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Don't know how else you would describe the pl. Thinking more it can only refer to uefa club comps.

I'm not 100% sure but I suspect that covers teams that play in the CL and then drop into the Europa later on.

But he also said it just before Stephens went on loan to Swindon last year. One of those things that Les Read says that has a different outcome in reality, bit like getting more Academy players in the first team.

Extract from UEFA Regulations (this is from last season but doubt they will have changed significantly) Article 22Yellow and red cards 22.01 As a rule, a player who is sent off the field of play is suspended for the nextmatch in a UEFA club competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body isentitled to augment this punishment. For serious offences the punishment canbe extended to all UEFA competition categories. 22.02 In case of repeated cautions:a) before the group stage, a player is suspended for the next competitionmatch after three cautions in three different matches, as well as after thefifth caution;b) from the first match in the group stage, a player is suspended for the nextcompetition match after three cautions in three different matches, as wellas following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth,etc.). 22.03 Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carried forwardeither to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in thecurrent season. 22.04 Exceptionally, all yellow cards and pending yellow-card suspensions expire oncompletion of the play-offs. They are not carried forward to the group stage. 22.05 Cautions and pending yellow-card suspensions from club competitionmatches expire at the end of the season.

No he isn't (I think). He was reported as not fully fit 2 weeks ago when the squad went to Holland and was left behind but there was never any suggestion that he was actually injured just not up to the fitness standards expected. He's had 2 weeks since to work on his fitness but has not appeared as far as I can see in any training photo galleries or similar. Yet before the Dutch trip he looked reasonably OK and was involved in training.

Don't suppose we could hijack Spuds move for Sven Bender could we? Decent replacement for Morgan.

I would guess that if we don't see Ramirez in this game that he is being moved on.

Other than the cost is there anything to stop them buying the package just for the ticket or are the tickets given out on the coach?

In recent top tier history Chelsea beat Wigan 8-0. I thought we beat Sunderland by the same score, is that being airbrushed from history because we aren't Sky sponsored team?

Only in your mind.

Not yet, he still has 3 hours and 3 posts.

Players always score against their old teams. (Well actually they don't but its a common urban myth). Did he celebrate?

Would be good to know what happened. It was quite clear he was going to play (be on the bench) as all the PR was about it, I only heard on Solent when I left the car to walk to the ground. Bit concerned something must have happened late on.

7-0 now, 2 goals in last minute, 30 seconds left. Saints team rather hit by injuries. Still, they were runners-up, so well done to the kids.

4-0. Hope our scouts have got tabs on some of these RTD lads.

Belated Birthday card from Amsterdam posted 28 July arrived today, going to be touch and go if they arrive before some folks leave for the game. Good luck.

Packed to the rafters, crowd over 32000. Actual crowd was 30850, there were plenty of empty seats, and of course Vitesse did not sell out their area. "Sadly, Liebherr passed away in 2010 and hasn’t been around for much of their rise" - what a very odd thing to write, of course he has not been around much, at least not in body. Otherwise nice piece.

Wrong, Costa makes 5. Scored 20 in the PL and 1 in the Cup. The two previous seasons there were 10, many years there have been at least 7 or 8, 2004/5 only Henry and Andy Johnson.

I was on the 530 ferry actually. Usually travel from Wiltshire but visiting home this week.

Kylie

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Same here

Why are you wearing a skirt again Whitey. Thats usually only at weekends.

Quite clear from the OS article that he knows he is behind Jose and Yoshi initially. Clearly backup to Jose to cover for Gardos' injury. Very decent backup IMHO. We will certainly be getting a left side CB as well either to partner Jose or as bavkup to Yoshida.

Where did Mullet get rosta from? How does a commune in Italy relate to anything here?