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Stenson has confirmed the news with a statement on Twitter. Eddie Pepperell not holding back in response:

Four newbies going in tonight after the dumping, a reflection of just how dull this season is and was going to be when it was left with the same long-standing couples as before. Thoroughly looking forward to them being ignored roundly before being voted off by the originals over the coming weeks

Leishman and Matsuyama have also been linked, alongside Smith. I think most of the big hitters will wait until the end of the Fed Ex as mentioned but Matsuyama would be a big target if I was in LIV’s shoes. You can start to corner the Japanese market with him and he isn’t gonna care as much about the OWGR stuff as he’s a recent Masters winner so will have exemptions for the next few years.

https://twitter.com/skysportsgolf/status/1549722753212841986?s=21&t=AbjCL12ch3oPf-_bL_7WQg

Stenson as heading to LIV and punted as Ryder Cup captain. Rob Lee absolutely raging in the interview on Sky

Truss has it in the bag now. I don’t know what it is that the Tories liked so much about Theresa May but they’re going for a diet version

I would agree with both of these as the key priority areas, would also maybe add another CB for a bit of depth and also gives us the option of a system with three CBs if we want at some point.

The question of the Cumbernauld based fans is an interesting one. I’m one of them and while I haven’t been to either of the home games yet this season - illness and family commitments - I am still intending to be there for at least the majority. I still think there might be a decent contingent of Cumbernauld fans heading along because I don’t think you can switch off that fandom so quickly and it’s not as if Hamilton is a million miles away, it’s only really another 20 odd minutes down the motorway. We might lose out on some casual fans from Cnauld that used to pop along but that’s where we can hopefully be smart to attract some extras along in some form.

Don’t feel quite as positive in that case, work to do

It is a poor attendance yesterday but interestingly, we had broadly similar numbers for the first two games of the LC campaign last year - including a game against Kilmarnock which was a surprise. The first couple of league games had us around the 600 mark so that’s the benchmark for the start of the season - and we can see how much we have to do in Hamilton.

Dami being snakey there by agreeing with Luca and then running off with Tasha

Reading back and indeed it does, that shuts me up then, just completely missed that line in the preview

The elegant cross field balls, the stepping out from the back, it was all there!

I presume he’s injured, but do we know what’s up and whether he could maybe start one of these League Cup games? The lack of website updates annoy me still - we can hardly say we’re wanting to keep news from the opposition when we’re starting our backup keeper anyway.

I would agree that I don’t think you can play Grant and Gomis together, they’re too similar. I’d love a more creative centre midfielder to put their foot on the ball, as well as the LB and CF shouts. Another CB so that Cassidy isn’t really playing is another area of need.

Gooch, DJ, Poulter and Garcia all in contention - behold the power of LIV Golf! Edit - A DJ/Rory final group would be interesting, whatever would they talk about?

Apparently it’s movie night tonight, not sure they haven’t left it too late because not sure what damage it’ll do now with most of the couples involved having either done their repentance or left entirely

There was a bit yesterday where one of the Americans (I think) was hitting a shot and Faldo said something like the lines of ‘he doesn’t have as many shots as I did’. Just a pointless arrogance now.

They’re coming up the last in the darkness now. The second round starts in just over eight hours.

I very much hope Jacques isn’t watching this. Or actually, I kind of hope he is. A masterful display from Big Adam here

Corey Graves/Carmella storyline incoming

Saw one forecast that said Saturday was to be the strongest wind, with it coming from a different direction than it has all week. I hope we get that, because it all feels quite samey at the moment with guys either blasting drivers on to the green or just short of it and pitching on, a tougher day fighting the wind would be just what the doctor ordered

The concern for me is it’s looking like this will be the windiest day which could mean these guys taking the piss

Just checking in on how the LL’s sponsorship deal is going…