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Bradford Live opens at the end of this year, in the old Odeon building. It's a beautiful building and it's being lovingly restored. Once opened it'll be similar to the Hull Bonus arena in size and will get the mid size bands/legacy acts. It'll also feed people really well into the areas of regeneration in the city centre, which tbf look pretty good. If Bradford can do it, why can't Sheffield? Yes the Bradford Council have shown vision but there's no reason why Sheffield can't use some forward thinking.

For those who think that Leeds is a paradise, it isn't. Many years ago, I was the Manager of one of the big retail units in this video. The turnover was one of the highest in the country, such a busy busy shop, sad it see it boarded up now. Leeds high street are like most other cities in the UK, although the nightlife does redeem it. There again, some of the worst poverty you can witness is to be found in the outlying areas, eg Harehills, Gipton, Little London, Beeston...IMO worse than anything you'll see in Sheffield.

The Berties losing every week, being in hock and in a mess when they do go down, that's progress is it? *fwiw, if we could do what Burnley did, go up, get the money, go down and go straight back up again, I'd be all for that. Or a Brentford, where they have a system and if the Manager leaves the new one picks up that system. But we wouldn't have that, Rohl is a an up and coming manager and at some point someone will take him off us, but we won't continue with his system, DC doesn't have that consistency in him.

I have a soft spot for Rochdale, always have had. It's a proper club and ground, of it's type. I hope they survive but football in that part of the world is in a state...Dale, Oldham, Bury...Accrington are lucky to have the owner they have even though he's a bit of a tit sometimes.

He's gone from bench warming at Grimsby to not even making the match day squad so it's no surprise really.

Hmm, as we've seen with other cases, getting the court verdict doesn't take the stench away & this is a really shitty charge. Domestic violence against your pregnant girlfriend? If he's done it, gets away with it and plays for us, I'd be quite content if another player snaps both his legs.

Richard Hawley.

I just don't see how the club can seriously think about signing Schulz, it's a terrible PR move.

Siri - find me the player least suited to Danny Rohl's methods of working...

I've criticised this group right from their first awfully drafted statement, all the way through their spreading of rumours as facts, borderline racism, targeting players, piss poor protests and lying on Twitter then pretending they didn't. But I do think the last protest was done pretty well and maybe gives them some direction to go in. Maybe having got rid of Boy Wonder they got someone in who was competent 😂* *Geoff - I know you're reading...it's a joke, ok?

My company has a contract with the local council. We supply drivers with enhanced DBS to drive children and adults with special needs to schools and adult centres. The entire system is under constant stress to the point of nearly breaking down. 5 years ago there were 1500 children in the area with SEN, now there are 3500+ and rising, putting a huge resource cost on a council that basically can't afford it. I think they have about 200 vehicles and I know that this week 43 of them are in the workshop either for repair on inspection. Very few of them will come out quickly because that council operated workshop also does the refuse trucks, cans etc and there's a huge backlog and very few staff there, plus a shortage of parts. The people responsible for planning are just getting by minute to minute, firefighting the whole time, until it takes its toll on them too. I've done quite a lot of shifts to help out when they've been desperate and it's a massively rewarding job. You're driving much of the time (but not always) in some of the poorest areas of the city, the depravation is plain to see. But the positive impact on the kids themselves and their family's of the kids getting to school is lovely to see. Do I think that the system is being played? By and large, No. All the kids I've seen have genuine special needs, many are non verbal, some in wheelchairs, others with Autism, severe ADHD and much more. Most of the time they're just great kids, often very intelligent, sometimes not, but honestly, it's usually a joy of a job to do. What I don't understand is what has driven the huge increase in numbers of SEND across the country. I really don't think that it's down to parents playing the system, certainly not in the area I'm in. But it's causing massive financial pain to councils when they can least afford it. Politicians are going to have to start looking at it soon, but hopefully without causing culture wars on the subject. It needs real experts in the field to offer analysis and find solutions otherwise the system will break. I saw a clip from a council meeting somewhere (on X) and it was horrible. Councillors glibly talking about the costs of SEND, with no insight, making assumptions and highlighting their prejudices. It's a shame because with some actual experts in the room, they might have been able to understand the problems a bit better. I've tried to keep politics out of this, because in my view the issue needs to be reviewed thoroughly, but when you talk about council funding, kids with special needs, teachers, poverty and immigration etc, entrenched political views come to the front and the conversation gets derailed. I'm not an expert on this - it's just a viewpoint from somebody who has been working in the system and having meetings with the transport management for the last 2 years.

Forest Green Rovers does not like this.

I don't think anyone will...

Will there be a Guido Fawkes stand?

Nedem Onuorah did a really good bit about this and how the players who were in the game 20 years ago really don't get it when they commentate, especially when teams make a mistake and they come out with "why are they doing that/they're not good enough/it's too dangerous". His point essentially is that the players and coaches know exactly why they're doing it, the point is to stretch play, draw the opponents in and make space in the areas behind them. The coaches know there will be mistakes but that's part of the improvement process & the testament is actually how few goals are being conceded now when doing it. The issue last night wasn't the system, it was simply a mistake by Beadle, who should have kicked it first time. He'll learn from it. The point though, about these pundits, not quite appreciating how the game has changed tactically is a sound one, i can't imagine that Carragher would have got many games in a side that played in this way. It's probably time for a bit of a changing of the guard at Sky etc.

I mean, I'd love to Beacon, but I'm in my 50's so I'd have to ask my grandson to explain it to me. 😂

MEGA LOLZ 😂😂😂

Geoff has outed himself as one of the 3 people originally behind the protest group. Which does explain his sensitivity about it & his recent posts.

Same. Thought the last chance had gone when he did a few gigs a couple of years ago.

Going to Manchester on Friday to see David McAlmont of McAlmont & Butler fame with his new venture with Hi-Fi Sean. They're on at Band On The Wall which is a new venue for me. I've listened to the album a couple of times and while it's no McA & B, the voice is still in fine fettle. Then in March I've got Echo & The Bunnymen in Leeds and Drella at The Underground in Bradford. Then a gap until September when it's The The in Manchester, so I'll be looking to squeeze a few more in.

Maguires answer sounds like damaging speculation without facts & without a leak I don't see anyway that he'd have that knowledge. Tewks explanation looks more likely & probably another example of how the club could save themselves a load of grief if they were able to come out and say what the reason is. It still doesn't explain the handwritten receipt thing though, it's not as though EPOS pricing is difficult to set up.

So these stories that came out about the club only accepting cash at the shop for Season Tickets and giving back handwritten receipts...anyone know anything about it. Is it true? A computer glitch for a few minutes? Something more worrying? Or made up bollocks?

The food options actually look decent tbf!

It looks legit, their manager was banned from talking about it yesterday but still made pointed references to it. Their fans are going barmy on Twitter because apparently its a mistake they've made previously on a deadline day registration.

I agree with your point but the comparison to lefties or Just Stop Oil don't work. Both those groups, agree