The Silver Fern

@ACT-Crusader

I won a tie break in a quiz in Sydney by knowing the capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.

One of the few countries anywhere I wouldn't want to visit. Most are in West Africa

@booboo

as you relish pedantry it's actually Okiato that was, briefly, the capital.

Okiato being Wellington to Russell's Auckland.

@canefan said in EPL 2025/26:

But it's always dangerous when an owner starts thinking he knows more about football than the football people trying to run his club

but, but Marinakis has nothing to do with the running of the club.

Just ask UEFA - and Palace

@Virgil said in Missing Persons:

Welcome back, with your return the average age Doh-ness here just went up several fold but that’s ok

@MajorRage said in EPL 2024/2025:

Did anybody light things up with their charisma, charm or absurd arrogance? I honestly can't think of anyone.

Evangelos Marinakis

I've barely been on here since I retired on 30th April.

As a parting shot I stupidly won us a brand new business opportunity and have hung around as my fingerprints were all over the Tender document. As a result I am busier than ever although the upside is it's interesting and I don't have staff or all the other daily grind and I fo into the office about once a fortnight.

My name is mud at home though as were supposed to be sailing the Med in June and renting a villa in Italy in July...

I did get Kirwan's patreon msg thanks but until now the firewall wouldn't let me visit newly registered domains.

So whose been banned / gone off in a huff in my absence?

@KiwiPie Apparently Wrexham are after Tom Cairney on a free. I think Fulham may offer him a new contract. Also can't see him lasting a Championship season given his injury record

@African-Monkey said in EPL 2024/2025:

Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth's dreams of qualifying for European football are over.

If Chelsea finish 7th and wing the Conference League then the team that finishes eighth will still make it to Europe. Unlikely but not impossible

@Canes4life I still am

@MN5 Great coaches but not sure i'd define either Rassie or Ted as good blokes. Plenty of guys that do meet those dual criteria though for what its worth. BJ Lochore at the top of the list

@MiketheSnow

In the same period
Bundesliga 7 winners
La Liga 5 Winners
Serie A 5 Winners

Yeah none of those 17 look to be struggling in the way that West Ham, Everton have latelky. Well Spurs and United but they will get their shit together surely.

Having said that when Fulham went down in 2014 the pre season poll of pundits had us at 12th. A change of Manager at any of Palace, Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham would make fans nervous.

Outside the top 6, Newcastle, Villa and probably West Ham all the other clubs are going to be relegated one day. It's simply a question of staving off that day for as long as possible and enjoying it while you can

Baz didn't win it. Mitch Johnson did for 7-68 and 5-59 v South Africa at Centurion.

Hadlee, Ajaz, Satnav

Other winners were in 2018 and 1949 That should make it easy

Our 5th Wisden Trophy Winner NZ has produced 3 winners in the last eight years.

Who are the 5? and for what performance?
NB there have only been actual winners since 2022. Prior to that they are notional

That would be ironic after LA 84 effectively demonstrated how to host a successful games after the disasters of Munich, Montreal and Moscow.

@Cyclops Given the talent within their squad Fulham should have stayed up in the 20/21 season but for Parker.

Manager's can improve just like players but given his previous failures in the Prem with Fulham and Bournemouth I wouldn't be confident if I was a Burnley supporter.

Look at all the draws they've had in the Championship. Classic Parkerball. History suggests it gets found out at the top level

Except three seasons ago Fulham, Bournemouth and Forest were the promoted sides. All have stayed up, consolidated and are pushing for Europe. Helped by several of the 'powerhouse clubs' having shat the bed.

@taniwharugby You're forgetting Nicklaus in 86

Funny old game golf. Rory had it in the bag but repeatedly looked like he was going to do a trademark choke. Hopefully getting the monkey off his back will mean he can be more composed in future.

But for carding the 4th worst round 3 score Justin Rose coulda shoulda wone the green jacket comfortably.

McIlror wins