This blog is meant for my ecological and football analysis thoughts, but its also going to be a place to put my wild theories and strange comparisons, and this will be one of those posts.

There are a lot of new faces in Cobham this year, with Chelsea breaking the mens’ club transfer record for Kai Havertz and the global womens’ transfer record for Pernille Harder within the same week.

Himalayan Balsam is one of the most severely invasive plant species in the UK, making up the “big four” terrestrial invasives alongside Japanese Knotweed, Rhododendron and Giant Hogweed. Originating (somewhat unsurprisingly) in the Himalayas, it was introduced to the UK in the 1800s as an ornamental garden plant.

The number 10 shirt is iconic at QPR. My dad grew up watching Stan Bowles and Rodney Marsh, I was able to cheer Ákos Buzsáky free kicks and Adel Taarabt nutmegs, and the most recent generation of QPR fans have had the pleasure of watching a vibrant young attack led by the brilliant Ebere Eze.

I am a big fan of the excellent stadio podcast, hosted by Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn. One subject that Ryan in particular enjoys to discuss is sartorial choices of managers, a topic recently brought to prominance with Julian Nagelsmann’s choice of suit in the Champions League semi-final.