We definitely need more players before the window closes. There is no depth before the untested 18 year olds come in. It's a long season, and who knows, we may need to play some games in a short space of time due to postponements, and/or a cup run. You need depth in quality and we don't have that.

I think Burnley may start off pretty slowly, but then pick up a few months in.

Wait......there might actually be a player in the process of being signed? In a position that needs filling?

From what little I understand of it, NFTs are like those certificates you can buy to 'own' a star and name it. You can claim to have it, name it after your dog and all that, but you can't really do anything with it, or say any life found near it should pay you rent. You own the web address of the badly drawn computer generated picture, but not the actual picture, which can be copied, printed out, turned into a screenshot by anyone without any legal ramifications. It's all a big con that sucks in the stupid people like Seth Green (the actor who does a voice or two on family guy), or another way to launder money.

So do I, but I am a natural pessimist, and expect another Lambert situation with the current coaching set up being frustrated and disillusioned.

The simple, basic thing is we need a centre back, a right back, a central midfielder and a striker in before the window closes. Otherwise it will be a pretty stressful season as we have no squad depth. We do not have that magical crop of players Man Utd had in 1992 at championship level, let alone higher.

Not asked to join, but I bet it's been lively the past few days!

I'm used to the England batting collapsing in embarrassing circumstances, looking utterly feeble and stupid [it's happening somewhere else this week, but that's for another thread]. If this all out attack works for the current players, then keep doing it, and hopefully we can find someone to stick around for long periods in an innings.

The last 12 or so laps when the safety car went in was absolute madness. It was like touring cars or Moto GP with the constant position changes. Even without it, the end would have been good since the three cars had different stages of wear on their tyres.

Was Broad doing his usual brainless short bowling against tail enders?

I dislike Ferrari but I want Leclerc to win to keep the title race interesting. Hamilton......... don't really care about him.

Brum is a poisoned chalice. The ownership is always in chaos, the squad is pretty poor and managers come and go almost as quickly as Watford. Any ambitious coach wanting to take their first steps in the top seat would be wise to wait for a more stable club, even one at the business end of League 1.

Lewis may have one kind of Ivanisovich moment and win that 8th title, but it is looking like he is one the downhill slope. There are too many other young drivers on the grid gobbling up the points as well as Verstappen and Leclerc right now for him to be up there with consistent podiums. Maybe he can flounce around the Met Gala once his contract is up, but I feel he has one more fight in him.

Chris Brown was a false player.

What did Stewart say? I caught the gist of the other two being idiots.

Crawley has been pretty awful, even a blind man on a galloping horse can see that. He may be better lower down the order, but we have plenty for those roles. The scores don't lie, and he does not have the right skills for a test opener. You need a solid defence and mental fortitude at the very least.

I must have had one at some point too-I was in Germany in the 1980s for part of my childhood.

Could be worse, there's a disturbing trend in rugby for forwards having agricultural mullets. Hopefully JDT has more satorial class.

Back from Rammstein. Simply effing amazing. The set list was great, Till's vocals were perfect and the stagecraft was spot on. What made it better was on Friday I found out my old school friend managed to get a ticket, so I met up with him and his girlfriend. Anyone who likes metal or rock should see them once.

It may be nothing, but I remember the Coventry City right wing back being brilliant against us in the away game. I think hisnname is Dabo.

My dad is a monkey hanger by birth. Never been but he always said it was an awful place.

Probably not the right thread to ask, but what about that Lyons guy we got from Ireland? What was the point of signing him if he's bumming around the reserves?

Not sure, but I'm glad that plonker has gone if he was a major player in these negotiations. Crap coach and tries to stitch up clubs for personal gain. A bit of a mini Kean really.

Whoever had been negotiating contracts and transfer fees should be sacked if they're still around. The B BD deal was over priced without the sell on clause, so many players have had contracts run down, and that Armstrong deal..... appalling.

I thought Andre Grey signed for Preston. I'm not sure he's all that anyway, and peaked a few years ago.