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They need Harry to be in a relatively ok couple, which could happen. I missed Fridays episode, but while the cast this year are firely, they need a couple of OK couples ready for Casa Amor. Right now they've got some good cast members, but a lot of them are not coupled up. Think a few of them are coming towards the end of their storylines too, so can see some of them being expendable this week.

Or why is anti-war Trump who won his election on America First deciding that he's not anti-war and of all the powerful allies in the world, the one he chooses to back on the hill is Israel. It's almost like all politicians lie to the people no matter what part of the political spectrum you're on.

Starmer was put in an awkward position though, I think he handled the question as best he could. No idea why the right wing are so obsessed about Glastonbury. You know if anything is said it will be ct straight away from the BBC feeds. Just absolute bonkers, it's a festival 😂

I absolutely loved it. I thought it was brilliant throughout, obviously the first half of the film is much like 28 Days Later and then it does shift. There were some minor plot points which I thought were bizarre and couldn't understand why they didn't do certain things, but then obviously I know why as there are two more films :D Spike was such a good character and this film felt like setting him up. The ending did feel a bit cheap and out of place.

Yeah but part of that reason is we are London and south east centric as an economy, a decision that was made 40 years ago, but it holds massive repercussions. Take HS2 as an example, all that’s going to do is funnel money and economic growth in to the south. There’s so much potential in the north but it’s massively under invested, and all these towns which are suffering and bleeding votes to Reform, either need better transport links to major metropolitan nearby hubs or some form of economic input.

Will see over the next week but I’m hearing the second half is decisive! I guess it’s all a set up, but I feel the 1st film was also kind of like this as well. I’ve also heard the ending is abrupt! I’m still really excited to see it. Think it makes sense why Sony have not financed a 3rd film yet, but suspect it will get the green light.

Harry and Dejon are absolute TV gold though. The one problem I have with Love Island is people know the game so early and coast, see Tommy & the Irish girl. Harry is playing the game as it should be and it makes for great tellie. The producers are stirring it up, but they need to as the format gets so stale when people come in to coast. I notice there's not been a vote for a while and they are letting the cast do the axing.

Exactly. The north is largely under developed and under invested, loads of tax goes in to the south east & London commuter belt.

Now the show is well past it's peak, but this might just be the best cast they had in years.

The sequel comes out in January 2026 and there's a third one in the works (although not written yet or secured funding yet). From what Danny Boyle has teasted, Cilliam is back in the 2nd film at the end and plays a lead role in the third. Not too sure how much I believe him though.

Review embargoed and drops with 100% on RT so far!

Some fixtures will get moved to Boxing Day. It's because the 27th is a Saturday. @Dobbo not even sure 5/2 is that good a price for City. The Club World Cup is a bit of an unknown and yes Rodri is back, but he will be nowhere near his level pre-injury for 6-9 months. They should be more like 4/1. I think Chelsea are a much better punt at 14/1.

Good test to see if you can win the league by 2028! Feel Liverpool, Man Utd and Arsenal have got a tough start!

The heat didn't seem to affect the quality in Qatar! To be fair, it will only be a problem in some states, East Coast shouldn't be too bad, but certainly the West and South is going to be hoooot. A big problem you've got with this Club World Cup is the lack of travelling fans, unlike in a World Cup. Plus the games will be at prime time for European audiences too.

Trump calling signing the tariff deal with the EU instead of the UK 😁 He's turning in to Biden.

FIFA want a slice of the pie and to expand the competition to big areas, I imagine eventually they will want it to be in the Middle East and will end up having to be mid-season, which of course then becomes a huge massive problem. To be fair, the South American clubs are usually quite competitive. I think the concept is actually really good, but there's not a place for it in the calendar currently. Ultimately what I think probably happens in the Premier League is the domestic league becomes 18 teams or clubs participating in the League Cup probably end up forefitting. There's a bigger problem here with the wider domestic game, that the clubs in these smaller leagued end up getting huge windfalls allowing them to outspend their competitors. It won't be. There's talk to expanding it to 48 teams. Think I read the likes of Barcelona, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and few others were complaining that there's huge sums of money involved and it means Chelsea/City have a competitive advantage. I actually think there is a place for it, but you need the best teams in the world to be taking part (which really means Europe needs an extra 6-8 slots) and a space for it in the calendar.

That's kinda the same in the the UK though, no? Anyway, I think Trump's military parade looks like it was an absolute disaster. Obviously if it was in MAGA territory it might have been better attended, but the videos of it are so funny. Outside of his fanbase, not really sure anybody really cares for him.

Arsenal look to be in for Gyokeres now, after seemingly trying for Sesko for the last few weeks. Won't lie, considering everyone has known Arsenal have needed a striker for 6 months, it does seem a bit bonkers they haven't got a deal tied/lined up when a lot of other clubs have whom had already identified weak spots.

Wirtz all agreed with a potential package of £116m! Excited for this one, massive coup. Robertson looks like he may be on his way out to Athletico Madrid. He clearly missed Trent ALOT haha.

He's followed the advice of the audit and the auditor has now changed her mind and suggested we do need one. I'd also suggest politically there is some motivation too.

You can't say he has no ambition, when he's choosing Spurs over Man Utd 😂

Spurs have allegedly bif £70m for Mbuemo. Wirtz is going to look cheap at this point. Think Mbuemo is a mad signing for Spurs, not sure that's an area where they are really lacking at the moment.

Possibly. He's done well in Brentford and he's certainly pragmatic. Can see them playing expansive football still, but being hard to beat against the teams better than them. Never managed in European football though I don't think? At least not since he came to England. That's going to be a challenge.

Agree with this. I think the £35k threshold is still way too high and it sounds like everyone will still get it, but tax codes will just be adjusted by HMRC to claim it back for higher earners. It shows the power of the pensioners, reducing the benefit was the right thing to do, but Labour made a botched job of it and under estimated the political influence. It ate in to the Reform narrative. The bigger issue is the Triple Lock needs to go, but not sure they will even attempt that. Again, it's the right thing to do for the Country, but not the noise will be so big. Anyway, from this budget the hidden noise is Council Tax will be go up and there's an extra tax on energy bill. Suspect some form of tax rises will be inevitable, just not sure where they'll do this. Looks like the Markets haven't responded too badly to this.

Most exciting signing in a long while!