Cornish Steve

I hate seeing negotiations being leaked/discussed in public. Of course we're offering a smaller amount: that's the very definition of negotiation. It's pointless discussing until there's an outcome either way.

If others can do it for Maguire, I can do it for Lukaku!

In my Facebook feed, a post just appeared that predicts the final PL league table for this season. They have Everton finishing 12th, tied on 48 points with West Ham. I'll take that!

Grrr!!

Can people please stop posting this thread? I sign on and keep seeing Maguire's name at the top of the Transfer Rumours section!

70% of those who identify as Republicans, yes, and all those addicted to Fox News. I'd suggest virtually no-one other than that.

The term has a different meaning from what I'm used to in the US - but now it's clear.

Unlucky for some...

OK, then maybe I'm misunderstanding the role. Is he essentially a marketing director?

That's another good point. I do think Coady is a good player.

Given this is a commercial update, it would have been nice to learn about: The status of FFP discussions The status of cash flow The availability of funds for the transfer market It's all very well to claim we're 7th in partnership revenues, but what about TV revenues (which are far higher)? For that, we finished 17th in the league.

Things change over time, don't they? I would still agree with much of what I wrote, though. Where our boat was holed was DC-L being out for most of the season and Maupay proving to be poor. Our defence was not an issue: remember when we had the best defence stats in the league? Our midfield was strong and remains so. We have England's #1 in goal. McNeil turned out to be an excellent acquisition. In many ways, our story is similar now to what it was then. With the wisdom of hindsight, though, we now know that proven depth in attack is not only a priority but an absolute necessity.

If I wasn't Cornish, I would have got it in two today. (Those who've solved today's puzzle can probably deduce my second guess if I reveal that I was just one letter out.)

But we're in the mode of taking calculated risks right now. We're taking a risk with transfers, so it's reasonable to take a risk with a promising young player of our own. I'd rather give him the chance than repeat what we did last season with Simms.

Sure, although I wouldn't want to get into an extended discussion since, from experience, they tend to divide rather than unite. Maybe we can agree on some matters, though. It isn't about Jean Carroll; it's about Trump's sexual abuse and slander against her. It isn't about two police officers who are suing Trump; it's about Trump and his incendiary comments and actions that led to attacks on police. It isn't about the New York AG; it's about Trump's alleged tax violations. It isn't about the special prosecutor in Florida; it's about Trump stealing, sharing, and deliberately hiding some of the nation's most closely guarded secrets. It won't be about the Atlanta prosecutor; it will be about Trump's phone call and other actions designed to overturn provenly valid election results. And it's not about the special prosecutor in the latest indictment, who's simply doing his job; instead, it's about Trump's attempt to undermine the United States Constitution and determination not to concede power. Sadly, as always, it's about Donald Trump. Frankly, that's what he wants, since, as the adage goes, all publicity is good publicity. Agreed, but this is his job. Putting aside all the politics, I have faith in the American justice system. Every claim that the presidential election was rigged has been proven false in court. The president's alleged crimes will be tested in court, and the prosecution will fail if they cannot be proved beyond reasonable doubt to a jury of his fellow citizens. Given the number of his former team who, almost daily, are stating publicly that Trump's actions were criminal, I suspect the case may hold up. It won't be easy, that's for sure, but this isn't the only case in history where a prominent individual is on trial for something almost everyone is aware of. The legal system, I'm sure, will ensure the trial is fair. This has nothing to do with politics. It's all about the rule of law. No-one, not even a former president, is above the law, and the alleged crimes are heinous in every respect. It would be a travesty not to prosecute. Maybe I can quote a Proverb (#24 to be precise): "Whoever says to the guilty, 'You are innocent,' will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations. But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them." What was true three thousand years ago, when the words were written, remains true today. Agreed, and he's reveling in it right now. His support has not fallen. His supporters are more fired up. I can't help but notice that his accusations against others, almost invariably, are the very accusations made against him. And the name of his social media platform is straight out of Orwell: Truth. On this, I disagree. Showing the world that the rule of law can be applied to literally anyone, regardless of status, will be a powerful message and may even dissuade some world leaders from their own attempted coups. It will also give the American people, in the next election, the opportunity to once and for all choose between the Constitution and rule of law, on the one hand, and a powerful cult of personality on the other. I retain sufficient respect and belief in Americans to remain convinced they will choose the former.

Then let him languish in the Championship and see how he enjoys that.

Fingers crossed, right?

A goal like that will do wonders for his confidence, and that's an important part of being effective in the Premier League. He could rapidly become our replacement for Gray.

Yes, I was a difficult birth, and both my mother and I would have apparently died without being in a hospital. Yes, the Cornish were expected to take the ferry across the Tamar to a hospital in Plymouth England. While I can't be certain, I would claim to be "made in Cornwall".

