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Goldson done for, then?

Add Tavenier, Goldson, and Butland, that's you with six.

He's got something, certainly, but I fear he will never be in Vogue

That's what you get wi' weemin on the bench.

Alas, Frankie, I am too posh....

"A wife has been convicted of harassment after plaguing her husband with requests to come home from watching football and hounding her friends about his whereabouts." If ever there was an article on Gersnet to 'bookmark', it is this (although ah say so masel'). Wife convicted of harassment after calls to husband during football Joanne Healey rang the landline at his friends’ house 59 times in two hours new Peter Chappell Friday July 21 2023, 9.25am, The Times Law https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wife-phone-call-husband-watching-football-harassment-2jpb2stl9 A wife has been convicted of harassment after plaguing her husband with requests to come home from watching football and hounding her friends about his whereabouts. Joanne Healey, 59, repeatedly called her spouse of 37 years, Steve, on his mobile as he was watching Chelsea play Manchester United on television, a court was told. When the former aerospace worker, 60, eventually refused to take her calls, Healey rang his friends John and Debbie Ashworth, leading to an argument during which she called them “paedophiles”. He went home when the match finished but his wife was later interviewed by police over the calls to the Ashworths’ home in Merseyside. It emerged that she had been drinking heavily at the time of the incident. In the days leading up to the football match, she was said to have been abusive to Mrs Ashworth over text messages, social media and calls. Mrs Ashworth blocked her but she began to receive numerous unwanted phone calls to her landline. On one occasion Mrs Healey was said to have phoned the house phone 59 times in the space of two hours. At Wirral magistrates’ court Healey pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to a 12-month community order and fined £80. She must attend 20 days of rehabilitative activity with the probation service and pay £234 in costs and victim surcharge. A request for a restraining order made on behalf of Mrs Ashworth was rejected. Healey, from Rock Ferry, had no previous convictions. Her lawyer Rebecca Boswell said: “Although she likes a drink she is not dependent on alcohol. But she accepts that maybe when she has had a drink, maybe what she has bottled up comes out. “She has gone her whole life without coming before the court. I do not think this is where she envisaged herself being. She is currently undergoing further assessment in relation to arthritis, she is having X-rays on her hips and back and also blood tests. ”This is one occasion of telephone calls. This is someone who has come to court for the first time and is never to come back.” Sentencing, JP Mary Garvey told Healey: “It is unfortunate that you are in court today. The calls were persistent and prolonged but we are not going to place a restraining order on you because of the passage of time. It is over eight months and there have been no further incidents. “But it is a warning to you and a lesson to you and we hope that we do not see you before these courts again.”

I was ordered to stand, at a Brother's command To receive the....

A curate's egg of a game, I suppose: Newcastle good in parts, Rangers bad in parts. Newcastle had more good parts, and less bad parts, Rangers the opposite. At one point in the first half, it looked as though we were on a hiding. I would say that the trip to Germany does not seem to have sharpened up many of the players, and we looked a little lacking in pace, even Ridvan, Fashion, and Matondo coming second best in foot races, and as for Jack and Lundstram....... The defence looked as bad as last season. Raskin and Hagi did look the part, but, of course, we know they are quality. The lad Yfeko certainly stood out, with that hair, and that size, and that build, and, as a bonus, looked as though he has something about him, football-wise. The other yoof looked interested, lively, and a little quicker in thought and movement than the usual old suspects. I know it's early, that there were innumerable changes (thank God!), and that Newcastle are a high calibre team, with very expensive, and expensively remunerated, players, but it's always disappointing to see how far we can fall short. We could have squeezed a draw, which might have been on the home side of a fair result. Perhaps we should have arranged to play Newcastle last of the pre-season fixtures. (And £40M for Anthony Gordon looks a steal. For Everton.)

It's a bit early, in the match, and in prep, and it might be uncharitable, but this is looking uncomfortably like a Fitba' lesson.

Seems fair, reasonable, and accurate. Pacific Quay could, then, become known as The Glory Hole: again fair, reasonable, and accurate.

