Erling Haaland

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He’s just come off injured. 47’

Edit: Think it’s a precaution. Took a knock just before the half and has come off along with 3 other HT subs. Didn’t mean to panic anyone :)
 
The products are no longer called Uncle Bens.

They decided to change the name to just Ben after frequent accusations of racism against Uncle Ben’s logo – an illustration of a black rice farmer – and name. In plantation-era US, white people in the southern states would often refer to a black man as ‘uncle’ to avoid using the more respectful ‘mister’.
Last summer, Mars announced it would “evolve” the brand, in light of Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd
I'm not too sure how it affects us but the name change was seemingly a big thing in the states.

There are other examples of name changes with the same objective as the Uncle Ben one.

Country band Dixie Chicks changed their name to The Chicks, to help highlight racial inequality in the US. "Dixie" was often used as a nickname for the southern states that made up the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War era

The country band formerly known as Lady Antebellum changed its name to Lady A over concerns that the old name was racist . You might recall the song "Need you now" which won a Grammy for sing of the year. Antebellum means before a war and the term has been widely associated with the pre-Civil War period in the United States when slavery was practiced.
The band abbreviated the name to "Lady A" in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests in an attempt to blunt the name's associations with slavery

I grew up with Captain Bird's-eye with the big white beard and was OK for me then and now.

Oh I had no idea they had dropped the Uncle part. Shows how much attention I pay when out shopping!
 
Apologies if covered elsewhere, but when can a formal offer to Dortmund be made/accepted?
 
Apologies if covered elsewhere, but when can a formal offer to Dortmund be made/accepted?
Conflicting rumors about this, but as a rule, don’t expect anything official before the season ends
 
Apologies if covered elsewhere, but when can a formal offer to Dortmund be made/accepted?
Depends when the clause activates.

If it activated upon closure of the January window, anytime, and a pre-agreement can be signed.

Likelihood is July 1st, given that nothing’s happened by now, but who knows.
 
If we don't pull this signing off we're consigning ourselves to second best for the next decade. Drastic? Perhaps, but that's how it feels. Really do hope the club hold their nerve and get this signing over the line. If Madrid match our offer, we need to improve it. No more stubbornness please.
OFFS !!!
 
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