Whitey Grandad

Should never have been played. Oxford was worse, I thought.

It's not straightforward. There's a bulge in sea level nearer the equator because of the earth's rotation. Britain is recovering from the weight of the ice age so the north east is rising and the south sinking, or something. What we need is a hosepipe between the grounds so we can see which way the water goes.

Impressive, but I think I'd rather see a lower figure and a bit more passing and possession. Incidentally, it's not just Morgan, the whole team runs about more than most. Against Man City 66.24 miles. Ward-Prowse covered more than Morgan against Man Utd, 6.96 miles v. 6.93. He also has third highest average speed in a match, 5.12 mph against City. (Daily Mail today, page 73)

The reference is Mean Sea Level at Newlyn. That's a long way from Middlesbrough.

There's no denying they were short passes. What was the best that could happen? A pass back to flappy Kelvin who would then hoof it upfield in a panic. No need for it.

Me too.

Can he play left back?

Which sweeping generalisation would that be?

Quite correct, but if a private company loses money it soon goes out of business. Government procurement is beyond belief.

It's always better to come for the ball, especially if you let everybody know you're coming. It gives the attacker something to think about.

Nothing mythical about waste in the public sector. The real question is who is going to get the best value out of any spending, those who earn it or those who have votes to buy?

Sometimes it may not be pretty but lumping it up to Lambert can be very effective.

Yeah, well, we knew that before the kickoff, no need to give the ref any excuse. Technically it was a legal tackle, played the ball first, caught the player slightly in the follow-through but if you let any of Tevez, Suarez, Van Persie or a host of others get a sniff of a brush against their legs then they will go down poleaxed, it's what they practise all week.

I think you're right, it was more a case of general panic. Their second goal was almost comical, Kelvin ends up outside his right-hand post leaving an empty goal. The cross to Ferdinand came from our left where there was a two on one situation. Evryone seemed to be marking space, not men.

The penalty yesterday was a result of panic brought about by Kelvin's underhit pass. The tackle was unnecessary but the adrenalin had already been released.

That's perfectly possible. Why the incredulity?

This was my view but I had been hoping that it would have been sorted over the summer.

Can he play left back?

We don't know the budget so it might not be an either/or.

I cannot possibly condone violence, but some people just ask for trouble.

It's all a question of degree. What we pay now is far too high and too much is wasted. High taxes are a disincentive, I know of nobody who would deny that.

I've been saying for a couple of seasons that we need a new goalkeeper, several times he played us into trouble, and a penalty. Crazy substitutions cost us the game, not for the first time. They may have been knackered but they were still causing problems. We just sat back deepere and deeper and invited them to score. Let's hope Adkins has learnt from this.

I'm sure they will be - in Uruguay. HTH :-) (I'd like to know too)

I see McGoldrick has gone to Coventry on loan until 2nd January. They must think Billy's better. Good luck Billy, and thanks for all the goals.

But your case may not be typical. There are tens of millions who may take the view that if they are going to put in an extra shift then it needs to be worth their while.