Dragon_man

Selles hasn't learned much has he. Bednarek of OG fame last match in and Alcarazz the golacorer out. DCC and Orsic nowhere to be seen. Baffling. Given the situation, I'd have tried something different in the hope of getting a different performance/result. Nothing to lose now.

In premiership history, how many times as a team gone down to 10 men, gone behind and then gone on to win, away from home? And against the best manager in Europe?

Some thoughts .. - Tall Paul goes down easily for big fella. Didn't do much. Didn't have a shot as far as I can remeber. Which is a worry for our star striker at home against a relegation rival. - Alcarazz didn't look as alive as he did during the home game against Newcastle. He went AWOL second half (along with many others). - Che did what Che does ... miss - 5 at the back. Let's not go there. - Sulemana by far the best player today though don't see how he fits in with hoofball. Alluding to his miss being a game changer by mad Nate was insulting. - Mad Nate as mad as ever. 'Wolves going down to 10 was to our detriment' aka 'I didn't know what the fuck to do'. It was all Wolves' fault. - Probably not worth sacking him now. We're down. It'll be a total reset in the summer. Many players out and that's the time to get in a new manager. I don't see the point of changing him now. New manager, new players, new era starts June 1st. (Pity we can't have new owners too).

Email from Saints 'Your priority ticket window for Man Utd ...' I'll take a pass thanks!

First mover advantage to Leeds. Snooze and you lose. New manager bounce incoming. SR just not at the races. This isn't their forte.

Do you live close to flat caps and whippets? Just 3 London clubs and Reading nearby. Most are in the frozen wastelands above the Watford gap.

About to see it again. Up front and personal this time.

Dyche showing what could have been. Still think they will go down, but it'll be with a fight, whereas ...

Just got to the ground and seen the line up. Really. No need to rush these new signings in because the existing team is doing so well? How do these new players take it I wonder. Must be a confidence killer. 'You're good, but you've got to displace Eli and Dialo first' FFS

Without a doubt!

Andy Carroll will be make a late appearance ...

Did Perraud know the defender was going to move out of the way ... or was he lucky that he did?

Is Orsic on 'sale or return'? Perhaps the distance selling regulations could come to our rescue 🙏

Tough choice on team selection ... Pick your best and run the risk of injury, fatigue or further demoralisation if defeated. Pick a second string team and really risk a defeat, thus formally drawing the season to a close. Me, I'd play the highest paid feckers and go for it. They are all in the shop window for the summer now anyway. Would be nice to get something out of them before they are gone. Put Adams in goal and our front line in defence, that would eliminate any chance of an own goal.

What's the odds on a third 0-1 in a week ... all at home too.

Wonder if Putin worries about escalation when he kills civilians, poisons people in the UK, weaponises energy and destabilises food chains. No, thought not.

Just need 8 wins from the next 18 games now. Easy-peasy.

If there was ever an admission of guilt. Says it all.

Oh c'mon. They weren't great, but 'done us' ???

Was the highlight of the afternoon. Plenty of time for an extra pint.

Not sure why we are clamouring for striker. If we get one in they may not get a start until April.

Does look odd. Stick with arguably a losing line up with new signings and those with confidence on the bench.

I thought, wrongly I guess, that the offence was committed when a player deliberately plays the ball to a player in an offside position. Whether the receiving player gets the ball or not, he's then deemed offside because the ball is intentionally played to him. So the moment the ball was hit directly towards Salah who was in an offside position then that's that. I would have thought Totti touching the ball, whether in control or not, would be irrelevant as the ball would by then be 'out of play'. I rember Nistelroy staying on goalines from free kicks and never being offside because 1. The ball wasn't played to him and 2. He wasn't interfering with play (though how that stands up I don't know). Similarly, Salah, in the box, HAS to be interfering play!

4 teams out of the last 30 in this position have managed to avoid relegation according to BBC R5L on the way home last night.

1 win, 5 defeats, some £700 spent. You're welcome!