"No great surprise really; the U23s have looked really poor the last few months."

The Jose effect perhaps

"I don't want to knock him, because he appears to be doing a great job looking after the Academy transformation, but I'm not at all convinced he's any sort of tactician. The sooner we have a permanent reserve team manager/coach appointed, the better. "

Maybe there is a youth development role for him in the future.

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 38 minutes ago
"No great surprise really; the U23s have looked really poor the last few months."

The Jose effect perhaps

"I don't want to knock him, because he appears to be doing a great job looking after the Academy transformation, but I'm not at all convinced he's any sort of tactician. The sooner we have a permanent reserve team manager/coach appointed, the better. "

Maybe there is a youth development role for him in the future.
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I think he should stay on as Academy Director.

As I said, things seem to be progressing in terms of the transformation of the unit quite nicely. I'd just direct him away from on-field matters.

"The coastline I love, all the way north to the Spanish border and beyond. It's rugged and windswept and beautiful."

Galicia is where most of Europe's seafood comes from above Porto and Portugal in the North West.A lot of Europe's dairy also they speak Galego which is a dialect of Portuguese,have a Tartan,wear kilts (faldas) and play the bagpipes.
Celta Vigo is of course one of the teams from Puerto Vigo and Deportivo La Coruña that used to be regular Champion's League competitors many moons ago!

"Common mistake, but the 'green' in vinho verde doesn't refer to the colour of the wine. It originally meant 'young' (green in the sense of 'not yet ripe/mature', and could apply to red wines too.

Nowadays it's the DOC for wine from the Minho region. There used to be a Portuguese restaurant in my village that had some awesome V.V. reds."

I always took it to mean both as one of my local buddies on the Algarve always used to say 'Vinh Verd' as the locals pronounce it,then he always used to say in English 'young wine'.
I didn't realise that you could get red but Joao always used to say himself that the only wine that exists is red,would love to try some of that though!

comment by blueinbarca (U3426)
posted 12 minutes ago
"The coastline I love, all the way north to the Spanish border and beyond. It's rugged and windswept and beautiful."

Galicia is where most of Europe's seafood comes from above Porto and Portugal in the North West.A lot of Europe's dairy also they speak Galego which is a dialect of Portuguese,have a Tartan,wear kilts (faldas) and play the bagpipes.
Celta Vigo is of course one of the teams from Puerto Vigo and Deportivo La Coruña that used to be regular Champion's League competitors many moons ago!
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I'm not arssed about the cities, but there are some lovely little towns on the Galician coast.

I could retire in this place. I'm completely in love with it:

https://www.google.pt/search?q=cambados+galicia&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-Address&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQnqHG1KbSAhULuxQKHZf-BB4Q_AUICCgB&biw=1366&bih=682

There are a lot of well travelled and informed people on this site. I've visited every country in Europe, but except for France,only as a tourist. I always feel like I never left Lancashire on here.
Except about wine, French wine, on that I do know my way about. Fifty years travelling to France, buying it and drinking it helps a little.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 19 minutes ago
There are a lot of well travelled and informed people on this site. I've visited every country in Europe, but except for France,only as a tourist. I always feel like I never left Lancashire on here.
Except about wine, French wine, on that I do know my way about. Fifty years travelling to France, buying it and drinking it helps a little.
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Here's to another fifty years of that

Cheers Rosso. I'm very happy retired here in Normandy, but San Sebastián would be nice. Good climate, great food, well off town and people, next to France.

Thanks for all input.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Cheers Rosso. I'm very happy retired here in Normandy, but San Sebastián would be nice. Good climate, great food, well off town and people, next to France.
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I love San Sebastián to bits as well. One of my favourite cities in the world.

Just the right size, so stunning, great vibe, and as you say, superb food.

"Cheers Rosso. I'm very happy retired here in Normandy, but San Sebastian would be nice. Good climate, great food, well off town and people, next to France."

Are you aware that San Sebastián in the País Basco actually has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city on the Planet?

My bad of course it is actually spelt 'País Vasco' in Spanish but 'B' and 'V' are interchangeable in that language!