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Saves me writing a longer post. Thank you for the executive summary.

Yep, Yoshida didn't look at all confident throughout the half he played; hesitant, playing only the simplest of passes and complaining he had no one to pass to (well, I suppose not with his accuracy..). He's now given away three goals this season, so perhaps it's time for a youngster? The second I was already shouting at the defence to keep switched on, and I can't help thinking Forster would have got a stronger hand on the save to put it out of the way of the oncoming attacker. Positives were the effort Mane put in (decision making..hmm) and some of the forward passing of Clasie. It was also good to see Romeu trying a shot from outside the box (deflected behind for a corner).

Well, at least you made me laugh, for once.

There's a live Youtube stream..

Oooh, a battle of the threads... Mods?

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I've said this before about Gallagher that he maybe hadn't finished growing and this could be affecting him, but that was at least a year ago, I think. Interesting if true.

Can somebody text Alpine and tell him the score was four nil? ;-)

Didn't the Fylde MP Mark Menzies not vote in favour of fracking in National Parks the other day? That should do his vote good..

So is it or isn't it? I was thinking I could fit in a couple of extra days skiing. Haven't booked the ferry yet but it would be nice to know for sure.

http://cdn.caughtoffside.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Carneiro1.jpg A more appropriate photograph.. :-)

'Maybe he did'.. and you dismiss it like that as if it weren't important? They haven't been playing for him, that much is evident and he even said as much after the Leicester game "They've betrayed me"... So how is a wholesale change going to happen, (and when, of course..) and the only new people to be attracted would purely be there for the money and why would he be more succesful with them? Nah, pity he's gone as it was getting quite amusing, but for their own sake the club had to do it.

Ta Trousers, thank you for pandering to my laziness.

He played for their under 21s against ours the other day. I believe Targett had him under control throughout the match - there may be footage somewhere.

It isn't actually a bad crowd for that level, but the drivel that Factless Allen comes out with...

Hiow can you have a gentleman's agreement with Portsmouth? They don't even pay their contractual obligations or taxes.

You mean saving for a rainy day? Which might result in their pitch needing re-laying again?

At the moment! _Not_ playing Gallagher doesn't seem to be working. Perhaps the loan spell will be extended to L1 with MK!;-)

He seems to have something about him when I've seen him playing U21 (via Youtube), but he still seems not physically fully grown! Maybe some loan periods next season, and although I share your doubt about top success I'd agree with your point that 21 is too early to write off people too soon.

Aguero too, obviousl;y being rested for the important match on Saturday..

It was a peculiar atmosphere from the beginning, I must admit. I'm in block 9 of the Itchen and a few times I joined in with the Northam to find I was about the only one singing, and given I'm middle-aged and wasn't in the choir at school feel a bit self-conscious on my own (plus only 1 pre-match pint..). It's not just the old who are quiet either, there's a dad and lad season ticket holders next to me who never make a sound. Either way, I'm hoping for much better against Liverpool given that we'll have the floodlights and a degree of anonymity to get over our English reticence..

Erwin, written without seeing your post!

Interesting question... I haven't been on here too much lately, but I got the impression that alpine hadn't either. Before I checked on here today I had a bet with myself, and won. ;-)

'Twas a joke, do keep up! You need to do your homework on _this_ thread!:-)

Haven't checked The Echo articles, but they do have previous form, and perhaps this is the first Pluto thread which is somewhat justified?