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If we ever meet, I'm buying you a beer or three. Thank you.

I don't think it was meant in poor taste, rather a summation, albeit in general terms, of the view on things. The Middle East and Saudi in particular is a shifting sandcastle, the results of which will only emerge in 20-30 years from now. I'll be checked out by then, or certainly no longer...

To be fair, a lot of construction projects in Saudi have an aspiration for better H&S. To the point where local sub-contractors are told to allow for the right equipment. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the local subbies are run by absolute scum - but as long as the Government clients employ PMCMs...

Hard to get info. 182 seats per 4-car set, but they're slated to offer 50% more capacity than the 507/508 they replace. They originally had 234 seats, but after various refurbishments are now down to 192 seats. More space for standees for sure.

The new Stadler trains can be run as 8-car units. You may notice the end cars have only one set of doors, towards the middle of the carriage - that's because the front of the train will extend beyond the platform in 8 car formation at many stations. Northern Line will routinely have 8 car at...

There's also catenary-free trams now (still require rails though - and all the associated diversion of stats costs). Battery technology is coming on in leaps and bounds - evidenced by Merseytravel's new trains and soon to run beyond Kirkby.

Tom, re Arsenal, quite a few years ago on one of my trips back from Middle East, I ended up getting a ticket which included the "Strikers Lounge" at No. 9 Goodison Road. Arsenal were the opponents (we lost 0-1 and Drenthe had a goal ruled out for offside, which should've stood). After the match...

I worked on the appraisal of a number of schemes - Nottingham (marginal in my view, but had private sector funding so got the nod); South Hampshire (Portsmouth-Gosport-Fareham) had one of the strongest cases, but got kicked out, even after they funded £26m for bus priority for the A3, which was...

Merseytravel was shafted by the then Labour Government if I recall. Given encouragement for the bids, initially allocated funding. Merseytravel then undertook some enabling works to combine with other works going on (to try to optimise on costs) only to have the Government pull the rug from...

Hi Tom, met you once before many years ago in town, after a KEOIC meeting (the one that Big Nev attended). IMHO you are as plausible now in your discussion as you were that evening - I think I'd told you I worked for one of the companies involved in Kings Waterfront Development - if the battles...

Lived in Singapore for a few years, and witnessed this regularly. Guys who I met with Arsenal shirts, then turned up the following season in Man U shirts, then pretty soon after Citeh were monied up, resplendent in their City shirts. Happy to report the local Singapore Everton Supporters club...

Er, if we go down this season, it means our last season at Goodison will be watching Championship football. If the club implodes, our first season in BMD could well be in League 1.

Would make the case for a slavery museum cast iron though.

Carillion's demise wasn't helped by around half a billion quid of unpaid invoices in the Middle East, specifically from a county that likes global football tournaments, and a neighbour who suddenly likes golf. A lot of large companies - local and foreign, met their end due to this in the last...

Also we can thank him for us signing Tim Cahill, for refusing to pay his agent fee. So there's that....

Hi @Legend78, there is a modicum of truth here, but we also need to consider the type of fan. We Blues largely consider ourselves "hardcore", from the locality, etc. with a few very welcome additions. I'm going to sound like an old fart here, partly because I am, but since Sky invented footy in...

https://sportwitness.co.uk/former-club-take-everton-player-to-court-toffees-mans-story-has-different-weight/

How can anyone criticise the club? I mean, they allowed Don Carlo a clause that meant he could walk out with 2 years left (or £22m on his contract) and we get no compensation? IRemember when Moyes was allowed to run down his contract and go to Man C?) A club that has previously been subsidising...

Re the "on paper" argument, what we haven't had in the last 2 (and more) seasons is stable management. Chelsea have proven you can change managers frequently, as long as you, er, throw £300m in the transfer kitty with each appointment (even Fat Frank is now spending like a drunken sailor). Side...

Various subscription sports marketing & sponsorship sites are listing it as £9.5m a year. No mention of incentives based on team performance.