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Not winning many challenges, and our attacks are starting too deep leaving a lot for Scienza in particular to do. Not great to see Archer outpaced and outmuscled by their defenders. Manning more of the outlet, with some decent deliveries.

Both teams getting a good pass across. Archer closer to getting on the end of ours.

Same as every game - prepare for defeat, enjoy the wins. 🙂

If we had to use our squad in a fixture heavy period, happy to at least see those making a positive impact make the team in Bragg, Archer, Jelert and Matsuki. I imagine Stephens for Quarshie is as much tactical and that Robinson will be getting plenty of minutes as a sub. It's obviously not going to be as slick as Tonda's early passing success. But no reason why the forward play all these have shown can't kick start us out of our struggles to get forward in recent games. Something a little different in Tonda's preferred system hopefully. COYR!

Just sparing a thought for Baz. To go from the high of a man of the match performance, to the low of having the club bring in a challenger for your place is tough. Football is a harsh, fickle business.

Not long after a very young Casillas was put in to replace a solid enough older 'keeper, I remember him racing out needlessly, not getting the ball and Madrid conceded. He was briefly dropped. Hopefully, that's not the snapshot of Casillas they're referring to. 🙂

I fell down a rabbit hole looking at old toys and adverts. What were we talking about? 🙂

With his 5 games in 2 years and not starting for his loan club, we've now got real competition for man of the match Baz. Exciting early window business.

Meet Daniel Peretz https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/meet-daniel-peretz-the-bayern-munich-goalkeeper-and-half-of-israels-posh-and-becks-super-couple-ljfookzq

I suppose it depends on how you view being sold off in a deal worth over a billion dollars, Mr Kraken. 🙂 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w9wxdl8xvo

There's probably some quotes from Starmer supporting the NHS, when it's clearly his fault.

Art

The news just gets worse. Now SR have failed in both their plan and their strategy. 🙂

Yup. Not particularly hidden. Maybe I've missed all the headlines starting with "White person does.." that indicates all the Beeb's stories start off with the racial profiling that someone seems to think this one should have.

I think you've solved it. Baz has looked much better up front than Downs. Downs is tall enough to have more easily tipped that Birmingham effort over the bar. 🙂

That would make colouring in my "People we don't want here" posters so much easier. 🙂

A week of review of the year programming. I suggested sending TV Licensing a review of my last payment, so I could get this one free when this rubbish is on. But no...

Rhapsody

We have our quota of small strikers. On Kyogu, he scored for fun a few seasons back, in a dominant Celtic team. Clearly a poor return, to say the least. But he was mobile, keen and got there to spoon his chance over. Will probably end up in a league and score a few again, if more the 10 or so range than the high 20s he put in for Celtic one season.

Same side as usual, with similar approach. Baz THB - Wood - Stephens/ Quarshie Fellows- Downes - Jander - Manning Azaz - Scienza AA Scienza makes the difference. Hopefully with Azaz getting more central and supporting. Subs on merit: Jelert, Matsuki, Robinson, Archer, Bragg A win for us!

A number of Man It's players falling over with a touch. Ref just lets the game flow. Had Fernandes been playing he would have exploded with rage at his cheating not being rewarded.

And there's more chance of him catching it between his teeth than with his hands, if it's hit low and to the left. 🙂

There's a growing number of our games, where I'd not mind someone pulling wool over my eyes, so I'd not have to watch.

None of them getting picked now. Must be their height. 🙂

I might have heard "Tweenmas" earlier, as I'd just have thought of twixes had I heard the one you heard. "Phablet" is also on the annoying list.