Holmes_and_Watson

Patience

My boss has nipped out to taunt some orphans and the unfortunates who find themselves in the workhouse. Just got time to write this with my quill pen and get the messenger boy to take it to the telegraph office.

Based on the players we used last season, and no longer have, then I'd say we'd be looking to replace Fraser, Stu and Brooks (and he was a Tella stand in). Another DM would be ideal, depending on Charles. But lots of options and flexibility also impacted by the formation Martin goes for. My understanding is that Taylor could be the left side of a back 3. Also that Lallana can operate in deeper midfield positions (and out left based on his experience there). If it's 2 up front, AA prefers that position, and would be Brereton Diaz's partner. BBD, as you say, can play put wide too. Martin found out before the end of last season, who wanted to leave at that time. Could be any of Lumley, Bree, ABK, KWP, Mara, Sule and/or Alcaraz to name the most likely. If KWP leaves, no reason why Bree can't get opportunities in the squad. A number of these were peripheral or put on loan, giving room for youngsters in the squad. Martin will have assessed the development of Charles, Edozie, SAA and Sibling to see how much first team football is likely. Recent injuries with Larios, Ballard and Stewart to take into account too. With 2 of those forwards, and Mara maybe going, another there might be needed too. It looks to be a busy month.

Soggy

In other news, NASA still awaits contact from their missing astronauts. "We can only hope their training, and bravery, sees them through this crisis," said Rod Jobsworth, Flight Director at the Mission Control Centre. "We're unaware of the nature of the fault," he continued. "We were all on our lunch break when it happened, so didn't see it. And the crew were all on theirs, so wouldn't have interrupted that to tell us from their end." On the future of the programme, Mr Jobsworth told press that "We'll try for another launch in the spring. Sadly, these are just the risks you have to accept, even in an office as well run as NASA."

Farmer Saint prepares the Circle of Trust for the next onslaught of transfer gossip...

Do I have to pay more than a fiver for a colour SaintsWeb license?

11am... the mandated time for a tea break. As unbreakable a ritual as the stone tablets the admin team spent their lives engraving. Muffled sobs were heard as the tea trolley left the canteen. This was no time to give into despair. They had to lend their colleague their strength. Their will to survive. Mrs Miggins barely heard the squeak from the left wheel of the trolley, as she braced herself for her last journey. The death march past SOG's desk had begun. Mrs Miggins only hoped oblivion would be quick, before she had to hear too much about how many carrier pigeons SOG had used to send outraged messages around the city (out of office hours). Read more in the next exciting issue of Crusader Inaction Weekly!

You mean fictional, or reporting him to the authorities for a hate crime?

Mr Paws has read your post, and expressed his displeasure to his mummy and daddy.

I read it as him enabling some fundamentalist End Times scenario, so they get their their ideological payoff and Donald is the last president anyone gets. It's got that foreboding tone to it. In contrast, the idea to get an idea of the number of church goers and just add them to Trump's vote count, to save them having to vote, seems perfectly sane and a massive time saver. 🙂

Just think of the time lost to clean your slate, chalk a message, summon the messenger boy and send him out into the smog choked metropolis to deliver it! And don't talk to me about staying late to make up for it. That office candle is snuffed out at 5:30 sharp! Tune in next week when SOG's messenger boy is intercepted by his arch nemesis, Jacob Rees-Mogg!

It's partly the avatar, partly the tone and partly revelations about his career. http://jedisparadise.com/2/index_htm_files/15778.jpg But I always read sog's posts as if he were a failed Hong Kong Phooey. A crusading champion of justice...if only he weren't trapped in a disused filing cabinet, doing a paper clip audit. Edit: Work is increasingly intensive and focused. Where there are natural breaks, staff make full use of it to recharge, have the work/life balance that technology gives them, before getting on with the day.

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Squid

Hmmm. Looks like an old photo of the lesser seen David Hirst to me.

Well, the other cat had an arse that looked just like Iain Dowie, and I saw that cat first. 🙂

News saying 2 dead children, another 6 critical and 2 adults in critical condition too.

Fountain

Never mind the coincidence about the photo. How did you know about my gran's cat? 🙂

Fixed that. Southampton calls to you. You don't get to pick your club. Across oceans and continents, it's siren call captures your heart and you will forever follow the Saints. Anyway, the support group is every second Tuesday. Bring some biscuits. And we'll pop up the helpline number in a bit. 🙂

Oh, come on. Give him some credit. He's hardly going to divulge lots of gossip on the back of the first bit of pester... Never mind... 🙂

The Easter Bunny is very real. But not linked as a signing in the this thread, and certainly not in the CoT one, which runs to a different standard.

Innovative, and improving the quality of life for many. Nice to read about the state of our nation, that's not hand wringing moaning. When people ask me where I get my news, I shall now say "in trousers!".... actually, maybe not...

Awkward choice of protest day.