Richard Williams

Flynn's Ballin' RN 😤😤

The way Jimmy Butler looks at Steph Curry after the clutch♡♡♡ 입틀막(pppppp)

15 years ago today, the Daggers picked up another League 1 point at home to Sheffield Wednesday thanks to a Danny Green penalty. One of the rare occasions when luck was on our side that season

Early FA Cup 1st Round bet for Saturday which I have already tipped up. I think Chelmsford should be no bigger than 2/1 to beat Braintree so even the current price is worth taking. No idea why the bookies went so big on

My argument is that it's the top level league, which requires a certain level of import talent, which also, in terms of the pyramid and British talent development, also serves a purpose in acclimatising British talent to higher levels to those who play here (see - the development of Pat Whelan, Josh Ward Hibbert etc.). Low import top leagues typically doesn't equate to good NTs because playing level is paramount - all top European nations (France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Lithuania, Poland etc.) have 5-6 import limits or high EU foreigner count (like Spain) etc. The onus on talent development has to be with the 2nd division league, where it is in most nations (exceptions like Slovenia have EuroCup and ABA outlets where their main talent output is) - where the BCB recently increased to 3 and hasn't got any EABL links anymore where there was with Barking often being in the old NBL D1. I mean absolutely no disrespect, but there's also the argument about the viable level of talent (as shown by various BCB statlines transitioning between the two) to play in a league that's attracting a higher and higher level of high D1 import talent. It's also a professional business that needs, for its own ticket sales, to put on an attractive on-court product. That all being said, the use of dual passports and complete disregard of British youth beside Surrey isn't good enough and actively detrimental to getting more spots to actually benefit from the improved playing level - if there was a homegrown rule like Manchester had to abide to for their BCL entry (which resulted in Kaiyem/Kayne etc. playing here) that'd be very beneficial (and I feel very necessary). I also really want some sort of U23 rule.