Whitey Grandad

That’s what happened, but my concern is that after the ball is in the net the assistant can put his flag up if he thinks the player was offside on the understanding that VAR will allow the goal if he is wrong. This means that he is more likely to flag thinking that there is going to be another check in his decision. Not having proper coverage so that VAR can play its role is ridiculous. And at Anfield too.

Saints will be number 26 in the draw for the fourth round which will take place on BBC1 tomorrow (Sunday) from around 16:05 GMT and the ties will be played over the weekend of 27th to 30th January. https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/jan/06/emirates-fa-cup-fourth-round-draw-details-20230601

They’ve been playing the way that he tells them to.

It invites them to attack us. “Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough. Oh…”

Those studio light can be damned hot.

Great to hear.

Apparently not.

So you would not recommend “No bigger than usual”?

I once knew a young lady who da worked at the old Southern TV studios at Northam. She told me that the newsreaders sitting behind a desk would be all jacket and tie above the desktop but beach shorts and sandals below it where they could not be seen.

Good point. Baseball is nothing like football. There is very little in it that relies on a combination of players working in cooperation. Cricket is very similar in this respect.

Norman French, innit. Much classier than that Saxon muck.

I thought that he trod on something.

As an abject loser myself I can confirm that is grossly unfair.

If Shane Long is the solution you’re asking the wrong question. I’m a Long appreciator by the way.

The midfield is too weak because it is reduced to accommodate an extra central defender.

So. What’s to do? If we think that we have a chance of getting out of this relegation mess then something needs to change quickly. If we do get relegated then is Nathan Jones the right person to get us out of the Championship?

That’s about what we need for the rest of the season. That would mean we would finish on 39 points.

If there is it’s obvious that the players haven’t been told.

Ah. So we need to watch them in the mirror?

We have to play three central defenders so that we can accommodate Lyanco. Otherwise he might have to be left out of the starting lineup;)

But it's the style of football that gets the results that you desire.

You don't create atmosphere by making a lot of noise. That comes from the supporteres and not from the loudspeakers.

Our present positon has nothing to do with bad luck. Why is it that people who know nothing about professional English football think that somehow they can come in and try something so fundamentally different that it will be a success in the longer term? There is a very goood reason why not other clubs are approaching things this way. That's because it will not work. There is an enormous gulf between the Premier League and those below it. Their plan will not work if the club is in a lower league.

Not with a back five we won't.

It was the action of a man who wants to be dismissed. Knowing he would walk away with a big pay off can't have helped.