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Our first signing could be Geertruida of wait for it...Feyenoord.  ;D

And I for one would be very okay with this. Plays RB, RCB, LCB. Strong in duels, good on the ball, mean look when he plays, and for you hipsters, looks comfortable in central areas when he is needed to invert.

Has played for Slot (obvs), has played with VVD & Gakpo.

I'm on board.
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It is baffling. I am baffled.
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Rob Galloway
@DrRobgalloway
Dan Poulter was an ex junior dr of mine and literally brought in every policy that has destroyed the NHS

He is joining  the Labour Party so that post election he can be a medical advisor to the next Labour government.

It worries me what advice  he will give

@Keir_Starmer
 if you want a passionately pro  nhs doctor I'd be happy to advise.

I've also  spent my career trying to help the nhs not destroy it.

https://twitter.com/drrobgalloway/status/1784315930920489027

Politicians who swap parties, particularly to parties that are (in theory anyway) ideologically opposed, are among the lowest of the low. Zero principles whatsoever, driven entirely by self interest. Pretty shameful that someone who was happy to vote through Tory policies for the last 14 years is now welcome in the Labour party.

I’d agree to a degree in that a rat is a rat, if they can do it to someone else they can do it to you. Now I know nothing of Dr Galloway, but I do find it slightly ironic that he’s accusing Poulter of jumping ship because he wants a job, and in the very same post Galloway is himself offering his services.
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General Football and Sport / Re: General West Ham thread
« Last post by Son of Spion on Today at 01:13:06 am »
Shall we buy Bowen?
Well, you can't beat a bit of bully. 🎯
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I’d still go for Bruno Guimarães. Think him and Mac in a midfield two would work well, similar to what we saw with Mac and Endo at times this season.
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The Boozer / Re: Bird watch
« Last post by Son of Spion on Today at 01:08:18 am »
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That's not uncommon, John. I see Mallards quite regularly at Crosby Marina and the beach between Blundellsands and Hightown.

Nice Mandarin duck there, Rob. I've seen one or two on Sefton Park lake in the past. The males are like a work of art. The females are dowdy in comparison.
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Again, the media is half the problem. Wasn't even mentioned anywhere that I can see.

BBC and the Manchester Guardian both completely ignored it.
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Geertruida does look interesting. If we signed him it wouldn’t be because Slot is the new boss, just because he has a good stats profile. Just as likely he goes to West Ham mind - or was just on a trip to London given Feyenoord don’t play again till next weekend.

Geertruida is a VERY interesting player to me. Saw him play for Holland last summer and he stood out to me with his aggressive defensive actions, very good on the ball, & athletic. Has that mean look on his face which I oddly like, that no-nonsense look.

He is a very versatile player, something Edwards, if memory serves, liked in the players he targeted (Sadio, Gini, Nkunku).

In Feyenoord's last game vs GAE, he played as right back, but inverted into midfield during build-up. I didn't remember him, but I was thinking to myself, "this number 4 midfielder is quite good at escaping pressure, on the turn, incise passing." I then look him up & he's the RB.

I like the player. I hope this link has legs.
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Aww, man. Gakpo, just kick it in the fucking net and then let Taylor explain why he blew up. No goal kick. No foul. No free kick. No encroachment.
Dumbo Taylor would probably have shown Gapko the yellow. 
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Can anyone somehow explain why the referee blew when Gakpo was about to put the ball into the net?

Did the referee wave for an advantage then changed his mind when he thought the keeper wasn’t fit to play on? That’s about as close I can get to a plausible answer. However there was no foul and it looks like the keeper threw the ball down and then stopped to pull up his socks. I’d love to hear a decent answer as I am completely stumped and it just looks like the referee made it up on the sport.

If the referee was playing advantage then both of his arms would point forwards towards our goal and he clearly didn’t do that. Will we get an explanation?

Made up.
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