Tonge moor green jacket

Just announced- 16 year old to get the vote.

He doesn't come across well, and I can't take to him.

Certainly not easy. Put it in the right place with feeder streams around here and hilly areas is generally adopted! Flatter areas, aquifers, porous rock etc you'd imagine are more difficult. Pretty sure I saw some pictures of one under construction that appeared to have a bloody great synthetic liner in it. I agree re a distribution system- would make sense. Should have converted HS2 into a fucking big pipe! Still comes down to demand though. When the infrastructure takes so long to create, but the population shoots up, problems are going to arise. Double the problems too, as there is insufficient capacity to treat waste water neither. Always playing catch up. Anyway, how are you doing?

What the fuckery is that?

The increased solidity in the middle after the subs allowed more control and defensive presence throughout the team. Reminiscent of last season, where the lack of physicality allowed opponents to get forward and find holes. I don't think our defenders are bad at all- we just have to provide adequate balance.

Any formation can be combated though. For me, it's about the balance. If we are to use genuine wide men, then it would seem imperative to have a couple of physical types in the middle. As above, Simons presence did allow Tomo to break forward and press further up. I like the look of both left backs and their ability to join in the attack too. I think the right side may need more bedding in yet.

It is. It's on the link I put up. Got mixed up. Same link says a good number of Conservative mps did turn up- no politicial capital efforts by the arachnid about that. I do think it would have been pertinent to have some representation from each party at the hearing- for reasons such as this if nothing else- and heaven and earth should have been shifted to make that happen. However, we don't know what efforts we're made along those lines. I would like to think that mps would have already availed themselves of the testimony of victims though- there have been plenty of interviews with some and reports about them.

Precisely. Although the construction of a new one is ongoing at the moment. Others in the pipeline. Still not enough though. Its not easy to identify suitable sites, go through planning and mitigate the damage done, and takes ages. Slow down the rate of population expansion.

Mind you, they'll be too busy worrying about their seats. Even more so that the Ms Thieves has just seen an increase in inflation. Fwiw; many mps will have had other, pre-existing appointments, constituency work etc, which prevented them from attending. Trying to make pointed political points, without knowing the situation with each and every one, is sad, but not surprising. Those that could have attended, but didn't should look at themselves, but we don't know who they were.

4 labour mps turned up. Says a lot.

Not rocket science is it. Tackle the issues of the day, and Reform go away.

Water shortages aren't solely the caused by climate change. In fact, as well as hot dry periods, we are having intense rainfall periods, so adequate rain seems to be available. Demand is simply outstripping supply.

I note Rupert Lowe's comments on this. Interesting that Lowe, who has a more hawkish view on migration than Reform, was the one who organised it. He's a brilliant MP: one for the constituents and the public in general. Just for balance, the list of attendees is here, and as all parties have condemned the rape gang culture, perhaps the list says as much about them all. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1170479468219552&id=100057725304231

That's the Anderson effect! 🤣

Haha. It's not unique sadly. Plenty of developers do it. They stand to make more money from removing a tree and developing an area than the fine. Surely, give them a stretch, or make the fine unlimited, with the judge having the discretion to mete out a fine commensurate with the financial gain.

Agreed. It isn't and that's why problems occur. Some cunt was recently employed by a pub chain to chop down a protected tree on a site down south. The chain claimed something along the lines of "they didn't know it was going to be felled, just pruned". Like fuck, they knew full well what they were doing, and will happily pay the fine. It is arguable that this is a more serious offence in that they knew it was protected, but did it anyway because it makes financial sense to do so. They're the ones who want locking up!

I remember Smiffs explaining that he'd learned more about crime in his brief visit to Germany, than he would have done in a different setting. It's clear that they were made an example of, and rightly so, but it is somewhat unimaginative. The bad lads' army is shambolic and ineffective- get that sorted and it would be a start. Sometimes tough, physical work, and discipline gives these low level crims a sense of pride and camaraderie that might otherwise be lacking. May help them turn themselves around. Not sure that clink is absolutely necessary, even for such high profile events.

There does seem to be an element of grandstanding at times with some of these sentences. No problem with the heavy punishment for the tree- not because it was a tree per se- but because it is shocking vandalism. There have been many a case (one recently) where poeple have had them cut down deliberately, despite preservation orders, and simply paid the fine. It might make them think twice I suppose, but that level of sentence almost certainly won't apply to others (whether that be for the same offence or a more severe one), and that's what is frustrating and leads to the two tier comments. Definitely a case for looking at how sentences are constructed: perhaps the guys who cut down the tree would have been better punished by a short stretch inside, followed by a long stretch of publicly humiliating work, and/or something that substantially benefits the community. Could make them serve their weekends planting trees in the hills, whilst wearing a pink high vis with "cunt in the community" on it!

I reckon Boris ate more than one piece of cake! He was on Ozempic early doors iirc.

Against some of the big, physical teams, especially away, that midfield pairing would give me more confidence of competing toe to toe. OK, against teams that sit back and concede possession then it may be different, but even then having a plethora of fancy Dan types doesn't necessarily produce scintillating football neither. Good to have the options.

Crikey, have you watched or heard the comments from SS? The whole video explained everything. The identification of what is wanted- granular detail down to certain areas of the pitch. The scouting process that follows, not just videos, data etc but chatting to poeple about their character. There are no assumptions whatsoever- the process was fully explained. They simply wouldn't be here if they didn't meet those requirements. That's what forms the basis of player acquisition and for me, confidence in the whole as much as an individual. Synergistic approach. Unless we're buying players for big money, with completely proven backgrounds, then there is never loads of evidence of their suitability, and even then, no guarantees. It's simply a case of trusting the manager to do his job, and he has proven before that he can do it at this level, using this approach. You won't hear him trumpeting himself and his team as the best in the league, but he is clear about his methods and requirements, and seemingly confident in himself, albeit with the humility to acknowledge his own failings and nervousness.

He's a solid specimen in the middle for sure. Warren is taller than I imagined he would be.

Yes, though that doesn't surprise me. I know a few thought we'd loan him out or put him in the stiffs, but I felt from SS comments that perhaps he'd be there or thereabouts. Anyway, the midfield two that finished the game looked very solid- essential if we're going with 2 proper wingers. We seem more physical and stronger all over. Brighton lad has lots of ability and pace, hope he can match it with end product. Another practice game under their belts.

Are you a Wigan fan?

We have all 3 of our creative guys together. Maybe SS is looking to see who does well together, and who doesn't. I don't think they are a good partnership, so use these games to assess what, if anything, can be done to improve it. Second half will be different.