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Did you criticise Bentworth much when he left Newcastle? Macc seems a shambles and it looks like they've departed on good terms.

If you've got the time to read a couple of in depth articles a day then definitely IMO. There's a number of discount offers flying around until the end of August.

Lucas has done well to unite the country on this topic. Everyone thinks it's bonkers.

Sounds strange but it's very easy to avoid articles you don't want to read. All are given equal footing on the app unlike a traditional paper which might have a similarly nauseating piece spread over the back 4 pages. I'm loving it so far. Thought Michael Cox's article yesterday on the promoted...

I feel like my opinions are better and more worth sharing if they've been formed from analysing unbiased information. Just like in any walk of life - doing a PhD (theoretically) means you know as much about that topic as anyone, but you don't get there without reading papers around the subject.

I don't believe wanting to stay/leave is binary. He's probably pretty happy at City, but also thinks he could be happy at Bayern on much higher wages. It's not like he's fallen out with the manager/squad here.

I don't think Leroy would be being accused of a lack of effort if he wasn't potentially departing. I've never had the impression from him as being lazy on the field. He's always willing to gamble on a through ball and gets back and defends as well as any of our other attackers.

No, I did. I've been saving a sensible amount and I have that nest egg because I didn't blow it on a new car.

I agree. But the UK entered the recession already managing a deficit. Whatever way you spin it to me, I'll consider that a critical flaw in Labour's management of the economy.

I know, they were expecting boom years to continue forever. They were naive.

There's always a recession coming; it's the cycle of boom and bust. Labour declared the cycle over so they could spend frivolously.

I was 17 so not that well nuanced in global politics and economics. I think that even then I'd have thought it unlikely that something that had existed throughout capitalism would suddenly end because I wanted to splash some cash though. Predicting when the cycle switches is difficult, but...

Brown followed Keynesian economics which dictate that you build a surplus when the going's good and invest it through recessions to stimulate the economy and keep people in jobs. Your second paragraph is hilarious. "If the economy hadn't gone bust, the boom and bust cycle may well have ended"...

Disagree. If Labour had accumulated a surplus in the late 90s and early 00s, then investing that nest egg throughout the recession would have saved jobs. The recession wasn't Labour's fault, but our ability to manage the effects of it was.

But then where do you draw the line with what's political?

Keynesian economics has another half to that story. As well as investing through recessions (which is indeed a good idea), you also have to build a surplus whilst the economy is performing well. That surplus can then be invested through the following recession and so on the cycle goes...

He didn't say they deserved the win (if it's the comment I heard); rather that they were the better team today. I'd tend to agree with that. The better team frequently loses or draws.

Tommy Doyle? Foden will hopefully be becoming a first team regular and we won't need a huge signing to cover the minutes Foden played last season. And Rodri is definitely Fernandinho's replacement. Not sure why you think we need another.

She's doing brilliantly, but looked tired at times today. She'll do brilliantly to get past Halep. Mindful not to put too much expectation on her either. This run is very similar to Laura Robson's in 2013.

I'll keep half an eye on how Vinnie's getting on in management. He's brought in a lot of players already, including Samir Nasri today.