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There is absolutely tons of coverage of the spending, but I can see why the squad size thing is being highlighted. People can understand buying new players to improve a team, but very few people can understand why you need 7 keepers, or 15 wingers, so I can see why it's become the story.

So, I thought this was unlikely, but then again... The most likely scenario I can think of is a goal kick, where the attacking team do that thing where they all stand close together near the half way line. The kick is taken, and one attacker breaks early, but realises the ball isn't going to...

He caught the defender's leg when he was reaching for the ball. Looked like he caught him around the knee, and if I remember correctly, Haaland immediately apologised, so I think it's probably fair enough.

Yes, and no. The main screen wasn't working, so there's a backup screen in a box on the floor. That's what he's looking at.

I do wonder if the Abramovich issue could possibly help City. A large part of the problem for the PL is proving anything City did actually broke the rules, without full access to accounts of everyone involved. If they already have an idea that the Chelsea issues will be impossible to prove...

I don't know the full details, but I don't think the self-reported issues were particularly serious, but the second issues, that came from the bank leak are very similar to some of our charges, and hugely serious. However, the new owners can (probably) legitimately say they knew nothing about...

There are two separate issues with Chelsea. One they reported, and a later bank leak of Roman's secret accounts, which they may have had no idea about, so couldn't have reported.

I don't think so - it's just a coincidence that it came out shortly after. From what I remember, it came out of a huge leak from the Cypriot banking system. The main story was about Russian oligarchs using their secretive accounts to avoid sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine, Abramovitch...

Aren't there two issues with Chelsea. They self-reported some less serious issues, which were then dealt with. Later on, a bank leak discovered off the books payments, which it's quite possible that the new owners had no idea about. They're much more serious, and also, with Roman long gone, and...

Wouldn't that depend on whether the whole pay package is excessive? And by avoiding excess, I don't mean that we should race to the bottom with the worst paying private sector employers. I mean by paying fair wages, that ensure staff have a good life, and a good retirement. As far as taxpayers...

A little positivity... I'm seeing tons of comments on social media from Ipswich fans, who are genuinely thrilled that he's being linked. Plenty of fans see him as an England level player who simply couldn't make it into the best team in world football. In the two seasons since he arrived at...

I can see it happening, but not sure this makes a difference. Compared to last year, KP hardly played at all, and Bobb's limited time played last year could be filled by McAtee. Given we had de Bruyne injured for the first half of the season, and we now have Savinho, we're arguably up in terms...

Win-win I'd imagine. While I don't think anyone would argue that the finances are poor, the "running around" is clearly partly performative. Even on the day that they announced the scrapping of the universal WFA, there were senior Labour ministers encouraging people to apply for other...

Whose down there? I'm in the air, surveying my new wind farm from my private jet. ps. I'm quite partial to a nice pylon too.

Your post wasn't just about the environment, so off your high horse ;) You said that the "best land" would be used, which is unlikely to be the case - cost is certainly going to be a major factor, but I don't see why that would gobble up the best land, particularly where local politicians are...

Given it's the LAs that are deciding where to build in their own areas, they're unlikely to choose the "best parts". Best for building, and near to existing infrastructure, but most aren't daft enough to pick the most beautiful or most used green spaces, and concrete them over. The 'market...

And then just to make the story more real, they found a family in Cheshire, also called Owen, and gave Charlotte to them to look after? ;)

No single player can make Bernardo redundant.

Before Haaland and Ødegaard they don't exactly have a starry history of great talents. Quite a lot of "best ever" player lists have bench warmer Ole as number one :)

I've got to ask (and I know you'll have a good answer), but what do you mean by "figuratively" the second best player?