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Definitely a pen you can’t pull players back in the area they are going to go down. 

Absolutely not, might lead to arguments.

I always thought that it was something like a buy out clause - in other words, pay us this amount of money stated in your contract and the contract is terminated. Essentially the new club pays the amount set in the contract and the player is free to join the new club. That's my naive understanding of this type of clause at least, but I guess it all depends on the wording of the contract, and whether the selling club is willing to accept any alternative terms (If the club wanted to they could agree to 1m a year for 18 years - that's their prerogative). 

Depends on how the contract is written, if it says once the clause is activated the player must be free to choose I guess.

All the top modelling agencies are in London.

What about that guy from the other night who scored a penalty for us? At least he's got 100% scoring record. 
I can see it now... We play ten at the back till the 89th minute, then hit them on the counter by surprise. Anthony Gordon sets off towards their goal, gets inside the box, one stepover, two stopovers, knocks it round a panicking Arrizabalaga, who in desperation sweeps the through-on-goal Gordon's legs away with his outstretched left hand. Down goes Gordon, the referee whistles. Chelsea players surround him, as from the darkness of the tunnel emerges our hero... He takes off his hoodie and performs a couple of stretches as Anthony Gordon hobbles toward the dugout. Our hero heeds a few last words of advice from the manager before trotting calmly towards the penalty spot. He doesn't even check the position of the ball. As the referee blows, our hero trots straight up to the ball. He gives the keeper the eye, sending him flying to the left as he keenly Panenka's the stricken Arrizabalaga straight down the middle. The crowd goes wild, some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over.... but it's not, Everton get fined £200,000 for fielding an ineligible player, and the match is ruled void, a further fine of £500,000 for the pitch invasion, and ordered to play the next 6 games with no home fans. Meanwhile, DCL is spotted coming out of a hairdressers while the match is on.
Shit!
Can we put Keane up front?

All the top modelling agencies are in London.

What about that guy from the other night who scored a penalty for us? At least he's got 100% scoring record. 
I can see it now... We play ten at the back till the 89th minute, then hit them on the counter by surprise. Anthony Gordon sets off towards their goal, gets inside the box, one stepover, two stopovers, knocks it round a panicking Arrizabalaga, who in desperation sweeps the through-on-goal Gordon's legs away with his outstretched left hand. Down goes Gordon, the referee whistles. Chelsea players surround him, as from the darkness of the tunnel emerges our hero... He takes off his hoodie and performs a couple of stretches as Anthony Gordon hobbles toward the dugout. Our hero heeds a few last words of advice from the manager before trotting calmly towards the penalty spot. He doesn't even check the position of the ball. As the referee blows, our hero trots straight up to the ball. He gives the keeper the eye, sending him flying to the left as he keenly Panenka's the stricken Arrizabalaga straight down the middle. The crowd goes wild, some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over.... but it's not, Everton get fined £200,000 for fielding an ineligible player, and the match is ruled void, a further fine of £500,000 for the pitch invasion, and ordered to play the next 6 games with no home fans. Meanwhile, DCL is spotted coming out of a hairdressers while the match is on.
Shit!
Can we put Keane up front?

All the top modelling agencies are in London.

All the top modelling agencies are in London.

All the top modelling agencies are in London.

What about that guy from the other night who scored a penalty for us? At least he's got 100% scoring record. 
I can see it now... We play ten at the back till the 89th minute, then hit them on the counter by surprise. Anthony Gordon sets off towards their goal, gets inside the box, one stepover, two stopovers, knocks it round a panicking Arrizabalaga, who in desperation sweeps the through-on-goal Gordon's legs away with his outstretched left hand. Down goes Gordon, the referee whistles. Chelsea players surround him, as from the darkness of the tunnel emerges our hero... He takes off his hoodie and performs a couple of stretches as Anthony Gordon hobbles toward the dugout. Our hero heeds a few last words of advice from the manager before trotting calmly towards the penalty spot. He doesn't even check the position of the ball. As the referee blows, our hero trots straight up to the ball. He gives the keeper the eye, sending him flying to the left as he keenly Panenka's the stricken Arrizabalaga straight down the middle. The crowd goes wild, some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over.... but it's not, Everton get fined £200,000 for fielding an ineligible player, and the match is ruled void, a further fine of £500,000 for the pitch invasion, and ordered to play the next 6 games with no home fans. Meanwhile, DCL is spotted coming out of a hairdressers while the match is on.
Shit!
Can we put Keane up front?

All the top modelling agencies are in London.

All the top modelling agencies are in London.

To be fair, he probably is - the thread is the nearest we have to a pub thread. Haf talking to anyone who will listen while Matt and RPG check their handbags before assaulting the other and Bailey busily scanning his phone for stats to lob at Haf, who has now decided to move on to another subject, while Palfy and Shukes do their best impressions of Statler and Waldorf... it's really very enjoyable. 

Definitely my kind of read. Looking forward to it @Cornish Steve

Wouldn't these conversations have taken place earlier? 
Don't they have conversations beforehand about which players they want to pursue?
If there were objections to this or any other signing wouldn't they have been raised earlier on in the process? 

In the immortal words of the great Billy Bragg...
"I've had relations with girls from many nations
I've made passes at women of all classes
And just because you're gay I won't turn you away
If you stick around I'm sure that we can find some common-ground."
I actually went on holiday twice in the eighties with a gay guy that I worked with, was widely assumed to be "gay by association" which was fine with me, I never put anyone straight (<see what I did there😂).

I think the club need to come out and make this point. I'd like to see Frank during his pre-match make reference to this, that there will be consequences not only for the club but for individuals as well.
It might also be worth getting the players to do a short clip thanking the fans for their support but that they need to stay in their seats for everyone's safety.
I'm afraid this pitch invasion nonsense is becoming a bit of a habit with us. And it's bound to end on tears.

Gas giant? 

42, all the science I need.
That's my final word on the matter (and antimatter come to that).

Definitely my kind of read. Looking forward to it @Cornish Steve

This will be the topic of one of my next books, as it happens. Quantum physics has changed everything. Nothing in our world exists until we observe it. That tree that falls in the forest with no-one around: it doesn't exist. If you read any of the great quantum physicists, you'll begin to understand that it completely undermines classical physics: We can no longer assume that what we observe is all there is, since it depends on our observation. Indeed, we must consider realms and dimensions of existence other than those we observe. It sounds weird, but modern physics implies the following two strong possibilities: (1) We actually exist in a different brane (Google it!), and our existence here is rather like a haptic hologram; (2) There are an untold number of parallel universes, and we move from one to another whenever we make a conscious choice. Philosophically, these two conclusions lead to some extraordinary and rather comforting conclusions. (As you can see, as both a Christian and a former research physicist, I've wrestled with the compatibility of the two for a lifetime; the more I study, the more I realize they are two sides of the same coin. While it's often not mentioned in the popular press, leading scientists are increasingly people of faith - thankfully not of the bigoted kind - which has been true for centuries.)
Whoever would believe that Gana would take us down this line of conversation?!

He does seem to have a big drawback - his right foot is there just to stand on.

I was think that with all the Burnley and Chelsea players we've been linked to we'd have to change our name to Churnley United or something.