Holmes_and_Watson

Whoever can run a lucky dip is welcome (and eligible to join the SR manager selection panel).

Creep (more of a Clarkson reference)

Since the vicar is helping police with safeguarding concerns, and the fete organising committee were caught running illegal lotteries, it doesn't much matter.

Fast

Alley

Confidant

Hamas treehouse HQs and terror scrumping are well known threats.

Times

Club

Bot

It looked dreadful and someone senior had to be held accountable for it. As usual, there was lots going on behind the scenes as this link from the been says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07m2v1z4evo As usual, it had been known about for some time, taking a leak to bring a out consequences. Regardless of the political persuasions of the board, it was a dreadful editorial decision. One where it looks as though managers did little to heed warnings.

It didn't take long for "The Unholy Trinity" to have a waiting list. 🙂

Frustrating one. Got a nice goal back, close to the end.

Arne Slot and Brenda Todgers invite you to the combined Saints Drag Night / Manager interview. 🙂

Talk

This sounds familiar. 🙂 Good to see Abu back.

Hypnotise

That wasn't staring. That was hypnosis. "You are capable footballers... you are capable footballers..."

Trick

I can't omplain too much about a back to back win for the first time in ages. We'd done enough to secure the win early in the second half. There wasn't much from either side after that. Certainly not after Leo went off. Our first was a bit fortuitous, but we'd numbers in there to make it happen; our second was a nice first time shot from Azaz, after he took up a good AMC position; and AA was an excellent run, control and finish. Delighted with all of that, even if the total number of efforts was low. I did roll my eyes at the SR lineup again. But it was enough against a demoralised looking Wednesday. Although they had some decent passing moves later on, just lacking a final ball. Baz let another low and to the left, and there was a Stephens muddle. On the plus side there was Leo, AA and Jander. Downs was actually involved in an attack. In fairness he also took up a couple of good positions only for the ball not to reach him. That second win only takes us to 17th. So, that's how grim it was looking. Only 7 from those playoffs!

Well, that's about the only way he's likely to score. 🙂

Fighting talk is on at the moment. Won't be long before they have the Defend the Indefensible round. The winner will be whoever has been getting tips from MLG here.

As someone who doesn't gamble, even I've found the wall to wall gambling ads with their gateway fluffy offers to be relentless at times. Saturating the airwaves. Edit: Something that annoys me ( in a small way) is the look of disappointment every game at my local non League game, when I don't take part in any of the half dozen raffles. I get that they are money spinners for the club, but not of interest for everyone. I get a programme I rarely read, a pie of variable edibility and coffee that saw a coffee bean on the front of the jar once.

Supreme

A frustrating, but fair draw. Great opening few minutes. Lots of controlled passing from side to side looking for an opening. That brought a first chance. Then aggressive tackling got the second chance and a goal. VA had 2 good chances at least to extend their lead. But as the half went on Versaille started to get opportunities of their own. The best of which hit the bar, with Louchet never near it. Second half saw VA happy to sit, with Courtet running about by himself, with no supporting press. The game changed on 65 minutes. I don't know if VA's manager had planned to absorb any pressure for 20 mins. Perhaps that wasn't the plan, and he wanted the team to push out. Perhaps neither. I did see one of the outgoings players with ice on their knee later, so maybe it was an enforced switch. But 10 and 11 were replaced, with our Rento coming on. The home side hadn't been creating much. VA had begun to push forward a little. In fact Courtet had fallen when given a good chance just minutes before the changes. After the switch, VA offered very little. Versailles were given just a little more space with the attacking subs of VA. One of those deflected across the front of goal, with Versaille in space to finish with another deflection. VA were back to their usual disjointed attacks. The closer to the end, the more it looked as though the home side would get all three points. They were the better side by then, and knew how to put a move together. Moulin seems stuck trying to get a tune out of a team he wouldn't have bought himself. It was completely understandable to have made those changes on 65 minutes. His team should be better. In hindsight, he will probably have preferred to have left it as it was and absorbed any pressure for a 1-0 win.