Whitey Grandad

We were too busy concentrating on passing the ball about amongst ourselves. We seemed to have lost sight of the end purpose of getting the ball in the other team’s net.

And let me be clear. I’m not talking about Southampton here.

That presentation tonight was a load of crap. Nothing to do with football. A load of cheating bastards.

You have never understood and you never will.

There was one occasion in the second half when we had worked our way in on the right close in to their goal when there were suddenly four Brentford players plus the goalkeeper smothering any chance.

He’s not playing in the Premier League yet. Plenty of players have done well in the Championship yet failed to deliver in a higher league.

Yes. Why was that starting lineup out there? Have we had any explanation yet?

We’re far too slow at moving the ball about.

What’s a whorehouse?

I don’t. Winning at all costs is no good if you lose your soul.

There is one inalienable principle in football. Always play your best team

Not much point in having him out there with Perraud and Sulemana putting in wastefully woeful attempts at crosses.

Absolutely. What a shitty little team Brentford are. Players made of glass sitting down every time the referee blew his whistle. That’s not clever or skilful or clever game management. It’s pure outright cheating.

Certainly not. Wrong on two counts. Firstly, because gambling is immoral. Secondly, because it;s the Daily Mail.

"Somebody said that football's a matter of life and death to you, I said 'listen, it's more important than that'." Bill Shankly

Correct. The original game was scheduled for the 10th September but all games were called off on the 9th.

That will help the doctors who are having to retire early because their defined benefit pensions would otherwise be deemed to be over the limit.

Did it fill you with dread too?

Walking or wailing?

We don’t know that for sure, one way or the other, because we only tried one way.

One of my grandsons is called Nathan 😧

If the ball deflects onto the arm from another part of his body it is not handball. "There will be no penalty if: the ball touches a player's hand/arm immediately from their own head/body/foot or the head/body/foot of another player."

According to the report in The Times this morning the ball came off his chest first.

I would have preferred more extensive highlights but I certainly didn’t miss the screaming commentary nor the extensive analysis and dissection.

A bit nutty.