The Fish

Final update for 23/24

Here's hoping the shady cabal of Tyneside businessmen have a reach farther than even RTG fear.

Glad to hear it Craig. I see a therapist too, it's helped my depression massively, my anxiety is still an ongoing issue which is of course a concern. And in being concerned about it, I get anxious and the whole merry dance starts again. I remember you not joining in with the abuse of the scousers and I genuinely thought there must be some familial tie, but it's really intriguing to hear it's linked to that disaster specifically and that you have more feelings tangled up in it. For me, apparently I have a huge huge hang up about food and that comes outin the way I eat, the way I fixate on certain dishes for a while then have an almost choleric reaction to it overnight, hoe I handle other people eating around me (I get properly triggered when my son doesn't eat properly, or if he dicks about at the table). Therapist says that's all linked to my bad relationship with my sister. Anyway, it's good to hear that the help is helping. I'd definitely recommend therapy for everyone, even people who feel fine.

Mentioned before that I know a lad who works there and he says the morale is through the floor. So many colleagues of his are looking for new jobs, he is too. Something he mentioned is that Man Utd will have to fish in a pretty small pond for his replacement. A pond that's getting smaller with every press release. The amount of people with the right experience for his job, who'd actively want to work 5 days in the office, for an apparently regressive board is vanishingly small.

Well I just ran a poll and 150% of people would rather snort a line of glass than spend a minute in your company. 50% of people polled said they'd do a line up each nostril. So there.

Thing is, they've played well enough to end up mid table this season, only Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City have permitted fewer goals per game and only them and Brentford and Palace have permitted fewer chances. Plus they've got a goalkeeper who is a very good shot stopper, so the few chances they give up are less likely to result in a goal. Where Everton struggled is their ability to put the ball in the back of the net. They created plenty of chances, 12th overall, but only Sheffield scored fewer. Should they get a reliable goalscorer they'll be way up there. Now, this was in a season where more goals scored than any other (I think?) so it could be that they're an outlier? Like all the other teams are conceding more goals, and they're conceding as many as they would in any season...

The Hell I did! I won't stand for this kind of slander.

Everton are like a game of Frogger, everything is aligned for them to be smeared across the tarmac, but somehow they make it through.

I'd be as well pissing on the ballot as voting Labour here, so it's a Lib Dem MP for me.

Never heard of it. Looks... old.

That's the tent sorted for their Walkabout.

I would hate that. Man Utd can ruin (or at least set back) careers, it's a poisoned chalice. Which will become even more poisony and chalicey once Sir Jim'll Fucksit gets more of his bold ideas across. Strong Chelsea going for Graham Potter vibes. He may well be a talented coach but the rot is systemic at Old Trafford (as it was/is at Chelsea) and throwing a promising new manager into the mess won't benefit either party. Ipswich players and fans surely deserve to see what McKenna can do about keeping them in the Premier League. His stock won't suffer too much if they make a fist of it but fall short. Rob Edward's reputation certainly hasn't been harmed.

Apparently played 6 times...

https://twitter.com/westhamfootball/status/1793669725760667998

One of my favourite "Jesus do you remember him?!" players. Franck Dumas. Got done for tax evasion do to gambling addiction, which is fairly apposite.

I remember when it was just a photograph with the manager like this fwiw I'm very much enjoying Marcelino's confusion.

This is excellent, one by one people are crying off a party they're not invited to.

Then we're agreed.

I'd rather have a pint with @Gemmill than Wilson.

I can only think that his preferred style works with a dominant side, that's why Burnley did well in the Championship. But he didn't evolve it to work when they're not the biggest fish in the pond.

Going off his podcast with Antonio? Not that much.