Whitey Grandad

Two games a week? The only way to get match fit is to play games.

No. Last night’s abject performance was entirely down to Martin. His starting selection never stood a chance. It was obvious from the kickoff that our team shape was a mess. Apart from the back four we had no cohesion. Smallbone and Rothwell in midfield were swamped by a team who were playing with understanding and purpose. It was a mess.

There was an instance towards the end of the first half when KWP made a lung-bursting run down the right wing almost to their goal line. Our only other player up in there half was Mara in the middle being marked by their entire defence. All the rest of our players were gently strolling upfield. No desire. No passion.

Probably not but it is a matter of opinion and hence subjective. There was a time when he would have been flagged offside and that would have been the end of the matter. (If only!)

No we didn’t. Bertrand was miles offside.

No. Foul by us.

Midfield? What midfield?

Klopp would have a word for it.

Close

Unlucky? We let in three goals FFS

Constructive dismissal.

What a boost that would be!

And Jose Fonte. Imagine him playing at Wembley instead of Stephens

Most do, some don’t. I seem to remember that Arsenal never insured their players preferring to cover the risk themselves.

Not nil nil now

More sadness at what we have become. There is (or was) a lot of goodwill towards us but now they’re just shaking their heads in disbelief.

Buy it a clock.

Kickoff is at 19:45

The referee should have got it right without VAR and sent him straight off.

I’ve been to nearly all of them. Our favourite was Antigua with Barbados very close behind. I’ve just come back from a two week cruise on Star Flyer which is based out of Sint Maarten and I spent a few days there either side. On Antigua I grabbed a taxi and went across to Dickenson Bay where we had been several times. The beach is fabulous but sadly the resort that we knew so well is being reconstructed and not for the better. Nevertheless I sprinkled some of my wife’s ashes on my favourite rock at the north end. Antigua is a nice size with about 95,000 people. Barbados has about three times as many so there is more going on and the reggae buses go everywhere cheaply. Ease of getting there is the important thing and BA or Virgin fly to most of the ones with a British association. St Lucia is a lot safer than it used to be but the airport is at the bottom and the transfer to the hotels in the north west can take over an hour and a half. There are so many that I would be happy to talk them over with you. Send me a PM and maybe we can arrange a call.

Who is this ‘we’ whereof you speak?

Please don’t try to insult me.

I know offside when I see it. Years of practice with no one running the line.

Ah! I must have missed that. The commentators kept prattling on about something.

That’s the point. Many’s the time I’ve seen a corner awarded after an attacker has been actively offside in the build up. VAR doesn’t cover this situation. ”Similarly, if a team is incorrectly awarded a corner kick and they score from it, VAR cannot intervene.”