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proof will only be in the pudding. When the auction or draft completes and 4 franchises have no Pakistani players, what then?

I went to that too. Lowfield terraces with my Dad. Seem to remember two lads scrapping at half time. Right behind the Strachan winner as he arrowed it in. Dave Bamber and Andy Payton for Hull, Imre Varadi for Leeds...great days.

Still have that programme as well

Boxing day...absolutely soaked through

both sharing a fondness for cosmetic surgery

even though there's only seven of them I guess it's even worse for the Brentford fans. And ironically we don't yet know our place (ok, time)! 🤷

Almost like they weren't taking third place play off quite as seriously as they always claim!

Big fan of the "What's that?...Oh that's number four."

Feel like this is where Jonathan Wilson should step in and recount stories of 1870s amateurs being annoyed by professionals kicking the ball too far or 1922 Herbert Chapman being sanctioned by the FA for playing a centre half too deeply.

Baker last played a List A game in 2022. I appreciate this is not really an England ODI problem more an ECB one, but I can't understand the idea that playing that format is not necessary preparation. Essentially, it seems accepted that playing cricket is not actually important to be good at cricket.

rinse and repeat

This winter is a reckoning for the whole thing. Win and it will all be worth it. Lose and it will be a bin fire. Either way, players like Bethell and Bashir are collateral.

Agree. It's not a dig at Bethel, just unsure of this approach to talent development that broadly seems to be "we know best" and playing competitive cricket is not particularly necessary.

It's as if the powers that be are so convinced that he's got "it" that anything other than England (or possibly 100 which I don't follow) is a waste of time. Makes me wonder if Key thinks his career was ruined by too much soft county stuff

I can't help but feel that if this lad doesn't turn out to be something of an all time great his development is going to be looked at very unkindly in retrospect.

...long for the days of Imre Varadi turning up to not much fuss.

#lufc "Sign some players"..."We need more PL experience"...

Do I even need to look to guess what comes next?

It's Parkinson's Law where work is comment/content and time available is (social) media. That said, I think people have always been full of opinions, daft or not.

first listen to this series, having come via @liberopodcast.bsky.social This episode absolutely doesn't get into deservingness of the 'dirty' tag but is in an interesting recap of the pre-Revie history of #lufc and the pre-Leeds history of Revie. Look forward to more.

a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

@deansmith7.bsky.social me listening to the latest members show and Teletext gets a mention. Immediately taken back to wandering into Dixons in the White Rose Centre and wondering who the hell "Smith" was that had just scored

Best of luck Joe. Just got into the pod these last few months...sods law!

Football and cricket in one podcast bonus!

£80 in the East Stand but yes I can confirm it was a day worth missing. It wasn't even as exciting as disappearing to all parts. More just disappearing...

Square and Compass, Worth Matravers should be on your list.

"...an evil aristocratic family..."🧐😈

🙂 yeah I just lean towards the view that Mourinho's best days are well behind him. Less sure that can be said for Ms. Dawson.

Seems a bit harsh on Rosario Dawson this.

Shame for Firpo, especially if we don't see him in a Leeds shirt again. Also, Schmidt is never gonna start at LB is he.

Bloody love this song.

Incredible atmosphere last night. 100% one to savour.