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Reply | International Break
at 20:28 3 Oct 2026
Ya, but can he do it on a cold Tuesday Night in L'Ajoupa-Bouillon? |
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Reply | Croatia v England
at 20:02 3 Oct 2026
Just seen the result. Unreal!
Looking forward to seeing the highlights. |
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Reply | Dembele
at 11:30 3 Oct 2026
Well, hopefully, as you say. I think someone on here pointed out recently that separate dressing rooms are now law?
Not sure if they were back then, but even if they were, and he did tog on and off on his own, having a 13-yr old in an adult team and environment can't be any good whatsoever for the person or the player. |
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Reply | WLS podcast
at 11:09 3 Oct 2026
Cracking chat. Thanks for posting this, Nick. |
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Reply | WLS podcast
at 10:03 3 Oct 2026
Great list, nick.
Can I add Ian Gillard in?
Edit: Just read that Gillard was with Spurs Youths before us. I never knew that.
Not sure what age he was when he came to W12. [Post edited 3 Oct 10:06]
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Reply | Dembele
at 10:00 3 Oct 2026
You would have to wonder, Kensal.
Either way, having a 13-yr old in the same team, and maybe dressing room as grown men is a terrible way to treat a footballer, and an incredibly risky thing to do to a child. |
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Reply | International Break
at 09:58 3 Oct 2026
Great question. A quick Google led me to a BBC article by the excellently named Jonty Coleman. What Ho, Jonty!!:
If a player on international duty sustains a new injury that prevents them from taking part in full training or matches for a minimum of 28 days, the club they play for will be entitled to financial compensation from the Fifa Club Protection Programme."
https://www.bbc.com/sport/foot |
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Reply | WLS podcast
at 20:54 2 Oct 2026
Absolutely it was the aim, and they delivered a training facility that allowed for it.
And they made it happen, and the people that came after them also made it happen.
Credit to everyone involved, even Hoos. |
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Reply | WLS podcast
at 20:42 2 Oct 2026
Don't the articles say that we had decided to go for Cat 1 at the time of the launch, and that we had by then provided a training facility that allowed us to upgrade? |
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Reply | WLS podcast
at 20:00 2 Oct 2026
Well, the second article proves otherwise, James.
During the launch of the training ground, the chat was that we were upgrading.
I remember being really pleased, because I'd been very vocal on here about Cat 2. |
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Reply | WLS podcast
at 19:57 2 Oct 2026
I think Brentford were forced to do it once they got promoted to the Premier League, Herts, as it's in the rules for clubs once promoted (as Cat 1 clubs can steal Cat 2 players for a pittance and also steal players from more than 90 miles away, a cynic might suggest). |
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Reply | International Break
at 11:14 2 Oct 2026
We sat back, stopped pressing, brought on negative subs.
Sometimes it works, last night it definitely didn't.
Thought we were hanging on to the point at the end. |
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Reply | International Break
at 08:45 2 Oct 2026
Agree, Paddy, those lads are definitely ahead of him on merit.
But I do think Dunne should be getting some subs appearances at least. |
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Reply | International Break
at 08:37 2 Oct 2026
Mystifying.
Ireland have been playing with either 4 or 5 centre-backs, and to my mind he's better than Scales (though he played well enough last night) and certainly better than Kitching, who came on as sub. Jake O'Brien also came on.
So Dunne, who can also play at right-back is eighth choice, at best, and probably ninth as Collins is missing at the moment.
I don't get it. |
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Reply | Dame Esther Rantzen RIP
at 23:31 30 Sep 2026
Opened this thread just to say that.
I've watched that episode a few times over the years (it's on the internet somewhere, though I can't find it right now). It's an incredible story, and beautifully done by Rantzen and her team.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam uasal. RIP. |
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Reply | Man City - GUILTY
at 14:34 30 Sep 2026
I'd go even further: English business people shouldn't own English clubs. Karl Oyston, for one, is English.
I'm with Bazza - 50+1 rule. |
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