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David Quainton
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Writer, relentless witterer, the only me I know. Exuberance, LFC, cycling, and the surprisingly bearable lightness of being.
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Copying across some facts (a thread that will run on, and that is entirely true if you look it up):

1. Everest is not the tallest mountain on earth. It’s also not the furthest from the centre of the earth.
Even the new Volvo was good. And the Orbital soundtrack.

Less than the sum of its parts doesn’t really do it justice.

See also: The Circle (Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Karen Gillan, Beck(!), John Boyega; a Dave Eggers novel)
His numbers are absolutely fine/v good, he takes instruction well, sits in the right shape. Far from a problem, but Wirtz could be so good that’s where I’d try and bed him in.
Meh, there’s no replacement for his numbers. Use the next 18 months to find someone and bed them in, not January.
‘And’ doing a lot of work there.
Gakpo’s position (or Mo’s when he’s at Afcon), IMHO. With potential for a Firmino role as well.

This is not to denigrate Gakpo - I think he’s well worth his place even though most seem to disagree.
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Delighted to say that an updated and expanded version of my series on one of the most extraordinary acts in aviation history will be running on The Up Front over the coming weeks.

And even better: it's now completely free to read.
In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.

In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbour, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the wor...
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That’s because this far outside an election cycle opinion polls are fairly meaningless.
Middling, the team of dictators was the most effective. Canadians were sneaky good due to Benton Fraser and when Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart was fit. The facial hair XI had Jesus and Apollo Creed in midfield - top side. The team of oldies had no stamina but shout out to Dame Thora Hird at RB.
[Something about first needing to take the Baratheon exam]
It’s not a smart question
If I’m honest, looking back, the team of serial killers was in bad taste.
In our 20s my flatmates and I used to take the odd day’s holiday to create detailed new teams on Pro Evo Soccer on the PS. The team of bald people included star man Ainsley Harriott up front, Bill Shakespeare at CB, and Gandhi patrolling midldield. Nutkins was a very serviceable left-back.
Go with friends as the full team, surely!
Not even saying it’s a bad thing, it’s probably net good
Roger Hargreaves taking notes for his next book: Mr Gesticulate.

Newsom sign language in full effect here. Like a two-armed octopus.
Obviously California has issues but this defense of their policies by Newsom is worth watching.

TN is a low tax state - for the top. regressive for the bottom. our services and laws punish working people also (bottom in infant & maternal mortality, poverty, school spending, violent crime, etc..)
It’s not the one I would’ve made, but also I do take the point that a bunch of injuries tonight would’ve been unhelpful.
I suspect he’s been focussing solely on prep for Villa and getting some time working on shape and fixing things. I bet there’s been almost zero work on tonight’s match.

Might not be the right way to go, but seemingly is it.
Yeah, but if it’s the strategy it’s the strategy!

We’ll see, I expect a tough evening 😬
I wonder if Slot has been focussing on the first team for the weekend, getting a week to sort out the shape etc, and just basically sacking this match off looking at that line-up.
Agree, but they didn’t defy the whip. It’s kind of an important point.
They didn’t defy the whip, the thread you are quoting says they were allowed to vote.