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Fun fact, there have been 10 permanent England U21 managers, and four of them have managed us.

The CT would never agree to it, and clearly from reading the pieces the club had no involvement anyway.

Remember thinking at the time that the interview was unusually detailed and candid, especially in the middle of a season. Wouldn’t be surprised if Viveash got permission to speak to Turner and then went way beyond what the club agreed or assumed he would discuss.

I think King could just say (as he also did on Monday) that it was the structure that was the main problem, and make sure Carr cleaned house accordingly. If this drags on long enough for Carr to handily win us four or five more games, then the arguments against him will become easier to ignore.

I think Carr will stick around - Andrews is clearly a big fan. The other coaches are presumably not long for this realm. While the odds of Carr getting the job are probably slim, I don’t think they’re as close to zero as people think.

The England U21 job is a bit of a managerial graveyard tbh. Very few people go on to achieve much at all after leaving the role.

A ridiculous team, albeit one managed by Steve Bruce.

I think it’s the only reason he’s even being suggested for the job tbh - he has none of the experience we’re supposedly looking for

The case for hiring him would be based on his time at Brentford (we all know the model lol) and Villa (getting an expensively-assembled side firing mid-season). His experience at the lower end of the PL would presumably be an asset too. Only problem is most of his good days are about six years ago…

I’d take Smith over any of the bookies current top 5. Got plenty of experience in taking Championship sides up a level.

It’s all besides the point anyway - the only reason this healthcare is being described as “private” is because it’s a shortcut to get people to assume asylum seekers are getting (as one person in this thread put it) “five star treatment”. Sounds like that’s just spin but there we are. The issue...

In which case, it’s de facto not a private arrangement…

You’re mistaking something that has the appearance/trappings of a private sector service for an actual private sector service. If it’s Stagecoach who are arranging when and where the taxi shows up and travels to, and you don’t have any say in the matter, then you’re using public transport...

Exercising a choice is not the definition of private health care, but all private health care does have to be exercised by choice…that’s how the private sector works.

Let me know when you get through the ‘Legal issues’ section of their Wikipedia page!

Well exactly. And if Stagecoach shows up at the bus stop with a four door hatchback instead of a bus, are you using public or private transport?

How can it be private healthcare if you don’t choose it? If I buy myself a Routemaster bus off eBay and drive myself to work in it every morning, that doesn’t mean I’m using public transport.

Perhaps a better word would be “facilitated” then. The idea that these asylum seekers went out into the private sector marketplace and independently chose their own healthcare provider is obviously ridiculous. They got what the state gave them. The state paid for it.

Healthcare that’s paid for and provided by the state is very much not the definition of private healthcare.

Matt Gaetz being nominated for Attorney General is deeply unserious behaviour.