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Fair synopsis. Despite our mini mid-season renaissance, I still maintain that Sport Republic are the wrong owners for our club. .

I know that the anti-conspiracy theory brigade will brush this aside, but what other explanation is there...?

Yeah, it was pretty much a rhetorical question, but frustrating nonetheless...

Why are we (seemingly) the only team in the history of football where other teams "get wise" to us when playing well and subsequently turn us into an ineffectual team overnight? How come no one has "got wise" to how Coventry play and snuffed them out in the same way...?

And that's why you'll never pass the Sport Republic interview for Saints manager...

"Let's build second half".... First time for everything, I guess...

Unlucky Scienza... Off the post

Alas, almost inevitable, yet it's still bizarre we can play like a team possessed for a clutch of games and then revert to our usual 'safety first' mode. Just f***ing go for it every game.... We've got the players to do it.... It's not rocket science, is it...?

THB!

Poor defending (as always), but how does Bazunu not stop that... He actually seemed to be in the right place at the right time (for once), and got across to cover the shot, yet it still went past him...

FFS

Because shoulder to shoulder isn't foul play under the laws of the game...?

Perhaps. Perhaps not...? Who decides...?

Yeah, but that's kinda my point.... When feathers need ruffling our journos stick with the 'tip-toe around the issue' approach. Anyway, tis what it is.

I much prefer the 'no holds barred' approach of the local Rangers journos when Martin was at the helm there. They don't beat about the bush... if there's an obvious shortfall they'll ask about it in a robust fashion. Yes, maybe they still don't get the direct answers they're looking for but it gets the message across and maybe, in turn, it influences decisions in the background. More chance of that than with the nicey, nicey soft 'don't rock the boat' approach of our journos. IMHO of course :).

Anyone know why our local journos never raise Bazunu's poor stats at press conferences? Either they're 'under orders' from the club not to bring it up or they're too afraid of rocking the boat and/or burning bridges with the club. Can't think of any other reason why it never crops up...

Sprouts sauted with lardons and chilli... Heaven on a plate....

Make the most of it this year...

I'm going through a bit of a 'manchego with quince jelly' phase at the moment. Favourite cheese though is probably Devon Blue (served with caramelised onions), sourced direct from a local Devonian cheese maker, of course.

Surprised Levski Sofia couldn't see the multitude of benefits of a multi-club set up... Maybe SR should have sent in @Matthew Le God to extol the virtues...?

Being asked to show a boarding pass when buying a packet of crisps in an airport departure lounge. F*** off... There's no legal requirement to show it, you data mining cretins.