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Very good, it really is educational on here sometimes ;-) "Col-aun" - a meeting of waters. Do you really think this is what Ottery meant? I never had him down as a Celtic scholar. I cannot pretend that I knew this even tough I have lived here for 30+ years now, but confirmed it with Google and the Calne Rugby Club history.

The art of the understatement defined...

Afraid this might happen, he is key for us this season and has been immense so far. Any hint of what the problem is? I guess we will have to hope Steve Davis can step up, apart from against Villa have been somewhat underwhelmed by him so far, but sure he can do better (he was finally beginning to show what he could do until he was subbed last week).

Watersmeet is a nice place, i don't see the similarity at all :-)

Bit of an odd reaction from you ART. Seems to me that Adkins made a lot of difference today at half-time. In any case playing away to Everton and without Morgan are you really surprised we lost today? The only surprise for me is that it was only 3-1. I do happen to agree with you about J-Rod (not so much he is useless but he is being played out of position), I don't really know why Adkins persists with that, but I guess that's where he thinks he will develop into and why he bought him.

2 posts from Calne in succession, spooky :-)

Exactly as expected, even got me 10 points in the Prediction League. Anyone writing off our season because we lost to Everton has no idea about how Everton are playing this season and has not watched any of their games. If they play like they are all season they will be Top 4 at least (but I expect they will fall away when a few injuries hit). Its annoying to lose, but hardly expect anything else, has always been the same at Goodison for the last 40+ years. Even then to keep it to 3-1 without Morgan almost feels like a result (well perhaps not almost). Was Clyne subbed for any injury related reason? Hope not and just hope Morgan will be back for Sunday.

Have to say so far this season I think Everton are better than Arsenal, I may not be happy with what is happening but realistic enough to know that this was always likely to be the way things would go today, and that was before I found out Morgan was not playing.

Has anyone really said this season we are screwed without Yoshida, Ramirez, Lallana or Lambert (maybe we would be but we haven't really had that opportunity). But anyone who thinks we can do without our most influential player would be crazy.

So you think J-Rod up front instead of Punch is the reason we are losing 3-1 (Morgan aside)?

As expected, apart from first 20 minutes which was a shock, can't see why anyone is surprised. We were going to struggle before we lost Morgan, Everton are very very good this season (Leeds notwithstanding) and we have set up wrong for them, with no height in the middle and our best (in terms of pace) full back on the wrong side, no disrespect to Frazer who I like). Should have played Jos in the middle and Yosh as LB. But as I said we are buggered without Spiderman (and Cork) anyway.

Its white, metal and has a net attached to stop Gaston hitting the fans behind it when he scores

Who?

He plays in midfield He plays in the hole Gaston Ramirez has scored us a goal

****, no Morgan, huge loss. Clyne on the left, Richardson right, he will be skinned methinks. Could be a long afternoon with no real height to combat Fellaini. They are a tall side. COYS

Still potentially affects us though as a club that can loan players out, I think that is what the OP was getting at. Lee Dickson for instance and possibly one or two others. In my view loans out are not as important as they were with a much more competitive "reserve" aka u21 league in place this season and set to be re-launched next.

Agreed, but to be fair they appear not to be Neville's words, but the words of whoever was interviewing him/writing the article.

25 November

BBC doesn't say Lee is long term, Adkins said it was very short term problem, and he can be seen clearly training on SaintsPlayer, no sign of a cast or anything. Mayuka picked up injury against Villa.

This, signed for Toronto FC on 31 August but is not in the current "senior roster" (he is in the reserves). Seems unlikely he would now be on trial with the Skates, although if not good enough for MLS he should suit them fine. He is 35.

Set pieces is when we will need Jos to mark (or at least be "in the zone" with) Fellaini. Otherwise it will primarily be Spiderman to keep him in check.

Nope, he has been playing right back or right side of midfield most games this season, hence why I made the remark about our left side, Clyne would be wasted on the left, we desparately need him on the right (maybe we can clone him and play him on both sides, a Clyne clone would be good).

Sorry, but playing Frazer at RB is a recipe for disaster, don't get me wrong I like him, but we need Clyne at RB to try to negate the threat from Baines & Pienaar. Their right side is not so much of a threat (Neville), hence why it would probably make sense to play Yosh at LB (where is can play) and use Jos in the middle to counter Fellaini. Otherwise side is what I would pick, actually we are getting close to having a side that picks itself.

1979 semi-final, maybe its an omen :-) Hope the weather is better this time.

It could be. I almost feel proud of the fact that like Swansea, Reading and a few other enlightened clubs, my Club is not so anal as to worry about whether it has a fecking fans charter or not. More interested in whether we win a game of football on a Saturday afternoon.