Kazakhstan is in UEFA. Therefore, if you are drawn against a team from, say, Almaty, the largest city, and former capital, you will be playing the away leg east of China's western border. Admittedly, Khazakhstan is large, and a fairly substantial part lies to the West of the Urals, which were always regarded as the approximate boundary between Europe and Asia, but really.....

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They are scanning the menu, but are spoiled for choice, and can't make their minds up. And the wine list .....

I fear that you are in breach of Patient Confidentiality requirements, under the NHS Act, 2006, and, of course, the Data Protection Act.

Centre backs? Man up, ffs! What happened to the hallowed fitba' philosophy of 'If they score four, we'll score five'?

Dujon Sterling: A lot of defenders now, right-backs and left-backs, get judged on their stats and defensively they’re not great. I like to make sure I do my defending first. If he means that he will give the opposition's danger man a reducer, early doors, then I am in.

Too fucking old, and no resale value.

Contrarian, me; used to calumny and contumely.

I'll risk opprobrium and abuse, here, but I'd argue that Brian Laudrup was value for money.

TALENTUM VINCIT OMNIA as they say in Broadcasting House circles, and it is about time this stopped. I can't - nor you, I'll wager- think of any BBC presenter who is indispensible. The world is full of talent, waiting for a chance, which they won't get in the BBC, presumably because they are not complete degenerates. BBC refers ‘sex photos’ presenter to Metropolitan Police Man suspended two months after complaint Alex Farber, Media Correspondent | Fiona Hamilton, Crime Editor | Dominic Kennedy |Matt Dathan Monday July 10 2023, 12.01am, The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-refers-sex-photos-presenter-to-metropolitan-police-t9kxw7kll The BBC said last night it had contacted police over allegations that a presenter paid a teenager £35,000 for explicit images amid growing pressure over its handling of the claims. The corporation announced that it had suspended the unnamed man nearly two months after a complaint was first made by the alleged victim’s family. Tim Davie, the director-general, held crisis talks with the government as ministers stressed that the broadcaster must hold an urgent investigation. BBC managers were said to be in crisis mode over a report in The Sun on Saturday that the presenter had allegedly given the young person more than £35,000 since they were 17 in return for “sordid images”. It is a crime to create, distribute or possess sexual imagery of under-18s. The family complained on May 19 but saw that the presenter was still on air in June. The mother said her child, who is now 20, allegedly received £1,000 by PayPal that same month. She said her child spent the money on an addiction to crack cocaine. The family told the newspaper they wanted no payment for the story. “We just wanted the BBC to tell him to stop,” the mother said. “I’ve had three years of hell. The impact of this has been terrifying. My child was always a great student but there’s been a radical change of behaviour. It’s heartbreaking. In my mind that man was supplying the crack. My child wouldn’t have access to this money if it wasn’t for him. If it goes on then my child is going to wind up dead. Putting this out to the public is the only way to stop it.” She made her claims in an affidavit. Scotland Yard said: “The Met has received initial contact from the BBC in relation to this matter but no formal referral or allegation has been made. We will require additional information before determining what further action should follow.” One BBC presenter said: “On the face of it, this looks horrendous — both for the individual and the institution.” Another said: “Whatever the truth of it is, none of us trust managers to investigate properly. Colleagues are saying managers have been too slow in dealing with this despite it perhaps being a criminal matter.” Lucy Frazer, the culture secretary, summoned Davie to talks yesterday and has requested that he provide updates on the status of the BBC’s investigation. She said Davie had assured her that the corporation was “investigating swiftly and sensitively”. Officials will be in daily contact with the broadcaster. Her department said: “These allegations are deeply concerning. As a public service broadcaster in receipt of public funding, senior officials have stressed to the BBC that the allegations must be investigated urgently and sensitively.” Davie claimed in a memo to staff, seen by The Times, that the BBC investigations team had been looking into the complaint and following it up since it was made in May. He said: “New allegations, of a different nature, were put to us on Thursday.” Davie said that the BBC was in contact with the family. He appeared to seek whistleblowers on this or other claims of wrongdoing, providing an internal email address. • This could be the BBC’s toughest week since Savile The BBC said that it “takes any allegations seriously and we have robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations”, adding: “This is a complex and fast-moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts to properly inform appropriate next steps. It is important that these matters are handled fairly and with care.” The presenter’s colleagues said they became aware of his identity only on Saturday. “At work everyone has been kept out of the loop,” a BBC source said. “He is always very nice. A lot of people will be very disappointed and hurt. He has huge respect from very senior people and less senior people. He comes across as an incredibly normal person.” Last night The Sun reported that the presenter allegedly contacted the youngster twice last week. He was said to have called and asked: “What have you done?” and on another occasion allegedly asked that the young person’s mother be asked to “stop the investigation” into him. The family was also reported to have handed a dossier of evidence to Jeff Brown, the BBC’s head of corporate investigations, on Saturday night. These claims have not been independently verified. There was frustration that the BBC’s handling of the case had resulted in uninvolved stars’ names trending on social media as people speculated. “There are so many senior presenters who have had allegations made against them in the last 24 hours,” a source said. “There are valid points being made today about the reputational damage at the BBC. This is an entirely justified story for the press to cover.” One former executive said the BBC could not suspend every individual who was subject to complaints because of the sheer volume received. The media lawyer Mark Stephens said that clients had contacted him after Twitter speculation. “That’s obviously defamatory. Yesterday I had three clients, famous people whose names appeared but were wrongly identified.”

