Hungary is worth a look. Currently in Budapest and it's lovely. Previously I've stopped over in Debrecen (a smaller country on the East side) and that too is nice. Friendly people.
View of the waterfront from the castle.
Its 30c at the moment.
Interesting veiled barb at Benitez/Lampard there re: injuries and not being protected more.
Comes across well. Makes some great points that I think we forget - these are young men who are still learning about themselves and life. Easy to forget...
Its funny when a smaller team gets done, even through no fault of their own, the punishment they get hits them proper hard. The Drogheda situation, that half a million could take a lot of financial pressure of them for a season or two. The likes...
During the last couple of years alone Forest have:
Sacked off most of the players who got them promoted instantly.
Signed about 100 players as soon as they got into the league.
were left unable to register them all.
Signed Jesse Lingard on...
Same issue for a club in Ireland.
Drogheda won the FAI cup,to qualify for conference league. First time in Europe for a long time. Their owners (also own Walsall) bought Silkeborg who also got the conference league but they finished 7th vs Drogs...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/10/nottingham-forest-complain-to-uefa-over-crystal-palace-european-place
And Forest fans wondered why there was zero sympathy when they had points taken off them
RIP Brian Wilson. A true musical genius.
Have listened to Pet Sounds more times than is probably healthy, and was lucky enough to see him perform the album in full, with his fantastic band, in the Philharmonic in town a good few years back.