Dan Vito Corleone

They were a comfortable second in my constituency. The right are good at whispering into the ears of the downtrodden, and St Helens is a poor town full of people who have had everything taken away and nothing given to them for the last 14 years. I don't agree with their vote and I tried to play the opposite side of the political spectrum in offering hope, but I do understand why people voted for them - it's lashing out at the establishment. What they don't know is that Farage is the establishment.

7.7% of the vote share so yes he did. And he finished above the Tories. I was polling to do so the day before so was actually pretty gutted to trail them by over a thousand votes by the end.

At the moment I can barely run a bath I am that tired - but in 2026 I might be a bit more rejuvenated so if asked to, I will probably strongly consider it mate yes.

It's been a week but I am still knackered from last Thursday. Representing the Green Party in my beloved St Helens North, I put on a campaign of hope not hate and on not being a sensible moderate. I am very proud of our manifesto and I felt it was time to invest, not wring hands and make excuses about the poor state of public finances. Nationally it was our best ever night and I came 4th with nearly 3500 votes. 8.6% of the vote and therefore the first Green candidate in St Helens to get their deposit back. For 10 minutes, the candidate in St Helens South got his deposit back too. It was a really surreal experience being stood on stage whilst David Baines gave his (classy) victory speech with me in the background. I was interviewed by local press and had my photee on the live blog. I was asked to visit areas and speak to people. I represented the party at a hustings (from which we got a new member). I had to share a stage with the English Constitution Party. All of these are things I will never forget.

They need to move players on in order to spend apparently in order to comply with FFP. That's why Guimares is continually being linked with a move away.

Isak please. I want a proper ruthless bastard up front. That said I don't see us spending what it would take to get him.

Hmmm..... I would argue against this. Because when it comes to He Man and the Masters of the Universe, the star of the show was, always has been and always will be Skeletor. I'd rather Anfield be Snake Mountain and Castle Greyskull be Old Trafford because I love 80s/90s cartoon villains and I can't believe we're having this conversation!

"Castle Greyskull" will never, ever fail to make me laugh.

My point here is just that they made changes because the FA Cup is not their priority. Their priority is the league and getting out of it as soon as possible.

The FA Cup is a magnet for cliches. Cliches, and squad rotation for upper mid table Championship teams.

Alright, Roy Hodgson!

It's not just me mentioning law of averages - I'm not the bad guy here!

But drew Sparta Prague!

The Dark Lord has always said no.

Even though I'm biased because I am a contributor, the podcast rules. It's just three or four friends talking about football. No glitz, no razzmatazz (I do appreciate the new microphone though Dave!) just a conversation you'd have in a pub with your mates.