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Source?

Delusion?

Just a thought, could it be something 'daft' like the screen has stopped working? Maybe boot it up when connected to an external monitor. Clutching at straws I know....

That's it....spoil people's fun why don't you? You've got to appreciated some of us don't get out much.

I've also got a feeling it could be finals weekend on Celebrity Masterchef

It's a step in the right direction but not as good as castration

Halloween party season.

Create a free recovery disk with a different operating system on it and boot up using that - I used Kaspersky last time I needed to do something similar. That should rule out (or in) a problem with Windows at least

Anyone else thinking of a 4 letter fruit?

Good spot ....and against a team that plays in red at home. Not good.

Twenty five thousand people watching a 2nd tier English football game between two teams 300 miles apart with only 8 Saturdays to go before Christmas at the back end of half-term holidays in Hampshire in the middle of the most significant austerity measures since 1939? That would be an excellent turn out in the circumstances...

Hmmm....so we only lose home games played on the 29th of the month then.....? ;-)

Davis Richardson - Fonte - Hooiveld - Fox Chaplow - Schneiderlin - Cork - Guly Lambert - Connolly Bart, Hammond, Lallana, De Ridder, Barnard

When I was born, I was the 3,554,032,633rd person alive on Earth and the 77,605,675,367th person to have lived since history began

Shell of a nut

You read that Daily Mail article today too?

Probability dictates that we will eventually lose a game at home. I fear probability may well strike this weekend.

Isn't this a bit like asking a Muslim for his favourite pork dish?

I used to listen to 'TalkRadio' avidly before it dumbed down to 'TalkSport'. Used to listen to the likes of Jeremy Beadle, Tommy Boyd, Ian Collins, James Whale and Mike Allen late at night (and on LBC before TalkRadio). Absolute legends. There doesn't seem to be any decent 'Talk' stations out there anymore....unless anyone can recommend one???

Ditto

Fair point. I think that was the one hole in last night's approach to the game. Adkins admitted as much himself in the post match interview. That said, we ended up losing due to a couple of errors at the back, not due to a lack of firepower up front (yes, the lack of the latter makes it difficult to win, but isn't the reason for a defeat per se)

I agree with that train of thought FF. If the "decline" in the tournament continues there will become a time where the atmosphere and intensity of the game isn't very far removed from a sterile reserve game. I don't think we're at that point yet (a c.11k attendance last night is testament to that) but when we get to that point in 'x' number of years, yes, it could well end up as "pointless" (from a competitive point of view) as reserve games at which point it will be time to agree with where you're coming from. As things stand, I still think there is value (albeit diminishing) in fielding a fringe side in this tournament.

Adkins wasn't happy about being knocked out last night. He expected to win and was disappointed that we didn't. It looked like genuine disappointment on the post match interview on Saints Player.

Nail upon head (IMHO of course)

I partially disagree. Despite how most clubs treat the tournament, the League Cup is a step up from a reserve game. These guys need to experience the atmosphere at these type of game and not just the sterile atmosphere of a reserve game. Ok, yes, you'll never get the same high octane atmosphere at a League Cup game compared to a high profile league game but it's a step up none-the-less.