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You did! There was a table with a cake. Everyone spied on it from 100 yards away, taking the odd phone pic.

It will free up time for him to focus on Villa's Champions League games. 🙂 (Sorry. Couldn't resist)

Yeah. I remember Mourinho subbing him, for not listening to instructions. It didn't look as though he had much of a future. Just on the other points above, it was clearly controlled by the hand, and a terrible call.

I was at my local football, so missed the second half of the Celtic v Hearts game. From what I'm told the Celtic fans invaded the pitch before the game was finished. That it was a 2 goal advantage makes no difference. There was at least 30 seconds, plus whatever time for the goal celebration, p,us whatever else during added time the ref saw fit to add on. We've just seen the York v Rochdale game that turned on the added time. Looking at headlines, it's all about crowd trouble in Glasgow city centre and them picking up the trophy. I'd heard Beards left as quickly as they could, with rumours of assault and safety concerns. Not a peep about potential sanctions, that considering the game was still on, should include points deductions. Edit: SFA state that the game was over, and not abandoned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4g9ww4p09do Edit2: Except the ref blew the whistle due to the pitch invasion. So, it's poor after all, with the SFA washing their hands of that, as the whistle was blown. https://www.givemesport.com/celtic-hearts-keith-hackett-verdict-abandon-game-scottish-premiership/

From Beeb... "He made clear this could only happen if a new mandate..." so, yup a new...oh, hang on... "...was secured, such as at a general election." so, not a specific Brexit vote.

I've none of my own. Which is why I'm outside your window filming you having ideas. 🙂

"Leave means Stay!" Quite creepy typing that.

Nothing at all to do with Burnham's upcoming by-election, of course. Just shaking my head at the layers of divide in "North" for an Olympic bid.

Did Streeting start talking about wanting to rejoin the EU because it's something he's passionate about? Or is it an easy way to make Burnham's by-election much harder, by turning it into a mini-brexit vote? Not that Reform weren't motivated before, but that should see their supporters make sure they turn out.

Lecturer

WAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! There. That should be enough noise for an auto-promotion and 12 free points should we ever return to the EFL. 🙂

Flare

Very nice. Of course, you could have just taken some wood out to the garden and set fire to it, also for that traditional Viking feel. 🙂

Shankland! (Saints target) for Hearts!

C'mon Jam Tarts!

I skipped ahead to page 286. Turns out Steve Gibson's butler was behind the whole thing.

I heard we've hired the best PowerPoint presenter on the planet, whose slide skills can convince anyone of the content. Thank you Russell Martin!

Preferable to...

I heard that we've agreed to let Boro take part. But only so we can get @Matthew Le God to argue every point with them, until their brains come out their ears.

Well I certainly don't want to end up as a

@Badger or/and @badgerx16 are involved?! Just how many on SaintsWeb are paid club operatives, across the country, and how much did the mods know and organise it? #forumgate

Summer signings Stalin and Genghis Khan will no longer be joining, as Tonda is a meanie.

Postgate

VA started the better side. They were given plenty of space in the middle. Rouai took advantage of that with a good run. He passed it across to Appuah who got the opener. Appuah's output has picked up recently. He provides pace with strength in the side. He'll be hoping to showcase that more than he's been able to, back at his parent side. It was going fine, if a bit untidily for VA. Then on 20, Chateauroux headed the ball on the roof of the net. They did that again, in the half. There were signs VA were not having it all their own way.The away side were never dominated by VA, and the game was much more even than it should have been. VA took a couple of long range efforts that were not troubling. Towards half time, things picked up. Diomande showed a little flair to get past the defence, but not the keeper. Abu pushed up after starting an attack. He waited in the box for a return, also beside another VA player. Without being able to run onto it, the chance went and he fell over trying to claim a penalty. Despite the flurry at the end, the second half was a grim affair for VA. After 10 mins of free kicks around the center, it was Chateauroux who got the first chance of the half. A free header at the back post, that somehow lost all power. It took until 70 mins for Appuah to send a cross in, that didn't reach Courtet. Either side of that, the visitors were on top. Following their header, they brought a smart save from Lacombe. They won nearly all of the key challenges. VA struggled to string 3 passes together, and 2 was a challenge. Disjointed in tactics and physically unsuited for the profile of the league, with how they do play, they didn't offer much. The visitors deservedly went level, after their forward was allowed to keep moving into the middle before shooting. In the last spell of the game Chateauroux had to push forward, as they needed the points. Only then, did VA get in a couple of attacks. A very frustrated Courtet finally got a delivery he could convert. Appuah, who had all but vanished after his goal, could have had a third, his chip in front of the oncoming keeper going wide. Yet, VA couldn't hold onto the lead. A hard near post shot going past Lacombe. I don't think there was much anger, or even surprise from the players. It's the end of a failure of a season. Putting in performances that are no better than relegation contenders sums it up. Chateauroux got relegated by a point. VA finish all of 7 points ahead of them; 10th and on the same points as 11th and 12th.