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A classic Heisenberg thread, with Batman scurrying in on his tail.

I've wiped the game from my memory, although to be honest I don't think there was a lot to remember. I don't even remember Lemina coming off. But listening to the football on the radio and the complete trashing Porto received puts a little bit of perspective on it all. They're my straws, and I'm grabbing them..

I've never seen spam so clearly signalled!

Nah, it's just he has a poor memory and can't remember what to do..

Wasn't it Bearsy who wrote a review of Fifty Shades of Grey? A public service I would say, as it saved us the waste of time reading such crap ourselves.

Except that the Russian window is still open.. Anyway, some of you don't appear to understand the concept of budgets and opportunity costs. I'm sure Saints have got £30m, but just because I have £100 in my purse doesn't mean I go out and spend it on a pair of ear-rings I covet when I might want to also spend it on a holiday.

Yep, most of that although never got as far as a full pension through terminal boredom and early departure, and indisposed to want to leverage through BTL. You forgot company share schemes too.. It's one of the reasons I don't have a problem with inheritance tax, as that seems one of the fairer ways to finance the public services we want without impacting current lives. Cue squawks about hard earned cash, etc, but read Colehillsaint's post again. The really rich don't pay it anyway, and they tend to be really rich because ancestors were mates of William the Conqueror and have clung onto their land, or even increased it by stealing common land through the enclosures. As for immigration.. billhooks. The NHS is under pressure due to spending a lower percentage than other OECD countries with an ageing population, housing because we don't build enough, and wages are lower because the percentage of GDP that goes to wages has gone down in proportion to that going to capital and property. This must be the first thread ever where I agree with CB Fry and don't think he is being an aggravating irritant, and I only wish his normal posts on football were more like it.

Does this comment stating that I think he's a bit of a Tommy Tanker constitute a bite? Previously I just sighed to myself and thought "give it a rest, for goodness sake"..

I'm back for this one. My little wish is that vvd scores an own goal. Normally the announcer discreetly avoids mentioning the name of the opposition player, but in this case imagine the roar if he should mention it.. with a bit of relish. We can all dream, can't we?

Posting from a skiing holiday although confusingly I'm in Genova by the sea. Read the match thread an hour after posting and didn't jump to the end so suffered all the agonies of everybody else. Biggest emotion was relief and getting some optimism for the next game. Thanks for the links to the goals. Nice to see some long range shooting for a change. Back for the Liverpool game (just) and I'm probably not the only one feeling just a leeetle more hopeful.

I'm on holiday so don't know if mine was used. Didn't follow it last night but saw the team sheet. Good bench, I thought, along with a few unprintable thoughts. Sat in a mountain restaurant warming up and will try to avoid footie for abit but theman is an idiot who doesn't learn.

Larry, you haven't noticed that the criticism he gets isn't for non-attendance? It's for consistently negative c**p, and always, I mean always looking at the negative aspects of any situation. HTH

Well, that was better and the icing on the cake was Southern Railways being on time BOTH ways! Chatting with the Spurs fans on the way home: they were complaining about the ref but I bought up the subject of Dembele.. We played much more on the front foot until tiredness set in. Not sure Lemina is fully match fit but he was a lot snappier than in recent games and helped our higher press. It's a shame Sims isn't up to speed yet as I feel he'd have taken that late chance, but it's interesting to see a 17 year old debutante on against Spurs. Pellegrino talked about his pace, but if I went conspiracy theory for which this board is renowned it might be a subtle hint to Les about the resources available. Either way, the crowd were positive, the kid got appearance money and invaluable experience and his mates in the U23s (er.. U18s?) will all want to emulate him.

Actually, on giving it some thought, it's getting us all home again that is their real weakness..

I, and quite and number of others rely on Southern Railways. Well, it's not so much rely as hope. When they work it's fine, but they have a strange habit of random cancellations due to staff shortages, and then blaming the staff for being dead or mortally ill, and then never have relief crews.

If you leave the board I'll double it.

I think this is my view. I do share Lord T's er.. surprise on this sudden change in Guan2.0. Hopefully the team will give me something to cheer about on Sunday and I will. More incompetent substitutions and tactics and I may naturally find myself expressing an opinion of the manager. Politely, of course but maybe vociferously..

FFS - there was a certain horrible inevitability about that. I think I'll take my blood pressure tablet early..

If we get a penalty I wonder who will take it? :-)

Wey hey. That shoould do wonders for personal and team confidence. Watford crowd getting unhappy...

Saints fans sounding in good voice on the radio.

Barolo, Nebbiolo d'Alba, beef casserole with penny buns (porcini/ceps) and not a trace...

Good grief, I thought you were all joking! https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/09/liverpool-mayor-joe-anderson-police-ross-barkley-everton-chelsea

I once did some part-time relief work at the Portsmouth Foyer: we had a number of residents with those during my time there.

Has he surfaced yet?