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One upcoming integrity test for the Johnson government is the boundary review the Tories were so keen on. The argument was there were too many MPs at 650 and this should be reduced to 600. That at the time of the review in 2018 that 41 of the 50 seats to disappear were held by other parties was purely coincidental. I am sure Johnson will be keen to reactivate this plan, even though many of the seats slated for abolition were Tory gains in 2019.

He was a bad fit for the club and city in numerous ways; not least his lack of awareness of the awesome food available from Norwich restaurants, or indeed the fact that England typically has a more diverse range of foods available to buy (if just as raw ingredients) than many other countries. I would argue that the 'disrespect' show at the Fulham game pales into insignificance when viewed alongside the real reason he couldn't hold down a place in the team: his lack of workrate and his failure to adapt to the fundamental change in footballing philosophy underpinning the club's subsequent success. A complete antithesis to Pukki, Nelson seemed to never make any runs off the ball and gave the midfield very little to work with. He would not press, never tracked back to defend and simply failed to put in the required level of effort which ultimately undermined his undoubted skill.

*** THIS RESPONSE HAS BEEN REMOVED BY THE MODERATOR FOR INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE *** With that said, we feel that CP’s response to the OP was in the right when saying - and we paraphrase for the sake of the children - that this speculative topic warrants no interest, as the topic lends itself to the idea that NCFC are on a path of failure and will need to sell off their prize assets to survive. NCFC wish to go unofficially on record and say that the topic addressed by the OP is categorically and unequivocally nonsense. Nothing against the OP personally, we simply don’t understand why a negative outcome needs to be fortified. As many have noticed over the last 18 months, we have moved into a new mindset and model, and although we recognize that many fans have been emotionally abused and mentally scared throughout the decades, we are here to tell you that this is no longer the case. For some the changes are incrementally too small to notice and, combined with the habitual victim-based response, there is nothing we can do for them. Others of you, however, recognize how the small changes that have been made are gradually permeating the club and team and we are excited to continue to watch and enjoy the evolution of our wonderful club. Nobody ever said this journey was going to be easy. Nobody said we were going to succeed. Nobody is responsible for how you feel about it, but you. What was said was that, if you have the stomach for it, strap-in and enjoy the ride. If the ride becomes too stressful, too worrisome, too demanding upon your bladder and bowels, then simply step off, pull yourself together, and get back on, if you wish. We share this in the utmost good faith of fandom and in the hopes that those of you who live in the pessimistic ‘what if’ bubble, would stop feeding that negativity energetic thought pattern and reengineer your perspective to a more positive tone and begin believing that we are Premeir League! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

....of course, that was never really in doubt - precisely because we don't live in a democracy. Still on the bright side, quite a few of us are hoping to relocate to one while we still have the chance 😀

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Nick Hilton‏Verified account @nickfthilton 4h4 hours ago Zac Goldsmith, what a story. Son of humble billionaire, at 23 made editor of a magazine (owned by his uncle), gets Tory nom for leafy London seat at 32, loses the seat twice in 3 years, (also losing London mayoral race). Elevated to the House of Lords. Truly, the British dream. Work hard kids, one day you could be like Zac. 🤣

How can the analysis ignore his attitude?? Drop him

A good read and confirmed my belief that Buendia was the best attacking player on the pitch. At times he was unplayable and hurt Leicester with ease. That's the second best team in England by the way. Well played Emi!

Without a doubt, but a fire sale is the kind of forced cheap offloading Chase had to do with the likes of Newsome. We will not be in that desperate position, and should generally get good prices and have some control over who goes.

The fly in the ointment here is the desires of the players involved. I'd hope that of our current 'desirable' players, they'd all rather play the second half of the season for us in the Premier League than jump ship to play for a relegation rival or warm the bench at a bigger/better club. If we go down, though, those players' desires may change by the summer. It won't be a 'fire sale' because financially we don't need to sell, but if four or five of our players all get offers from top-flight clubs and decide they want to leave, we'd be foolish to stand in their way. We can play hard-ball for the best price, of course, but nine times out of ten when a player and his agent say they want a move and said move is on the table, they get it.