There's no doubt that many think I'm crazy to identify as Cornish and not English and for consistently pointing out that the Cornish are as distinct from the English as are the Welsh or Scottish or Irish from the English. Genetically, there's little doubt, and DNA studies show a very distinct difference between those born west of the Tamar versus those born to the east: A Google search will reveal appropriate research work. But why do I carry this to the point where I support Celtic teams over English teams, or support most other teams when they play England at sport? To clear the air, let me give three primary reasons. 1) The English massacred thousands of Cornish people during the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549. It's not much mentioned in history books, but it stems from the time when Thomas Cranmer imposed his Book of Common Prayer on all churches, solidifying England's break from the Catholic church. While there were exceptions, the Cornish objected since the BCP was written in English, a foreign language to most of them. Cranmer responded that they'd never understood Latin, so what was the big deal? He didn't understand that imposing a language on others is a way of stifling their history, their culture, and their very way of life. When the Cornish rose up against imposition of the BCP in every Cornish church, the English massacred them. Most reports claim a few thousand men were killed, but I've read in some sources that it was as many as one-seventh of the Cornish population. Either way, it was so bad that the Bishop of Truro in 2007 offered an apology: "I am often asked about my attitude to the Prayerbook Rebellion and in my opinion, there is no doubt that the English Government behaved brutally and stupidly and killed many Cornish people. I don't think apologising for something that happened over 500 years ago helps, but I am sorry about what happened and I think it was an enormous mistake." 2) During the 18th and 19th centuries, the English made it illegal to speak the Cornish language in schools, effectively signing its death knell. Popular tradition claims that Dolly Pentreath was the last native Cornish speaker and that the language died with her in 1777, but this is not the case. In north Cornwall, and maybe in the west as well, native speakers remained until well into the 19th century. The English were strict about their rule, though, and speaking Cornish was viewed as "common" and dismissed by the authorities. Unlike in Wales, the population was not sufficiently large to maintain local surviving groups of native speakers, and the language died. It was so encouraging to me, when studying for six years in north Wales, to hear so many speak a language that's almost identical to that of my ancestors - but it was also very sad to know that, in my homeland, it was wiped out entirely by a foreign culture. 3) Cornwall is a very beautiful place, and the English have been settling there for many years. In recent decades, though, tens of thousands of English have bought up our homes. Today, local Cornish folk struggle to find an affordable home since prices have soared as holiday-makers buy them all up. This has created a very real challenge in some professions, with nurses and teachers in particular moving away from Cornwall since they have nowhere to live. It also decimates local Cornish communities since many houses remain empty during the winter months, local stores close, and bus routes shut down. What are locals supposed to do - with no local store, no local shops, and no buses to get to other places? In my hometown, the last bank has just closed, and the last post office is about to close. What are locals being told to do? Take a bus to England. Maybe I should be magnanimous, and I'm certainly not going to be aggressive or nasty to anyone; however, I refuse to allow a foreign culture to wipe out my own. I support the re-emergence of the Cornish language, of teaching it in schools, in making road signs and government signs bilingual. I support the annual Cornish Gorsedd, the cultural center in Redruth, the promotion of John Harris and other great Cornish poets, the resurgence of the Cornish mining industry, and links to other Celtic nations (including the Welsh, Scottish, and Irish football and rugby teams). We are products of our history, of our genes, and a majority of mine are from Cornwall. Yes, I do have family lines that come from England, and I embrace them, but I will always identify with being Cornish. I hope this helps to explain what must be to many something of a mystery.

I've heard a lot along these lines today, but the conclusion is wrong. Congress held special hearings into the events of January 6. They took time since other hearings in recent years (such as into Trump's links with Russia) were rushed. Only when those hearings ended did they recommend prosecution. That happened in January this year - a little over six months ago. That's the time the prosecutor has had to build his case, not three years. Plus, if it takes three years for the police to build a case against a murderer, for example, does that mean the murderer gets three years to prepare his defense? This is, as always, deliberate obfuscation by Trump and his supporters.

Sadly, we can't escape this man. For good or ill (and I struggle to find any good), he dominates the news daily. Now the special prosecutor has issued an indictment for attempting to overturn the results of a presidential election, the US is split to an even greater extreme. About half the country believe that no-one is above the law and Trump should face the charges made against him; the other half (amazingly - one entire half) believe the justice system has become politicized, that this is nothing more than a witch hunt, and that "communists, fascists, and socialists" are out to stop Trump from winning back the presidency. Frankly, it's sickening to see the great country in which I've now lived for over 37 years be torn apart like this at its very foundations.

Yes, I do. He's playing in pre-season games simply because there is no-one else right now.

In exchange for Holgate, maybe?

If Maupay got injured, we'd have no chance of selling him in this window.