter 1996/7 was the lowest point I’ve seen - bringing in journeymen and youngsters to fill the void. BUT..... it was that mess that led to the Pigott/Marler revolution, recruitment of Chris Adams, Mark Robinson, Richard...

What's been incredible is not only how good they were for the first half of the season, but how well we adapted to life without them. I remember Gross playing as a wingback under Hughton (Newcastle game?), looking hopelessly out of position - and a sign that every wheel had fallen off the...

I think we need to be really careful here. The OP actually hit the nail on the head - Kayal is Israeli too and has played 46 games for the International side. As I understand it, they've been friends since childhood, despite being the other side of the religious divide. Tomer being proud to...

It’s a no-brainer for me - Graham has taken us beyond where Chris could have got us to, for the simple reason that every single player under him has improved significantly. Even Maupay (who’s finishing has clearly been a long way off what you’d hope for from a frontline striker) has become a...