Yeah I noticed that, considering you can put the rest of the squad on the bench, seems odd that they’ve called him up and then not named him as a sub...

Indeed. I’ll never forget the abuse I got walking to my seat that day.

He’s going down well on the Franchise FC forums.. https://www.sitdownorwellstealyourclub.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5556

I went to all four that season (Salzburg, Krakow, Feyernoord and Leverkusen). I couldn’t make Larissa in Athens the season after, remember saying to my mate, ‘we’ll go to the next one’... still waiting

Popular as ever up there... https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/danny-graham.1533523/

.... and it’s LIIIIIIIIVE

He’s an established international and will be 31 in the summer, so he’ll want and expect one more big contract to see him through. The club just needs to look at it rationally, does he offer enough to justify making him one of our big earners for the next few years in an FFP world ?

No thats fine Phil, you often come back later with a more reasonable version of your initial thoughts...

Not wrong there, I mean, Scotland even qualified...

First post on this thread since March 2019, shows what a procession qualification has become for England in recent years. Remember when there were far less and stronger European nations (I.e a strong USSR and Yugoslavia, instead of all the successor small nations) and smaller tournaments? It was a real nail biter to see if they’d qualify - those Poland games, Taylor’s meltdown in Rotterdam, the play off against Scotland, the draw in Rome for WC 98, Greece at Old Trafford, Wally with the Brolly etc.

He does it for a reaction. Which is strange for such a long standing poster. As an example on one thread he is calling the Rao’s ‘optimum owners’ and on another he’s liking a post that outlined how the club would no doubt make a total mess of replacing Mowbray - try squaring that circle.

Phil is Captain Hyperbole these days, be it the ‘optimum owners’ or our 17 year old ‘world star’ player (that’s before the tin foil hat stuff on ICBINF).

The away end is like the one was at Filbert Street, you have to go through folks’ back yard to get to the turnstile.

You sound very parochial.

He was. They are his quotes, interpret them any way you like...

In today’s Times ‘’As soon as I stretched for the ball, I felt it tear. I knew I’d miss the big game” ”a win would help me mentally, it would make every day in the gym worthwhile knowing I have something to look forward to next summer” Sounds like we need a win for Norn Iron tonight if you are arsed about seeing him get back on the pitch for us this season...

I posted it on the PL thread too, didn’t get much of a discussion going...

K-Hod - what’s happened to Harry (Bizzle)?

More of a Sutty’s man, eh Tone?

Whatever Trev is doing over there it ain’t enough for promotion, so that’s fine by me!

PNE are still winning a fair few games away, sort their home form out and they’ll be solid enough in mid table. Who will do better with that squad and wagebill than Neil?

I’m looking at today and to say we have a squad ‘too good for the Championship’ seems massively over optimistic from what I’ve seen (but then you seem to be that way inclined these days Phil, so good luck to you)

Plus Bjorjnebye, John Curtis, Mark Hughes, Keith Gillespie, Alan Mahon, Tiny Taylor, Damien Johnson.

Their fans are delighted by the look of social media. ‘Fraud’ etc.

It’s a good squad, certainly competitive, but is it ‘too good for the Championship’? 2001? Without doubt, this bunch? Not sure about that.