The Cat

Something I noticed yesterday having driven to Brighton and back was a complete absence cars with England flags flying off them. Barely any flags hanging out of windows or on show anywhere other than in pubs. Flags are usually everywhere for major tournaments but this time there's nothing.

I originally read it as he was doing a "stretch" of his cock which might provide the answer you need.

Have you watched Utopia? If not you should it's probably right up your street. Make sure it's the original C4 series though, not the remake.

Seems like he has a bit of pace and likes bursting forward which is what we need to balance the team out.

Have they got any players left?

Crawley has been awful this season, and I say that as a Kent fan. No idea why they picked him.

No idea why he didn't go back through and delete a load of old messages as this is the sort of thing that people do for some reason. The person I feel sorry for is Kent wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson who is having to spend an awful lot of time explaining he is actually a different Ollie Robinson who plays pro cricket. He's actually very good, much better than the guy who was flailing around behind the stumps in the first test. Would be amazing if England got rid of one Ollie Robinson and then picked the other one for the next game.

It was a bit of a non penalty takers penalty in that he hit low to the side that's easiest for a right footer, but it wasn't that bad. The keeper probably guessed he would aim there though and showed good technique to make enough ground to pull off a decent save.

Commentator even said he ran across him and left his leg there. Debate about whether VAR would have overturned it.

Seemed like a dive from Grealish. He really is quite unlikeable.

The commentators seem to be on a crusade to do all they can to get him in the squad. He's playing really well so far.

Also this thread is worth a read. It's a long one so I picked the tweet relevant to cases and second vaccine.

It's also important to take into account the full protection doesn't kick in until at least 2 weeks after the second vaccine, and I have read in some cases it's more 3 to 4 weeks. By 21st June anyone having second vaccine today or before will be around the time of full protection, and that's over 50% of adults.

There has been some data on number of people with vaccines testing positive.

Wouldn't the best way to show your support be to clap if they carry on taking it? I wouldn't have thought many people will join in a chant to be honest. Not sure there's the room to join in and actually take the knee in the stands, especially if the stadium is full or near capacity at the start of the season. No one is going to be reporting people that boo because there's no rules or laws against them doing it. Personally I'm ambivalent towards it as a gesture but if people want to show their support then that is up to them. The FA should really get right behind the original Kick It Out campaign now and focus on that. The clubs and players are already doing more than ever on social media and quite a few have banned people who have been overtly racist from the stadiums.

You're going to have to base this on the opinion of a 15 year old who just replied and said "yeah, Tyler" because that's his mates name. "A couple of good midfielders and the lad up front who scored was decent" Not sure you're going to get much more than that to be honest!!

Dragowski is very good and has a great beard. He's probably more like Boruc in style if you want to compare him to any of our keepers. Obligatory youtube clip with terrible music here https://youtu.be/LwHytLvcmhE

A Saints academy team of mixed ages but I think mainly U15's were at Molineaux today playing Wolves and Sheffield United in a 3 way tournament. Saints drew 0-0 with Wolves and beat Sheffield United 2-1 with a last minute header. My son went to watch because his mate was playing. Picture is from the Wolves vs Sheff Utd game.

The live music industry is still on it's knees. For people like me who spend a lot of time going to gigs the impact is still ongoing. Sure I can go to the odd socially distanced show but the venues are having to cap numbers at a ridiculous level to enable that and lots of bands and artists won't play these sort of events. People go on about the ease in which they can get around the current restrictions and that's fine for them but some people and businesses are still hugely impacted.

One thing we do know is it can't be a Pompey player because they have the best fans in the world.

Wasn't sure which thread to post this in and couldn't be bothered to start a new one. Wonder if it's one of our players?

They offer European football, higher wages and living in London whereas we have a potential relegation battle and West Quay. It's going to be a tough choice for the lad.

Good that he gets a rest, bad because it's a poor decision based on his club's position rather than his ability. He gives the squad far more options than Phillips as a sub because if you are chasing a game and need someone with top level dead ball delivery then Ward Prowse has what you need. He's also proven he can play in a few positions so if there was a random injury crisis he could do a job.

Is it weird that I have little interest in how England get on? I'll be watching the matches but can't really rustle up any enthusiasm for the national team at all. It's been that way for years as well. Went to the pub for England v Sweden in the World Cup and everyone was going mental when England scored but I barely even clapped. I'll mainly be wanting the Saints players to do well whatever team they are playing for.

There's some info on vaccines and hospitalisations in this Twitter thread: