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Agreement

Just glad that the presenter did at least say "pregnant people" before foisting other views on the public. It would have been a lot worse had all the non women pregnant people gone into the heatwave unaware of the risks.

I just put blaming Stephens down to being by force of habit. 🙂

That explains the squad's lack of energy. MLT will have been telling him that the aliens have poisoned the water and the Illuminati have put mind control drugs in the food. We'll not win many games, but will be a key part in the resistance movement. Cheers Matt!

Marmalade

Big decisions to be made. How long should Tonda's stubble be? Which make of pullovers should he get? Which Bundusliga 2 player will we put a bid in for, now that the FM26 database is available?

Yup. This had the stamp of SR all over it.

2 shots on target. 2 goals. We are ruthless finishers. 🙂 The positives are mostly around the goals. Robinson kept his cool after a poor first touch, with AA there to set it up. Leo's goal was class. What a difference having someone willing to take responsibility, who also has some talent. Sadly after the second, and Leo's departure, what started as absorbing any reaction from QPR quickly became an all hands retreat. Even more so from QPR's goal. Baz made the wrong decision. But no points for the defence who didn't track that run right past them. Baz also spilled one, amongst all the thumped clearances with no one up front. I didn't mind the subs. Robinson's goal was followed by a return to his rawness. It was fine to get more height on there with Downs and Aribo. But without AA, a lot fell on Azaz to link up. There was none of that. We had no clue how to break. Downs was often the last out of his own penalty area. I did see one decent control and pass from him. He was also in the centre for a poor pass that went too far in front of him. We looked desperate for most of that half. QPR threw everything at it. So, credit that we held out under it. But we shouldn't have had to be under it. We panicked. Shout out for Downes who was clearly upset that Jander got booked before him, and picked up his obligatory yellow for nothing. Every forward pass beyond half way goes right back from him, without a look forward. Yet he picked out a couple of really good ones from the edge of our box, and was there as part of any RussBall we played. A win for Selles Mk 2. But an absolute ton of work ahead. Hopefully, that's some of the fear out of the way.

SR delivering another new manager splat. All their favourites back in with Stephens and Baz. Downes in presumably due to Charles' injury. Their (presumably data rather than reality driven) 3 CBs and a lone AA, running like a young kid between older kids at a kick about, trying to get the ball back. But hey, no target man, no AMC, 2 CMs who don't get forward, Robinson who is very raw, Fellows put of position. Even then, we did create another sitter. This week, it was Manning's turn to miss it. Unsurprisingly, we look clueless in attack, and struggle to get any bodies up there. A lack of power, presence and pace lacking as always too. Grim stuff.

🙂 Can I be the first to complain that I can't seem to sign Kouame. Silly FM database. 🙂

Better dead than Red! 🙂

Precisely this. You are being a bellend Matthew.

Hilarious. They really have no shame.

They've made us the keystone cops club, so nearly there. 🙂

No shortage of hot air there either. Should really be harnessed asca renewable energy source.

Perspiration

Economy need a tangy refresh? You know when you've been quangoed!

Awww. I'd not seen that. Last I heard was that he was doing well. Hope he gets back to full recovery and has a good end of his season.

Deep

It's a staff initiation gag. "We pride ourselves on customer service. Please ask that man if everything's all right." 3 hours later, a traumatised member of staff returns...

Record unbeaten run. Got us promoted. Despite the clear out, lots of his preferred players still here. Players will already be used to his system. Will surely get Smallbone back to play as much as possible. With a weaker squad than last time, all the more chance for a better than the sum of it's parts system to pay off. Controlled possession, risk based system. No bedding in period for him or his team. If Romeu is half as good as he was, that's a big plus. Good communicator Is presumably learning and adapting to his recent appointments.

Yup. Basic politics 101. Set up a "Sure, we've a foetus who went through the Leipzig Coaching Farm. But it could have been Russ, so it's really okay." scenario.

It's a misspelling. It's not the board that don't want him back. It's the bored. 🙂

And Nathan, back into his comfort zone of not being intimidated by PL players, is once again able to build a team up. When I say comfort zone, he is the least comfortable person in his comfort zone.

I imagine the manager taking a sigh, before going up to the old guy in the corner to ask him to stop talking to himself and leering at the bar staff, as it's upsetting the other customers. Behind the manager, one of the bar staff tells her colleague about the time the old guy asked her to express milk into his coffee.