Only took you 12 minutes to get your first bite Jobsworth.

Yippee, a s hite deal but you don’t care as you’re only a racist nutjob.

For me, fire sale suggests selling cheap- I don't see that happening. I do wonder how much of who we would sell if we went down is in our control though.

A big part of me now thinks sod them. They deserve all they get. It will affect me a bit but I am reasonably insulated from oncoming harm. I now have more work than I ever had thanks to brexiters willingness to make it harder to trade with Europe, my sectors main competitors being the Netherlands and France.I am reasonably indispensible at work being the only one that can do my specific job (I won't tell them that it is easier than I make out😉). I also have a couple of potential routes out if things get too stupid and some assets and savings that can cushion any fall for a while.

Trying to watch this is torture. If she's the heir apparent she comes across more like a club rep in Magaluf than a potential Prime Minister.

No, not the Mayor’s fault either, this was down to the Norwich supporters acknowledging Madders by the corner flag

I bought a racehorse today, I called him My Face. I don't care if he doesn't win, I just want to hear a load of posh birds shouting, "Come on My Face."

Latest Fox poll (yes the same organization as Fox News) on public sentiment on Impeachment -

Waveney's filled the top 32 positions

Simple answer is to hold the government to account. There are 109 paid ministers (maximum) + unpaid voting under collective responsibility. If you want fewer MPs you need fewer Ministers. Best way is greater devolution .....

Hope he's not been banged up!

Arsenal were prepared to pay something like £50 million for Vardy when he was 29 and he turned them down. Pukki should command £20 million plus but I’d rather keep him, replacing him would be incredibly hard

Teemu will be fine. I think Wolves's style will afford us chances; if we play the same XI as Leicester I think we'll have a good chance of getting something.

Hmm, four weeks is about the duration of the January transfer window, so getting his excuse set up for why he couldn’t sign anyone?

Post of the week 😀

I'd take being the 84th best person in the world at any given skill. That's pretty impressive given that there are over 7,000,000,000 people.

The height of Norfolk gastronomic achievement

I usually ignore the Jobsworth wind ups but on this occasion I will not, given the wages Nelson would have been on there are numerous fine dining options open to him in Norwich, Norfolk and dare I say it within easy travelling distance in Suffolk.......

You showed 'em, Swindon. Respect!

Nice salads in Greece but I don’t think their food is in the top 10 For culinary delights served in Europe.

Can't argue with you there 😀 Still for both of us I assume it's a purely academic issue, bit like speculating who the next Ipswich manager might be!

Surely Idah is behind Denis in the selection stakes and has scored in the Prem not too long ago so I imagine he would be 1st choice replacement. That is what he is there for. To back up Teemu. To talk of putting Marco in his place is not what having reserve strikers is about.

I like ol' Stiep' but please god no. However, if needs must, I'll still be cheering the 9/10 shin rollers he dribbles at goal, in the hope that the 1/10 screamer he occasionally hits finds its way off his boot.

From a practical perspective, I'd sell Emi- if we go down we're going to be struggling with the EFL homegrown player rules. From a value perspective, I'd sell Aarons- I think we'd get a very good chunk for him and Byram looks more than capable of stepping up.

My understanding too, @PurpleCanary. Johnson is going to work tirelessly to ensure that on the 1st February the EU gets everything they asked for in a WA, including the NI/GB border he said no British PM could agree too. So in 2020 the UK has no cards to play. It will be good to see what the EU's negotiating mandate is, because that is the deal he will agree.

Because it's counterbalanced by the joy he gets from winding people up on an internet forum 🙂

A fire sale involves the forced sale of many items at far below the proper price. I don't see either of those criteria being fulfilled.

There won't be a fire sale.

We don't have all the cards but we have enough to get a deal done !

Some things take longer to cook than others.

You wrote that? Really? There are hundreds of thousands of youngsters who play a game of football every weekend - so, no, I don't think it's too much to ask a youngster to play a game of football. But you know very well that wasn't what I was talking about!

Sorry kids!

Assuming we get £50m, I'd happily cash in on Godfrey and buy a couple of other CBs who can actually defend set pieces.