VectisSaint

Doubt very much Leicester will look at any of our players after the experience of last summer.

Potential vacancy opening up in the Championship with Coventry entering liquidation.

It'll end up P-Q.

Apparently it was due to Covid in the Cardiff camp, as it was last time. The CCLFC Chair contacted me on FB to let me know. Thought that was decent of her, so wished her the best. Why don't our club communicate? Not like it was anything unexpected.

Why is it that they don't say why the match was postponed? Wasn't the previous game v Cardiff also postponed, and also with no explanation.

You didn't, but you were talking about in the old days with reference to teams like Brentford and Southampton, you didn't mention pub teams. You were talking bollocks in the context of the post, you know it, but don't have the balls to admit it.

No, they didn't. They tried but they did not lose the 3 points to Blackburn, they were docked 3 points as well, as punishment, which ultimately saw them relegated (they would have stayed up if they had just conceded the game). It suggests this was done by the League to warn other clubs that trying this would result in a punishment rather than just forfeiting the game. So I go back to my original point that I don't believe anyone has merely forfeited a game in the professional leagues in England in living memory. JRM was just talking nonsense.

When was the last time that happened, even in "the old days", can't recall that happening in my lifetime in a professional game (and that does go back to "the old days").

Can only be good for us, we have so many injuries or walking wounded at the moment, McCarthy, Forster, Adams, Armstrong * 2 injured, Livramento (heavy strapping on thigh), Stephens, Broja clearly not 100% notwithstanding it would have been 3 days after the Palace game.

JWP should be taken off corners, Redmond and Smallbone demonstrated clearly that they were as good or better than JWP, and JWP would be more useful in the mix, or patrolling the D ready for a shot or to defend a break out. His FKs are fine, wouldn't change them, but it does no harm to mix them up occasionally.

You missed all 30 of his goals?

The 1st Arsenal goal (which ultimately swung the game and won it for them) was simply a superbly worked goal, you know sometimes it happens and a goal is scored because of excellent [play and not because anyone (at least in defence) has made a mistake. Second and third granted defensive/keeper howlers, but i don't think they cost us the game ultimately. We also had some excellent chances and Ramsdale made a number of very good saves (MOTD analysis focused on what a superb game he had).

No points today in the "points dropped from a winning position" league. Another positive.

Don't think Lewis has played for the Reserves, at least not much, he has been in the first team squad, presumably because he was considered good enough for the first team if push came to shove. If not why the fuck have we employed him the last few years. I really don't understand the way things are run these days at Saints.

It was Jan 21, the date was significant because as you say vaccinations had barely started. The data shows the effectiveness of the vaccine in reducing serious illness, as measured by hospital admissions. You are right, the actual number of infections is actually significantly higher than the official figure, which then suggests that the vaccination is even more effective than the crude measure would suggest.

Many of the responses reckon Vestegaard is worse. The phrase 'told you so' comes to mind.

You just need to look at the stats on the Covid Dashboard, specifically at the Healthcare stats for Patients admitted to Hospital. Running at about 800 [per day at the moment and has been reasonably stable for sometime. Meanwhile infections per day are around 48000 at the moment. There is a lag of between 1 -2 weeks between infection rate and hospitalisation so you can see a broad view of how many infections result in serious illness (serious enough to be admitted to hospital). Back in January there were about 60k cases per day at the peak and over 4000 hospital admissions, so you can see that this serious illness "measure" shows that currently the rate of admission is about 25% of what it was in January before the vaccination program began to ramp up. I don't think there is a stat for "feeling poorly" but to be honest "feeling poorly" is not really the issue. I "felt poorly" yesterday which I put down to reaction to my flu jab last weekend, feel OK today though (also got a neg LFT Covid test yesterday).

Guess you are about 10 years old if you think Leeds Utd is not a bigger club than Saints. Staggering.🤔

Bycroft? Isn't that what B team players are for?

Harry Lewis is much maligned on here, though the evidence for him being as useless as people think is sketchy at best (the evidence of him being any good likewise). It was thought quite a coup when we signed him from Shrewsbury in 2015, when being compared to Joe Hart was considered a good thing. Had a decent spell at Dundee Utd in the Scot Champ when he was only 20. Trouble is I guess everyone remembers his complete clusterfuck of a game against Arsenal when he was thrown into a very dodgy team by Monsieur Puel (?). Don't know what's happened since he came back from Dundee Utd, but then he was recommended by Dave Watson so perhaps that explains his lack of development. Wouldn't be surprised to see Lewis in goal against Arsenal with Willy on the bench, who knows, especially if Willy is not really up to speed fitness wise.

Interesting that he has made less professional appearances since 2017 than Harry Lewis.

Defenders used to regularly take goal kicks, its not the most important part of a goalkeeper's play, and if it protects an injury it is fine. If Lyanco taking goal kicks showed he was seriously injured why did Ralph say he didn't know how bad the injury was? BUT, sounds like his injury is worse than it sounded when I made the comment last night.

No, he has made 3 appearances for Saints, all in the FA Cup, his debut was away to Norwich which was drawn 2-2 (he conceded a penalty). He has also played 39 times on loan at Dundee Utd (Scottish Championship, Cups etc).

Find it unlikely that Forster would not be available, even Macca will probably be OK, for a keeper its not really that bad an injury (though he may be suffering more from the kick in the balls that Ralph gave him). Anyway what is the point of employing a keeper and then not playing him when the situation arises. Mad. We also have 3 goalkeeper coaches, get Sparkes kitted up to sit on the bench (please not SKD).

Apparently lives/lived in Hampshire (and Monaco). Ineos is a major player in sports sponsorship, see Mercedes AMG (might scupper any Red Bull deal). Also has a super yacht (Hampshire II). Has a home on Lake Geneva so could connect with Liebherr. Lots of reasons for it to be him (so probably not).