Rayvin

Quite possibly. I don't have all the answers on this, I'm just saying I wouldn't personally have chosen the budget as something to kick up over beyond pointing out the hypocrisy of the Tories borrowing £90bn from what I can only assume is a magic money tree.

The media wouldn't run with him on it though, he seems to get very few favours from them. He needs something the media go beserk over first, I would argue. When something directly affects the public in a way that can be seen and measured easily, and the public lose their shit, that's when he needs to capitalise. He really is only going to get one shot at this, and Hammond's budget doesn't strike me as the moment. If the moment never comes, we'll just Brexit, I guess. But I don't think he can create the storm for this, it needs to come from the public if any manner of credible u-turn on Brexit can be achieved.

Brazilled

There doesn't seem to be a significant media outcry about it. Don't think this is the moment.

You'd think more people would be interested in this given that it's a superior version of FIFA, but apparently no!

Yeah I saw that too. Don't worry, already over it.

No I don't, I'm a FTB. Had two false starts in the past year and... well everything else is complicated by the fact that I've started jettisoning various parts of my life now anyway. I'm probably just going to buy a flat and have done with it.

QF fucking T.

Holy fuck, the stamp duty thing though... a policy that will actually help me. Damn.

Dunno mind, if he can get them organised I think they can cut down the conceded goals. Having said that, they seem to be ravaged by injuries so who knows. If they hit League 1, you'd expect them to come straight back up but... Rodwell on £60/week in League 1...

Aye but they are scoring. IMO they just need to sort their defence out and they'll be looking at a steady climb. Granted they're unlikely to be able to do this until January, but I just don't see them being relegated in the end.

Still don't think they'll go down tbh... I know the numbers aren't favourable but they're not that far adrift (4 points I think?) and there is plenty of the season left to go.

I fucking hate the Daily Mail.

Yep, no manner of horrifying track record there.

If the Chinese are behind it, I'm sure it'll be fine.

I actually think it sounds more positive than I was thinking it would be. There's no mention of a flat out refusal, just things to be worked on. Coupled with Sky reporting something about a relegation clause, it may just come down to technicalities. I dunno though, I'll say I've moved from 100% certain this will fail to 99.5% certain. This bit though: Ashley has been made aware that room for manoeuvre is fairly limited as Staveley’s bid is close to the maximum she is prepared to pay.

Actual development: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/21/mike-ashley-seeking-improvement-in-amanda-staveley-near-300-million-bid-newcastle-united-sale

You sad bunch of commies...

Wait, doesn't everyone?

You're such a twat.

Just FFS

Just to prove I'm not making it up. Reckon Gloom is using "a reporter reckons" here in the same way that the Daily Mail use "Sources say"

This guy. This guy gets it.

Aye, I think you're overestimating how much Ashley cares about what we think, Troops.

Squires on Coleman https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2017/nov/21/david-squires-chris-coleman-sunderland-wales-tony-pulis