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Probably too many Martini Espressos here on the Croatian Riviera, but... I'm buggered if I'm going to be the forum pragmatist any longer.... Martin clearly isn't up to the job... Get Potter in to sort this mess out... What is it with Sport Republic and selecting managers that are quite clearly out of their depth...?

Well spotted Inspector Clouseau...

I'm fed up of being that 'benefit of the doubt' supporter... sod it... Get Potter in now FFS...

Fixed it for you...

Martin out...

If Holgate isn't good enough to come on as CB and Charles put into DM (where he belongs) then send him back to Everton FFS... #wasteofspace

Baffles me how so called professional footballers can't get the basics of the game right. Pretty much every single goal we concede is self inflicted. I'm not one to jump to conclusions but can't see us being anywhere near promotion contention this season. Crazy given the amount of talent we have (on paper).

Glad I found a bar in Croatia to watch this shite...!

Midfield weaker than it should be but needs must I guess.... This has got a high scoring draw written all over it (either that or nil-nil... )

How ironic would it be if the 'remainers' calling 'brexiteers' thick swayed enough of the thickos to vote for Brexit in the first place as a stupid act of defiance...? i.e. calling thickos thick is bound to strengthen their resolve, isn't it...? Maybe the really clever thing to do/have done is not call them thick out loud...? Could it be that the name callers were the thick ones in the end...?

Your sense of self-awareness is highly commendable...

Just went past those in a boat trip from Dubrovnik to Milini. Did wonder why they had been left to wrack and ruin. Holiday going well so far... 🌞🍹😎

Yep, agree. I've always advocated that there should be a time limit to VAR decisions... 30 seconds, for example, would be plenty. If someone can't decide in that time whether someone was offside, handled the ball, fouled, etc then by definition its not "clear and obvious" so go with the officials on-field call. Probably all too simple and logical for the rocket-scientists in charge though...

Does seem more likely. Annoying for you that you'll never know for sure one way or the other.

You *might* have had COVID (symptomless or otherwise) before that without realising it...

On a practical note, might be worth getting yourself a pre-pay prescription certificate, currently £111.60/year. As someone with Crohn's Disease it saves me an absolute fortune.

Sorry to hear that Nick. My sister-in-law is a stroke specialist and used to run the stroke ward at our local hospital so don't hesitate to drop me a message if you ever need any advice etc. ❤️

Whoever is running the number-of-bites sweepstake can I have 37 please? živjeli!

You could say that about 95% of the threads on this forum...

I've had 7 boosters so far... Was wondering when the 8th was coming along so thanks for the useful info @Weston Super Saint Great to have such public service oriented folk on here. Grateful if you could also give me fair warning when the weather is going to start getting cold so I can get the thermals down from the loft. Much appreciated ❤️

Paul Allen's yacht is here... Make of that what you will... Mlini? First impressions... Cracking place!

Cheers, that's my intention 🙂🍻

Yep, that's their stock reply to any website issue. We used to have to make computer systems work correctly when I was a programmer (back in the day). Bit of an old fashioned approach these days.

"A guaranteed way of not being wrong is not to come to a conclusion in the first place" (Bobby Davro, Skegness Palladium, May 1983) But, of course, the only problem with the pragmatic approach is that you don't get to play your "ner, ner, ner ner, ner... told you so" card if it does all end up going tits up...

And Ralph was supposedly a stand-offish disciplinarian... Which can also be a dangerous thing... I guess the really good managers are somewhere in-between