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Reply | Following the JET thread, how about a Town Reprobate XI?
at 18:34 22 May 2025
Paul Taylor assault and drugs test failure.
Brandon Williams dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
Careless Carless Carlos Edwards driving whilst disqualified. [Post edited 22 May 18:41]
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Reply | I'm sure I'm reiterating the same point many have made
at 20:54 2 Feb 2025
Excellent:
Delap - has been excellent. Worries defenders. Scores goals. Without him, we would be a long way adrift.
Good:
Cajuste - upgrade on Luongo, but a similar kind of player. Clearly has a fitness issue. 6/10 every game, without ever going above that.
OK:
O'Shea - solid defender. Doesn't do much wrong.
Huchinson - has shown flashes of brilliance, but we are asking far too much of him. Has been particular poor since xmas, suggesting he needs a break.
Poor:
Szmodics - not sure why we bought him. Isn't fast, physical or tricksy enough to challenge premier league defenders. Can score goals, but offers little else. Being played out of position, but not good enough to warrant building our team around.
Greaves - has looked less effective than Burgess.
Very Poor:
Johnson - positioning is poor defensively. Offers nothing going forward. A downgrade on Harry Clarke. A significant downgrade on Tuanzebe.
Phillips - paying a fortune for him based on past glories. Wants to play as a third centre back, which invites pressure. Doesn't seem to be able to move the ball forward. Several mistakes which have cost us goals.
Muric - poor distribution. Multiple costly mistakes. Causing trouble on international duty.
Jack Clarke - lightweight. Can't beat a man. Weak shooting. Similar to Szmodics, we are playing him out of position, but he has shown no signs that he is worth changing our system to accomodate him.
Too early to say:
Godfrey, Philogene, Enciso, Ogbene, Townsend |
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Reply | Starmer’s definition of working people.
at 19:34 25 Oct 2024
"As a pensioner"..."I have never claimed a penny from the Government"
The state pension is a benefit, the same as any other benefit. Disabled, sick and unwillingly unemployed people are not freeloaders, any more than pensioners are. People who are on benefits are usually deserving of said benefits. |
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Reply | Is U.K. Defence Important?
at 20:07 8 Sep 2024
I suppose it depends on what kind of wars we might get drawn into in the future:
Nuclear war against another super-power. Soldiers are not really what we need in this case.
Conventional war against another super-power. Unlikely, as it would probably escalate to nuclear.
Guerilla war against a less developed country. Would we want to get drawn into another of these after Iraq and Afghanistan?
Cold war. Need spies and analysts more than soldiers.
Something new? e.g. drone warfare? [Post edited 8 Sep 2024 20:07]
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Reply | As it stands at the moment...
at 15:55 28 Aug 2024
Harry Clarke will be an interesting one when fit again.
Tuanzebe is an out-and-out defender. Johnson seems to be a bit of a headless chicken in the opposition half. Clarke is the best attacking option of the three.
That said, Clarke is suspect in defence. Tuanzebe is streets ahead of him as a defender.
That probably leaves us with Tuanzebe as a starter and Clarke as a finisher should we be trailing. That is where we ended up last year. Not sure where Johnson fits into the picture as he is also primarily a defender, but Tuanzebe seems to be the better of the two. |
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Reply | Trump and Post Birth Abortions...
at 16:59 22 Aug 2024
In many ways the worst thing Trump has done are his supreme court choices. By picking incredibly partisan far-right judges, a protection of woman's rights which had stood for 50 years was overturned.
It used to be common for judges to vote outside of party lines. They were less political and there to interpret and uphold the constitution. Now they are there to push an agenda. Trump did that.
"FiveThirtyEight found the number of unanimous decisions dropped from the 20-year average of nearly 50% to nearly 30% in 2021 while party-line rulings increased from a 60-year average just above zero to a record high 21%." [Post edited 22 Aug 2024 17:00]
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Reply | Trump and Post Birth Abortions...
at 12:35 22 Aug 2024
Don't forget packing the supreme court with extremely right wing judges and its impact on things like Roe v. Wade. |
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Reply | If a lino is going to give offside
at 17:17 18 Aug 2024
Referees don't wave play on when they see a foul. Surely there is a chance they give the free kick incorrectly and deny a goal-scoring opportunity? Why are offsides special? |
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Reply | Relegation incoming
at 07:22 15 Aug 2024
We may get relegated. We may surprise the pundits and stay up.
