19 Jan 2026 09:48:35
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Burnley - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

1.) 19 Jan 2026
19 Jan 2026 15:47:28
Ed001,

You make Slot sound like Southgate .

2.) 19 Jan 2026
19 Jan 2026 15:47:28
Ed001,

You make Slot sound like Southgate .

{Ed001's Note - so many of the new wave of coaches are similar. Wedded to a style that is boring to watch and talk absolute kack.}

3.) 19 Jan 2026
19 Jan 2026 17:49:11
ED001,

It's hard to disagree with you on that. I do miss those end to end games, which have you on the end of your seat.

{Ed001's Note - I enjoy going to the local team here, Paulo Sousa has them playing a lot like a Klopp team, though it does make me misty-eyed at times missing him! Especially tonight watching them win 7-0 with some excellent high pressing attacking football which was fun to watch.}

4.) 19 Jan 2026
19 Jan 2026 17:49:12
Ed001, I seem to remember a good while ago you referred to Southgate as a 'clipboard manager'.

Totally get it. I use that phrase a lot now to make myself sound smarter ?.

{Ed001's Note - if a phrase I used makes you sound smarter, you should probably be very worried!!}

5.) 19 Jan 2026
19 Jan 2026 21:29:02
ED001,

I'm visiting Dubai in August, hopefully i get to see a match whilst I'm out there. I don't think the other half will be happy though.

How are you finding the life out their?

{Ed001's Note - August? It will be a bit hot for footie then mate. I love it out here, you have all the tourist trap places but also so much other stuff as well. I am quite lucky though, I live overlooking a football stadium and the team's training pitches. But August is usually incredibly hot, so be prepared.

Whereabouts are you staying? Half the Premier League players will be in town over the summer break, mostly staying places like Atlantis. Is that why you are in town? Are you secretly a Premier League player?}

6.) 20 Jan 2026
20 Jan 2026 08:48:56
Ed001,

Is my grammar that poor?

No, unfortunately not. We got a really good deal, which was similar price to a holiday to Europe. We are staying near the Palm, so we already creating an itinerary list of things to do.

Is there any places you would recommend eating or visiting out there?

{Ed001's Note - near the palm? That is wayyyy out of my budget! I would recommend eating outside malls etc, there are some really good cheap cafes everywhere. But ground rent is their biggest cost, so outside of the mall and areas like the Palm and Marina is so much cheaper.

Places to visit would be a huge list, there are places like Al Seef, Al Serkal Avenue that are good. You are near the palm so Atlantis is very worth a visit, good chance if you can take the heat that you will bump into some footballers or other celebs, particularly in the water park Aquaventure there. Marina is lovely, as is JBR. Bluewaters as well. You are outside tourist season so you can't do stuff like Magic Garden or Global Village unfortunately. Soukh Madinat Jumeirah is really nice, though a bit confusing to find your way around.

If you are shopping there are 3 outlet malls - Outlet Village, Outlet Mall and Al Ghurair Centre (which is the first mall in Dubai) and AGC has some good food in the Flayva food court as well. Dragon Mart is a big Chinese market, can find all sorts there.

I am not sure what you are looking for or what kind of things you enjoy, so difficult to recommend really. I mean Al Seef has a couple of museums and is lovely and you can catch the old Abras across to the Gold and Spice Soukhs from there for about 20p. You have to go right up to the top end of it though, past the museums and market.

Al Serkal Avenue is all artsy and stuff, so can be a nice day out if you like that kind of thing. Actually, I don't really like that kind of thing but still quite like going there. Problem with both of these two is that it will be 40c+ most likely and they are outdoors. During the summer most people tend to stay in during the day!

One thing you won't be short of is choice of food though. There are so many restaurants and cafes everywhere you go.}

7.) 20 Jan 2026
20 Jan 2026 11:01:16
ED001,

Thanks, i really appreciate your recommendations. We plan to do abit of everything.

We did get a very good deal. A week later, the price went up by alot!

{Ed001's Note - you can get some great deals in the summer. It is good for residents as well as we get big discounts anyway on touristy stuff, usually around 30%.}