BarberSaint

Bloody was, wasn't it?

But Middlesborough can only get to the semis if they're reinstated and they're not gonna win the final, so what can he do?

Was this 72 hours before a game?

Well in that case, standard practice is stupid. How come people don't do better (are their plans crap?) if they follow the drills, can't they learn basic things like marking, tackling, etc outside of those 72 hours and is football now played, I don't know, on a computer and not on a pitch with a huge number of random factors (and diving) which are much more likely to affect the result? The whole premise is stupid.

Might. Might not.

But he did blag the Rangers gig, and for him that was the equivalent of a top top top top club.

Answered your own question. Although I'd have JS as club captain and playing alongside THB but the latter should be the captain on the pitch.

From what I've seen of him so far, he's far too safe and/or negative so I would move him on.

The touch 'past/round' the keeper is poor and quite lucky; he doesn't go to the side to go round the keeper's dive nor does he push it on quickly to 'beat' or get under it; clearly he doesn't have full control of the ball at that time. That can happen so it's not much of a deal but it would be wrong to say it was good or clever play. The second one (the 'chop back with the instep') is ok. Again, he gets a bit lucky in that the defender doesn't get clean contact or block him off but clearly he does enough to then score. He did try a couple of things at Eastleigh and seemed more at home but I have seen nothing yet to make me think he's turned a corner/is able to demonstrate sufficient ability. The other thing is that he clearly is a cut below Larin and doesn't seem to mesh with the team in a comparable fashion; often it's like he's playing his game which is different to everyone else's. Think we'll have to see what he brings to the Colchester game and a couple of others. If not enough (which will have to be a lot more than I've seen so far), I can only see a loan/sale beckoning.

Is 'against the rules', whatever they may be, dishonest? If I tell a fib, am I dishonest? A white lie? Etc. I don't think he's dishonest as he's never said he wasn't involved in it and been shown/had it proved that his comment(s) were dishonest. Equally, by that measure and irregardless of accusations other, Mr Salt *is* dishonest. But he, here, is allegedly the 'victim'. And of course, then, Mr Gibson and the Crying Swede are both honest and dishonest.

Well it actually does put it into perspective: it's not that bad if everyone does it or it is that bad and so then is everyone for doing it. As I've said before, watching Doku and stopping Doku are different things entirely so I doubt spying on Man City would have helped much prior to them really taking it to us (while in first gear) at Wembley.

Hope so as he's worth considerably more as a player.

Except we can take it that they didn't. If they want to 'punish' him they can take away his 'manager of the month' awards. Then if he wins them again, it'll be down to him, not a squirrel in a tree.

They were a lot better this year, too. (Yes, we were crap under Still).

It looks like a bib. All the time, I just wondered why they were wearing bibs. It's awful.