Whitey Grandad

Because they weren’t? Proper old-fashioned football.

Outrageous

In a sense he is correct. The premier League is a man’s game.

There were a few empty seats dotted around but close to full. The Saints website has the attendance as zero but that can’t be right because I was there and so was my grandson.

There were a few incidents at throw ins that concerned me. KWP has a foul throw awards against him by the assistant who indicates that he had stepped over the line yet I had a clear view and the heel of his leading foot was quite clearly still on the white line when he released the ball. Near the end of the game over near the Itchen/Chapel corner a Leeds player took the throw in from the wrong place and was made to take it again. I thought that this should have been given as a throw in to us. In injury time a Leeds player down below me near the Northam end takes a throw in and his rear leg is off the ground. Should have been a foul throw.

Man before ball, I thought.

A lovely bit of skill to get him out of a hole in the first half yesterday closely followed by JWP flicking the ball up and volleying it across the pitch.

But The Saints Is ok

At the game I couldn’t be certain and I was prepared to give the ref the benefit of the doubt but seeing it on MOTD it looks like a definite foul.

Quite clearly it was the chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” that concentrated his mind and forced the changes on him 🥴

“Past performance is no indication of future performance”

Maybe it was the heat.

But we got two for the price of one.

Everybody’s happy 🙌

Thanks, I found it eventually but you have saved others a bit of a search.

You're assuming that they can read.

Any new on ticket availability yet?

Good shout. For many a year we would take the caravan down that way to stay either at Argelès-sur-Mer or over the hills in the Costa Brava. Unfortunately the two of us and the caravan are getting a bit old for that sort of thing these days.

Very nice. We were along that way last November after a cruise to Fort Lauderdale. It was only a couple of weeks before the USA opened up again. We went out to Key West for three nights and then stayed two nights on Key Largo on the way back. I managed to grab a trip on The African Queen original boat that was used in the Bogart and Hepburn film. I even got a chance to steer her. Naples on the west coast of Floriday is a nice place.

From The times this morning, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jesse-marsch-confident-high-pressing-leeds-united-can-handle-the-heat-2pngklldd Jesse Marsch has warned his Leeds United players that he still expects them to implement his high-pressing style when they face Southampton on Saturday, even in temperatures of 30C. The Premier League has responded to the hot weather forecast this weekend by introducing water breaks in each half — but Marsch insisted that he would not tolerate a drop in effort from his side at St Mary’s Stadium. One of Marsch’s biggest changes since succeeding Marcelo Bielsa as head coach at Elland Road last season has been the physicality of his side, their press and work without the ball. Marsch referenced his time in charge at New York Red Bulls, where temperatures would regularly top 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32C), and said that he had methods to cope with the heat that he will be passing on to his players. “It’s about being aggressive in the right moments,” the 48-year-old said. “One thing about football in the US, or sport in the US in the summer, is it’s hot, it’s always hot. It’s blistering, and so there are things that I’ve learnt about how to handle fatigue and heat, and managing matches that way. “When I was in New York, the discussion was always, ‘Can you play pressing football in the heat in the summer?’ and actually our record during matches in over 90 degrees or 85, which is like 30 degrees, was really strong. “It’ll be about managing mentally what the fatigue will be, and then making sure that the players that we bring off the bench will be ready to go. “I think it’s a moment where five substitutes, if we use them the right way, can be really impactful.” Marsch confirmed that Leeds, who won their opening game of the campaign, against Wolverhampton Wanderers, are still hunting for a striker, despite Patrick Bamford’s return to fitness. Southampton’s Che Adams, whom Leeds have tracked in the past, is a possible target. “Obviously, we’ve said for a long time that we’ve been evaluating for the right striker,” Marsch said. “Patrick being fully fit obviously helps us in that area. We also have some flexibility with Rodrigo, who can play there, and Dan [James] can play there at times. “We have some good young strikers, so we don’t want to suffocate some of the young players having opportunities moving forward. “[Recruiting] a striker, that’s not so easy. The way that I like to play the game, we ask a lot from the strikers, to work hard, to press, so it’s a very demanding position. We’re trying to find the right one.”

We like Wahoo's Grill and have been there a couple of times. At our age though everything gets more difficult. The trouble with the Overseas Highway is that it can get blocked if there's the slightest traffic problem. The Florida Keys are well worth a visit though. http://wahoosbarandgrill.com/

We were staying there in our caravan three weeks ago and I managed to cycle into town a couple of times on my folding electric bike. Spectacular scenery but too may people. Couldn't move in the town centre.

As far as I am concerned he can lie snivelling on the floor all he wants if he starts winning a few games.

That’s the match that did it for me. Why Smallbone when he had Broja, A. Armstrong, even Redmond, Long and Walcott on the bench?

Turkey would seem appropriate.