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Go on, Tella like it is….. 😄

His body language and general demeanour perhaps gave out signals that he didn't care but I'm pretty sure that was not actually the case ! For that reason I was not happy that he was made captain but if you read the likes of Adam Blackmore it seems that he is rational, sensible, intelligent and businesslike ! In any case he has been a great servant to our club and deserves our best wishes for the future ! Good luck Ryan 👍

The goalie hand ball was a ‘nailed on’ red ! this VAR malarkey is beyond all reason now 😠

Am I the only one who is disappointed ?? I was hoping that they'd get to the play-off final and lose on penalties cos the hurt is so much more.... 'Masochism rules' 💀

Should we assume that you think that one is far superior to the other then ? IMO they are of a similar (pretty mediocre) standard and there is very little to choose between them and the manager presumably thinks the same... Why this makes him an idiot who should be removed from the club is beyond rational thought..

Anyone who thinks that Collina is a character should read his book (The Rules of the Game) 🤨 Absolutely the worst biography I've ever read (worse than Colin Montgomery's and that's saying summat!) - boring as fuck.... He was a good ref but certainly not a character ! Now Dean, he is a character but not a good ref as he prefers to be the centre of attention.... All in my own, honest opinion of course !

Serious question : Why does the ball have to be ‘over the line’ to be a goal but ‘on the line’ to be inside the box ? I never knew this before 😁

I wouldn't touch him with a bargepole, he is so far up his own arse that he has disappeared 😉! It's all about him rather than the club and English football will be well shot of him as he laughs all the way to the bank yet again ! His day has been and gone....

Are you sure you haven't just been sick on the screen 🤣

Top fanbase we have, eh 🤨

The key today is to get in front (preferably early doors) because if we don't they will be a nightmare to break down (Newcastle revisited) ! God forbid that they score first because then it'll be even worse ! That said, I'm quite confident, particularly if KWP and Diallo are fit to play.... COYS😇

With many injuries in a small squad it puts the others under even more pressure and brings fatigue to the fore.. it also means that some will have to be used out of position! They have been expected to play up to 3 times a week at peak performance which clearly is not easy. In this respect we are different to most top clubs, you only have to look at who the replacements are at teams like Leicester, Everton etc... let alone Liverpool and the big boys ! Our preferred first 11 with reasonable back up did well earlier in the season but IMO the injury situation has had a profound effect since. It’s also true that our ‘high press’ system is energy sapping and I’m sure that has contributed to our drop in levels later in games ! I do not intend that these be used as excuses, purely that they are contributory factors !

Received my full balance today 👍

I think he is in the team at the moment because there are very few alternatives but for me, I'd play Tella who has been quite impressive in his recent appearances !

Peter Walton, retired referee and resident 'expert' on Sky Sports recently said "VAR is not here to make correct decisions, purely to point out clear and obvious errors" ! Putting aside the nonsensity of his remark (surely the right decision is paramount) all it does is give the VAR ref the opportunity to support his onfield colleague. Mistakes are often not overruled ie. Saints v Wolves, Scott gave the one against Bertrand but not against Dendoncker, I am sure that had he given them the other way around he would have been supported also ! Re. handball. I know it was never perfect but surely the principle of 'intentional' or otherwise has to be gone back to ??

Would this be the same Fulham who've won 2 out of their last 16 PL games since November ???

Having played a totally different system than previously, there was bound to be a downside as well as some positives (we got an important draw) ! Not using the 'high energy', 'high press', effectively offered posession to the opposition but was less tiring for us. Many have opined that Ings, Redmond & Minamino gave the ball away too often but considering that they were often alone and surrounded by 3 blue shirts instead of being backed by other red shirts it was perhaps unsurprising ! The bottom line is that Ralph utilised a 'plan B" which many had called for and it was (relatively) successful ! Be interesting to see if we go back to the normal formation tomorrow night !

The mail I received on 12th Feb said it could take 'up to 3 weeks' so should probably be in the first week of March !

Yeah, I downloaded it and it looks to be have similar content to the main website ! Will be handy on the smartphone when out and about (if we are ever released from 'house arrest' that is) 😎!

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Perhaps Ralph does have a ‘plan B’ but is not able to implement it through lack of resources ? It’s already been said that our best players are having to play 2 or 3 games a week and (because of our high press, high energy style) they run out of steam ! Bestways we have a good first 11 but a very weak and inexperienced backup squad ! It’s absolutely soul destroying to get crap refereeing decisions which alter the dynamic of the game and all of a sudden you have to go again... It’s not ideal the way things are going right now but perhaps understandable ! Those calling for Ralph’s head are a bit thick IMHO !!

You may be right about incentives but I reckon they'll be pretty desperate to get the numbers up so will put all former ST holders in the same bracket ! Either way, it's not a financial issue for me, I'm just keeping an open mind in an ever-changing world ! COYS 😇

#MeToo Taking the refund on the basis that I’ve nothing to lose and uncertainty still prevails! I’ll deffo renew as and when it suits ! Credit to the club that they lived up to the promise of sorting it out this week !

Ralph has said in his presser that McCarthy remains his no.1 although FF will play v Wolves in the cup ! Only really blamed him for the third goal v Newcastle and none of the Man Utd ones... Said he's had a good season and will continue as before... Perhaps he's just trying to keep him from losing confidence which would make a lot of sense, no point in slagging him off and then having to play him anyway !!

Now Thursday 11th and no sign of an email asking what I want (refund or continuation !). Given that they said w/c 8th Feb it should come any minute, I assume ! No panic but I like them to do what they committed for....