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Aye, a fair point - Carlisle could do with the four teams above them being deducted 20 points each! Even the EFL wouldn't contemplate that!

Bear in mind they're in a playoff position (5th) but the two teams just outside the playoffs could overhaul them on Saturday. Barnsley and the two teams just outside (Oxford and Blackpool) all have games against teams with nothing to play for so the form book says Barnsley are in the playoffs, but still a daft time to ditch the manager, unless you've tapped up a better one and that person's in place by 12-30 Saturday

Dipping into this serious book on ufology this morning by way of researching summat, thought to put the dates of birth and death of Sturrock into what I'm writing only to discover he's still around and turned 100 last month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_A._Sturrock Definitely the chance of an obit somewhere, esp.the kind that'd count in the more permissive pools

Think so too, also think there are a few factions out there incl. Braverman's little posse all of whom think they are in with a chance - if Sunak is in the position of facing a vote it'll likely get divisive, ugly and do nowt for their already dire poll ratings.

Yeah, thinking an anti-Tory vote round my way probably doesn't make that much difference. Current prediction on Electoral Calculus is that the Tory lead comes down from 35% to 17%, but they're back in.

Suella Braverman on the Today programme a few minutes back spent the opening part of her usual grandstanding interview going over righteous stuff about how she works for her constituents etc., and why the job of the party is to win the next general election. So she thinks there's a chance of a leadership election before they go to the country, then

One of the Tory rags is very keen on a by-election in Ashton-Under-Lyne

The irony being RFK is more in need of votes than the two yer man was railing against before he went up in flames.

Aye, maybe a bit subtle with the irony there by way of updating the thread to record the poor sod's death. Already seen some online banter about going straight to interring the ashes since the man himself thoughtfully arranged the cremation without stiffing his family with the costs!

It'd be a nice touch if Trump bothered to attend the funeral, though https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68863157

Dunno where else to post this, seen on a mate's social media - snapped in a UK motorway services:

The gift that keeps on giving, t'internet is having much fun at her expense: