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Yes of course they will, I'm expecting a lot of hyperbole. PSG are a really good side, but they're not the greatest team ever which I've been reading out. There's obvious weakenesses in there which all the Premier League teams they played in the CL exploited at times. Palmer's great when he's on form, but when he's not on it Chelsea are terrible.

It's just flirting though. The show would be boring if there's not drama. It's why Harry has been fun to watch this series, he's literally not given a damn. Plus I suspect the producers have been telling the boys not to close things off early.

But this is kind of my point - the album chart barely gets any traction or sales with streaming. And half of the current albums chart is dominated by bands from the 70s and 90s! Clearly the public still love a band and we have had massive bands in the past, but there's noone since the mid 00s that have really hit that giant spot. The 1975 possibly, but as much as I like them, I'd question whether they could do a multi date stadium tour.. certainly could probably do Dua Lipa's level though.

We have good bands - Sleep Token, Bring me the Horizon, Wolf Alice, Fontaines D.C - but none of these acts have crossed over to the mainstream - compare that to the 00s - Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers etc. be unlikely for any of them to have a hit single now (ok maybe Coldplay) but will sell out stadiums and can headline any festival and be a huge draw. I class Linkin Park as a stdium band, they are pretty huge. You know but looking back at these huge nostalgia tours - Oasis. Blur, Fleetwood Mac (not gonna happen but you know), Guns n Roses.. feels like we have a massive musical cultural gap with longevity! I feel you could possibly apply this to even solo artists as well to some degree.

I don’t think it’s anything to do with politics. The music industry has always been full of nepotism, whether you’re a band or an artist. Can argue that up until recently that was more artists than bands, but not sure I agree too much. Even with some of the acts listed above, I just don’t see it. If you think of the huge nostalgia wave and cultural impact I don’t think we’ve had a band for a while. Even a band like Sleep Token- they’re never going to headline Glastonbury on the pyramid stage. Huge gap for a band which has some form of cross cultural appeal. It is weird as like you say, evidently this music is still popular but seemingly it’s nowhere near the charts, and thus nowhere near the mainstream!

Now in the sense of bands.. I mean the traditional sense. Interesting topic to bring up and has been a trend for many years. Clearly the UK public love a band.. just look at Oasis on their current mega tour. The every year you can have the a mix of bands from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s selling out stadiums and headlining festivals. But with the album chart practically a token gesture at this point and the huge trend for solo artists.. just where have all the bands gone? The current trend of music seems to create stars for 2-3 yeards (if that) before the next artist comes along. Can't think of any band post pandemic who have made a gigantic mainstream breakthrough. possibly Fonatines D.C. but it really did make me think where is the next generation of festival and stadium bookings coming from if the TikTok trend continues.

His wages are insane though and Italian clubs are notioursly cheap. Whereas the other examples will be on much lower wages so an easier sell. Funniest thing for me is Garnacho was told he has no future at the club, yet here is rocking up to pre-seaosn training as well.

If you get rid of them, the series is basically finished. I don't think any of the girls came across well with their comments- but one of them recognised that they were all as bad as each other. This is the first series I can remember in ages where girls actively dislike each other. Not really sure Dejon has done anything wrong either. Part of why I think Love Island has become so stale at times is people couple up and within 2 weeks they're closed off and one partner gets insanely jealous. I get the jealously angle, but the posessive nature is mad.

I really wish we had an Arsenal fan on here 😁😂 #notomadueke Silly season is well in effect at the moment, loads of bonkers deals happening with average players. Forest kicking off because someone bid the money for a clause they put in the contract.. going to be a fun few weeks.

I don't think much can be done, seems its an admin error from Palace and certainly a warning for future multi ownership clubs.

Justice was about 21-22 tracks I think with the deluexe versions. Reading a bit more about this and whose rumoured to be producing, seems like a real mix, but definitely expecting way more Trap/Rap vibes. Convinced this will either be insanely good or a piece of shite. Read that this is more a set up for a Pop album in 2026. Wonder if he was trying to get out of a contract with Def Jam?

Do we know whose producing it? Doesn't sound like a pop album going from the song titles and features. Reckon this might be way more like Changes.

So either Trump is playing an amazing game of 4D chess or he’s just 6 months behind what everyone with a brain of how the Kremlin operates is doing? Don’t think the US administration comes out of this looking well at all.

Sounds like Gyokeres wanted Arsenal, but Arsenal's top choice was Sesko before the deal became too expensive and complex, and the player was keeping his options open (e.g. flirting with Utd), but Arsenal were his top choice.

I won't lie, I did double take when I saw this 😂 What a comedown. I needed a laugh after the past few days with football. No way anyone can convince me this version of Calvert Lewin is an upgrade on anything Man Utd don't already have.