Whitey Grandad

Surely that title goes to the Saints v Fulham game?

The same size as White Hart Lane too.

The body language there is revealing.Saville with his eyes focused on Thatcher and his grasping arms round her shoulders. Thatcher looking away and her hands fending him off.

I think we’ve found our level

It was in response to Smirk’s post ”It's only going to get worse, not only do we have a compact schedule this year, but we are squeezing in a Euros at the end of it, and then 2022 has a world cup effectively early season as well” This year will see the Euros in June/July and then next year the World Cup in Qatar starting in November. That must mean an early start to the 2022/2023 season and we don’t even know yet what will happen this autumn. It’s the disruption to the normal pattern that I was thinking about.

That decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar in November/December is getting to look more ridiculous all the time.

If it’s from the NHS you get a letter inviting you to book a pair of appointments through their website. If it’s from your GP’s surgery then it could be by other means such as text, email or phone call. We had an NHS letter and made our bookings followed a couple of weeks later by a phone call from our surgery, which we declined.

We’ve more chance of winning the FA Cup than we have of winning the league title. And we have less chance of being relegated than we have of winning the Cup.

So basically he had the option of betting £250,000 on one race in the hope of only doubling his money at best?

When he came on against Brighton his performance reminded me of Churchill’s quote about the Anzio landings. "I had hoped we were hurling a wildcat into the shore, but all we got was a stranded whale."

Why did they have to hold a mass gathering in order to hold a vigil? Why can’t they just stand on their doorsteps and bang a few saucepans?

Should be good for him and his confidence but I do worry about injuries.

In American Football they call that a ‘Hail Mary’ Worth a try surely.

It’s not as though it’s the only vaccine in town. As long as there are alternatives available perhaps they can afford to be choosy.

Can't argue with that.

If it's all too subtle for you then please go and pick a fight somewhere else. I have bigger fish to Fry.

Not me. Way ahead of you. I knew someone analy retentive would make some sort of comment like that.

And what does that have to do with Branfoot v Ralph? Branfoot got 10 home wins and 6 home draws in 1992-1993 (21 home games). What was Puel's home record?

Are you seriously trying to compare league positions today with twenty years ago? Seriously?

I have come to the conclusion that the players are mentally jaded. With two or three injuries and a thin squad they are not up to playing twice in one week. I’ve just had a quick scan through the past fixtures and our drop in perform started with the increase in frequency around the end of the year. Let’s not forget that before yesterday they had four away fixtures all in the north of England. Even allowing for flying there and back that still leaves little time for mental and physical recovery.

Branfoot was on the point of substituting Le Tiss in that Newcastle game just before he scored two of the greatest goals it has been my privilege to see.

That’s what I thought. Anyone else?

And who do we have coming back then?

We don’t mark zones. We mark empty spaces.

I’ve been very patient and philosophical up to now but I’ve reached the point where if he did leave I wouldn’t be too bothered.