Our players are individually not as good as the other premier league teams, but we have consistency, a clear vision, a good manager, a winning mentality, and a good team spirit on our side. Time will tell whether that is enough, but it is something.
We are coming off the back of our best two seasons in recent memory. This is our first time in the top tier for 20+ years. Enjoy the ride. |
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Reply | TDS's 1-20 Prediction competition
at 05:38 12 Aug 2024
Manchester City
Manchester United
Arsenal
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Brighton and Hove Albion
West Ham United
Fulham
Everton
Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers
AFC Bournemouth
Ipswich Town
Leicester City
Brentford
Nottingham Forest
Southampton [Post edited 12 Aug 2024 5:40]
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Reply | Previous summers
at 10:01 2 Aug 2024
In general, Ashton seems to have hit-and-miss summer windows where he chases targets for a long time but is unwilling to be ripped off. Can't argue with his January business.
Remeber when we chased Hirst all summer. Got to the end of the window with Ladapo as only senior striker. Panic-bought Ahadme. Also panic-bought Camara. |
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Reply | Tax Rises are coming!!!
at 08:12 31 Jul 2024
We need to hit this from multiple angles. I would consider:
1) Raise more tax. Target passive income, rent, dividends and capital gains, which are taxed far less than wages. This is why we are unproductive as a nation. It is easier to become wealthy by doing nothing than by doing something.
2) Introduce means-testing for the state pension for anyone under the age of 50 today. Someone is going to have to take a hit on the state pension. By setting the limit at 50, we give people 18 years to prepare for the eventuality. Taper it so that someone just below the limit is not better off than someone just about the limit. Scrap the triple lock.
3) Sort out the massive inefficiencies in the NHS. Why does every GP surgery have a different computer system? GPs have ceased to offer genuine medical advise and instead act as "gate keepers" to the specialists. Replace them with 101, which is a far better and more efficient service. Gate keeping can be done by non-doctors, who can refer to GPs or other specialst services if neccesary.
4) Build economy for the future. We don't want to be completely reliant on financial services forever. Focus on becoming a world leader in emerging technologies like green energy, AI, and robotics. Introduce incentives for companies in these fields. Bursaries for students.
5) Build infrastructure. Our infrastructure is in a terrible state. Building more will stimulate the economy new-deal style. Doesn't have to be massive projects like HS2. Focus on lots of small achievable things like schools, hospitals, road projects. |
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Reply | How was it?
at 17:11 27 Jul 2024
We dominated the game without creating a huge amount. Fortuna capitalised on defensive lapses against the run of play.
Muric is a Neuer wannabe. At one point he was in possession in the opposition half. One good save too.
Johnson looks athletic but didn’t offer much. Played it safe every time. Positioning was suspect for the Fortuna second. Hope he is still finding his feet.
Greaves looks good. Very assured. Pick of the new signings on that showing.
Delap scrapped well and won the ball back a few times. Didn’t show much on the ball and messed up a couple of half chances.
Harness was my MOTM. Took his goal well. A couple of other nice crosses. Our most effective attacking play came through him. Morsy, Hirst and greaves also good.
We are missing our spark players like Hutchinson and Broadhead. Nobody did badly but it felt a bit workmanlike without them. |
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Reply | ITFC to offer 18m for Jack Clarke
at 18:17 23 Jul 2024
Sell ons are usually only % of profit?
So if Sunderland bought him for £10m and sold him for £18m, the sell on would be 40% * £8m = £3.2m. |
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Reply | Why no ITFC players being touted?
at 11:54 22 Jul 2024
Which of our players would established premier league teams be interested in?
Davis
Woolfenden?
Hirst?
All of those are unproven at prem level. I guess most teams would want to wait and see how they adapt. Especially as we are seen as a team that is greater than the sum of its parts, and most of our success is attributed to our manager, rather than players. |
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