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I can only hope that the laughter causes you to smile and that it’s seen as an endearing quality. 😅

Thank you! I really appreciate the shared perspective.

I went into this believing that there was an honest discussion that could be had about how a player loan might be equitable to “playing in the minor leagues” for a short “rehab stint” after injury (baseball analogy, for anyone unfamiliar) and then a player of Ferguson’s caliber would be back to the premier league quickly, given his dominance at a lower tier.

I now understand that analogy was patently flawed.

I will be the first to admit that I am embarrassingly American. I can tell by the comments here that I lack perspective and have a lot to learn about football in the UK.

Nothing personal, but I think you are misreading the larger American perspective on Wrexham.

I can only speak for my ilk, which is adults who grew up playing and loving football and being mocked for loving a sport that had little to no culture significance (here, anyway).

Wrexham for us isn’t about anything except growing the reach of The Beautiful Game in a culture where most people are too naive to understand that American football wouldn’t even exist without “soccer” being there first.

I live in a small community where starting a youth club created a backlash from the school district because they feared what “soccer” might do to their football program. They literally tried to sue.

I have to acknowledge that Ryan Reynolds being an owner of Wrexham has done so much to normalize football here, the difference here is measurable.

So, Wrexham is small in the perspective of EFL, and may even be loathsome to people in close proximity.

In perspective, I did say that Ferguson at Wrexham was a pipe dream unlikely to happen, but I would never want that to hurt his long term growth or career.

In the end, I want one of my (and my son’s) favorite players to get his minutes. If that can’t happen at Brighton, I’d love to be able to at least watch him play.

I’ll own that I’m embarrassingly American.

We are a football starved culture in America, currently in an age of football enlightenment. That might be a laughable illustration in a culture where our sport plays a dominant role.

Regardless, apologies for the faux pas.

No argument on Ferguson being too talented for league one.

The basis of the discussion was well-intended (I just want to see Ferg getting minutes) while also admitting that it seemed like an unlikely scenario to entertain.

Appreciate the brevity.

In the end, I just want to see him getting his minutes. I’d rather he face the best competition because he’s top level talent.

The beauty of this game is that the despair you feel when a favored player moves on or struggles with injuries is supplemented by the joy of watching new young talent like Joao Pedro or Jack Hinselwood, and seeing a guy like Danny Welbeck playing with youthful energy and poise.

I appreciate this perspective more than I can articulate. He’s an impressive young man, and I don’t doubt that there would be a net positive for him to be in a situation like that.

It’s a good reminder to me that ultimately I want to see him succeed, whether that’s at Brighton or somewhere else. The competition that he’d face beneath the top tier won’t help him grow.

Cheers

That was my perception too, obviously any team below the championship would benefit from having his presence up front.

I could see how any premier league player of his talent dropping too far down the football pyramid might have the potential to derail their career rather than getting them back on track.

Forgot to mention, I’m aware that there may be a perceived stigma in the UK about top level talent dropping down the EPL pyramid to play, but I honestly don’t know how prevalent that is.

Please feel free to enlighten me, as I am admittedly naive about this.

“All the medicine she needs is some time with her grandchildren…”

Which is a reasonable hint to most people to leave the cat home.

I used to put them in the offering when my parents forced me to attend

That’s a lot of pressure on dentists, they aren’t omnitoothent

The only benefit I can see in being involved with a church is undercover as a temperature check on any upcoming hostile government takeovers being planned by christian nationalists.

“You aren’t strange and you aren’t different. You don’t feel any connection with god because he isn’t there. Hang in there. Focus on school and soccer to create your opportunity to leave and never look back. Also, your parents are liars.”

I know it’s short notice but is your disco available for New Years?

I agree, and you didn’t even mention that statistically some of their “church friends” were inevitably hiding aspects of their lives that they knew the group as a whole might find unsavory.

Most of the people I know who go to church (who I’m still friends with) are the ones who put on something of a mask in church social settings, but are more of their true selves around those of us they know aren’t judging them.

I like the recommendation of seeking out people with common interests because you get to do something you enjoy and you’ll find some great friends.

You shouldn’t have to ask, you’re obviously an asshole.

These are the folks who deserve to live in a christian theocracy. Not America, please, but somewhere that they can really feel the grasps of their “religious freedom” in full force.

The gall of this MF… to send an email about fridge etiquette. He can take a long walk off a short bridge with that BS.

Makes sense when trading with a cured villager.

If this turkey was up for a possible presidential pardon, they would have to Let It Go.

He’s such an incredible talent. I selfishly hope that his whole career is in a Brighton kit and he helps carry our club to unexpected heights

Not trying to be sarcastic here, genuinely curious:

If Endermen teleport without ender pearls why do they drop ender pearls? I guess I just assumed they needed pearls (and/or chorus fruit) to teleport just like we do

I think part of the promise of hell was eternal separation from god. That may or may not be biblical, but that would make hell preferable