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Owen's goal v Argentina in '98. It's easy to forget, given what would come, just how exciting he was in his youth.

Borrowed 75k quid from a friend. Crikey. I've done well if a mate covers a second pint.

Edit: aw, f*ck it.

"... unfortunately, money comes into it ... " "I'm not going to Getafe, that's for sure." Unrelated quotes, by the way.

That Wilf Mannion at Cambridge, though ... gettin' a bit long in the tooth, surely.

I remember seeing a ground from the train some ten years back and thinking much the same. It took me a moment to sort out where I was and figure out it was Stockport County. There's something about seeing footy grounds from the train ... especially when you don't know they're coming.

I've spent far, far more time than that in transit for a footy match, and I'm sane as f*ck. Rough when it doesn't go your way, but one always comes back. If one lets the disappointment shake his faith in, or commitment to, the process, that's when one flirts with madness. It's just another chapter.

To be fair, it's hardly just Wednesday fans. Everybody hates 'em, best I can tell.

Whelan at Cardiff, maybe?

Bywater.

Just off work. Was hoping this would've been put to bed by now. UTO.

I know. I was planning to be over this last weekend (right now, actually), but pulled out over some logistical issues. Since Wednesday at MKDons moved to Saturday, I'd've done Forest at Luton on Friday, for sure. The Crewe match going to Tuesday, though ... I'd've been livid about that as I was flying out then.

That's really the point, isn't it? There are a whole lot of gradiations between 'stay right where we are and don't change a thing' and 'do whatever is necessary to maximize revenue'. So the question is, 'when is it too much?' The rebuilding of an old stand? Clearing them all and starting over? Starting over somewhere else in town? Out of town? Bear with me, as it's gonna get a bit silly ... Changing the club's colours for a sponsor? Or maybe even the name? These things have happened. Of course, no one is endorsing those last things (actually, there's been some 'RedBullWednesday' talk, but whatever). No one wants their club to be the next MKDons. But the question is, where along the line does draw the line? When Spurs were going through their 'Stratford saga', there were plenty - I mean, a lot - of Spurs fans who were perfectly happy with pulling up stakes and moving to East London. Who am I to say they're not fans? They are. But I couldn't get my head around that. I may not like the new stadium relative to the old one ... but I think it's great relative to Stratford. Nobody anywhere would suggest that St James Park is soulless, despite being redeveloped; but neither did Newcastle pull up stakes on a century's history to get there. But I digress. I'll gladly admit that I tend to draw that line earlier than most, and no chairman would do well to take his cues from the likes of me. I don't expect Luton to say, 'let's not leave Kenilworth Road, there's a fella in Indiana who really likes it'. But the further you take it, the more you're giving away. And that stuff - a club's heritage - matters. Otherwise, in the end, there's nothing to differentiate 'your' club from any other. 'Keep one foot in the past and you won't move forward'. Well, you certainly won't if you keep both feet in the past. But if you pull up both feet, you'll lose your moorings. Hmm ... I'm not sure how sound that analogy is, but you get my point. The way forward is, indeed, as stated above, about striking a balance. But even those who agree on that point will have differences on where the balance lies. Serious question, then: What about West Ham? In fiscal terms, the London Stadium has to be better than Upton Park. F*ck me, though, if it's not shit; and they've not given up a lot for it. Where do folks come down on that? If I were West Ham (and thank f*ck I'm not, for myriad reasons), I know how I'd feel about it (and folks can pretty much guess). How would folks feel if they gave up Hillsborough and ended up with something like that?

As a player? Or just for his prolonged stay?

Never much cared for fellows like Gary Madine and the briefly-at-Wednesday Nile Ranger. The players I dislike tend to be those of poor character or who don't put the work in. If someone on the pitch is just not good enough, I'll usually put that on the manager and not hold it against an honest player doing his best. In the case of Daniel Jones, though, I'll make an exception.

Was wondering how long that'd take.

I've been to the new Spurs stadium (on the big terrace), as well. To say I prefer the old one is an understatement. You say 'nostalgia'. Fair enough. I say 'heritage'. A matter of perspective, perhaps.

To each his own, and all, but unless one's a bean-counter or into 'hospitality' matchdays, I really don't see it.

Nice one, Wednesday.

Crikey. Is that Nathan Lane?

Crikey.

And another! GTFI!

Good news: this one's on espn+ over here. Bad news: that's my sunny Saturday afternoon f*cked, then. UTO!!

What about the 1-3 in 2009(?). Relegation scrap ... down a goal ... missed penalty ... shoes off, for some reason. I wasn't there, of course, but I remember folks banging on about it and thinking it sounded like a cracking day. On second thought, dark days compared to some of that 90s stuff. Don't mind me. Carry on.

'Always'. 😆