There is a burgeoning market in the Middle East for older players. So: two seasons, 50 goals, or more, and sell to Saudi Arabia.

FOOTBALL Forest Green: Hannah Dingley first woman to take reins at English club Academy manager will be at the helm for friendly match after departure of head coach Duncan Ferguson Paul Joyce Tuesday July 04 2023, 10.00pm, The Times Dingley is the only woman in charge of a men’s EFL academy team SHANE HEALEY/PRO SPORTS IMAGES https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hannah-dingley-takes-temporary-charge-of-forest-green-rovers-j0m9nkxbn Forest Green Rovers have appointed Hannah Dingley as caretaker head coach, making her the first woman to take charge of a professional men’s team in English football. The club’s academy coach took training yesterday after the departure of head coach Duncan Ferguson. She will take the reins for the Sky Bet League Two club’s friendly against Melksham Town this evening. “I’m really excited for this next step of my career, Dingley, 39, said last night. “Pre-season has just begun, and the full season kicks off very soon. It’s an exciting time in football. “I am grateful for the opportunity to step up and lead such a progressive and forward-thinking club.” Dale Vince, the Forest Green Rovers chairman, said: “Hannah was the natural choice for us, to be first team interim coach — she’s done a fantastic job leading our academy and is well aligned with the values of the club. “It’s perhaps telling for the men’s game that in making this appointment on merit, we’ll break new ground — and Hannah will be the first female head coach in English [men’s] Football.” Dingley is the only woman in charge of a men’s EFL academy team. She holds a Uefa Pro Licence and worked at Burton Albion before joining Forest Green four years ago when they were promoted to League Two. Speaking to the BBC in March this year, Dingley claimed it “will not be long” until a woman was managing a men’s professional football team. “The success that the Lionesses are having, that Emma Hayes is having at Chelsea. There are others, really good female coaches out there who I have more than faith in [who] would be more than capable of coaching at a men’s level,” she said. “I don’t think it’ll be long before you see a female on the touchline.” Former Everton striker and coach Ferguson took charge of Forest Green last January when they were bottom of League One and could not prevent relegation, winning one of 18 games.

He was a crook, big time, but, by all accounts, he was an out-and-out, absolute, shit of a man, too. It is not beyond belief that a crew member from Glasgow, or Liverpool, or Swansea, gave him a helping hand. I kinda hope they did.

Well, women do have smaller feet. That allows them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.

Allah bestowed all his gifts with a smile, His right foot, his left foot, his noddle, When you can buy all these wonderful things, Then you can buy Willie Waddell