Happy with that.

Does Nelson count as a "new" signing?

NEW SIGNING

Zack Nelson back

Let's face it, although I'm sure there are regular enquiries about taking up a shareholding and ongoing discusssions with multiple potential partners, nothing is going to happen that will affect the 2026/27 budget. Even assuming that there are people happy to plough in 'working capital' without control, it will be next year before anything could actually have a meaningful effect. So we will have a relegation budget for the coming season and JJ and CC can't keep working miracles on lousy funds.

TBH I would hope we're signing Sweeney-esque players, namely those who can do the proverbial job in L1.

Blimey OI that’s surprisingly pessimistic for you. It is hot to be fair it’s too hot even to really look forward to cracking open an ice cold beer this evening because that just means laying in bed with a mouth as dry as the Sahara all night and yet somehow also needing a wee.

I'm happy to welcome Dan Sweeney back but though he looked very good at National League level and competent in League 2, he doesn't look like one who will drag us out of the relegation places in League 1.

Rob C on Twitter just shared a tweet by Dan Sweeney with his name and squad number on AFCW kit saying “it’ll happen again one day” - from 13 years ago when he left.

I'm sure Mrs. Campbell would have sorted the sport and everything else out there.

DO. True, but I'm sure we all prefer a less difficult life (on paper of course)

Airsy - If their maths classes were any good I make it 63yrs since I was there.

If we are seriously worried we could not beat CV, we may as well pack up and come home now!

No sure we'd beat another cloggy low block from Cape Verde

Think I'd rather Columbia in the R32 than CV

Pete; true. But most of their football is just centered around Fulham's Academy as I understand it

Airsy - Another useless fact for you. If Opoku had gone to Coombe Boys when it was Beverley Boys, he wouldn't have become a footballer. Chip Fisher(head master) dropped football in favour of rugger and rowing.

CV were good in their opening game v Spain and, like Ghana, physical putting nine players behind ball. Ghana mark 2, we would have to have a bit more nous

Airsy - I would be quite happy with that! CV, then Mexico or Scotland then probs Brazil in QF and Argies in SF.

Anyone else think the Uzbekistan coach looks a bit like Micky Haswell ? 😉

RK - as it stands and assuming this is correct for 3rd place allocations [Link]

The Aussies have always been ahead of us regarding the risks of sunburn and skin cancer - the “Slip, slap, slop” campaign of 1981 (the year I was living in Sydney) was introduced [Link] along with “No shoes, no shirt, no service” for shops, a policy they were pretty strict on. Skin cancer is awful - ask anyone who’s got it….

Airsy - thanks for clarifying re Pickford, makes sense :)

So is it best to finish 1st or 2nd in Group L? Draw or lose to Panama and either Croatia 🇭🇷 or Ghana 🇬🇭 will head group.

Trig - no to BCG, Just given to people/kids/babies considered at high risk of infection nowadays.