Sheaf Saint

Boom! Pompey away it is!

Sheff Weds got a 96th minute winner in the local grudge match at Rotherham. I'd be happy if we drew them away.

Bournemouth couldn't beat Forest Green in 90 mins. 74% possession, 23 attempts - no goals.

What time is the draw? Is it straight after the FT whistles of tonight's games or do we have to wait for all the penalty shootouts to finish as well?

Allegedly, he was dropped by Ralph after having a hissy fit at being subbed off against Liverpool. Allegedly.

Well it was bound to happen eventually. We got very lucky last season that he didn't miss a single game through injury - which is very rare for a player in his position especially who relies on bursts of pace and is most likely to get fouled. I say lucky because we had no depth in that position last season, and would have had to play JWP, Armstrong or Sims in his place - none of which would have been able to offer anything like his attacking threat. At least this season we have other options, with Djenepo and a seemingly rejuvenated Boufal able to play that role. Hopefully this will all be a moot point and Redders won't be out too long though.

Anyone managed to find any highlights anywhere? Edit: Found them... https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/carabao-cup/11795732/fulham-0-1-southampton Terrible finishing. Really should have been 4-0.

Has Obafemi ever finished a first team match without getting injured?

FT. Never in doubt

Going into 6 mins of injury time with a one goal lead, having wasted a few great chances to score more. We all know what's coming now don't we. Time for a cheeky in-play insurance bet!

Gallagher has scored for Blackburn at Sheff Utd to reduce their deficit to 2-1.

Nope. I'm relying solely on Bet365 live updates and the BBC rolling commentary that's about 5 minutes behind.

And now JWP in the book as well. Two bookings in the first 10 minutes!

Danso booked already? What for?

I'm not sure that's really the issue. Oldham, Rochdale and Stockport are all just as close to Manchester and they seem able to run themselves properly (that I know of).

Seems so. No Bertrand in the squad at all, and it looks like PEH will be playing LB. I like the look of our front 4. Plenty of pace in there with Djenepo, Boufal, Redmond and Obafemi. If Fulham's defence is still as bad as it was last season then it could be a goal fest.

No. And neither will Adams.

Very much doubt it. Never usually able to find one for this round of the league cup, unless it's actually being shown by Sky/BT Sports anyway.

Just watched the highlights... Tackle from Andone was shocking. How he could just sit there on Valery after attempting to snap his leg in two and plead innocence is beyond me. Deserves much more than a three match ban for that. Peach of a finish from Djenepo, but a noteworthy mention to Ings for the pass to set him up. More of this from both please. The run in behind from Boufal to set up Redmond for the second is the kind of thing we have been missing since Tadic left. Would be great if he could produce that kind of magic on a regular basis. Can't comment on the overall performance as I didn't see it. But an away win against a team we will likely be competing against for league position later in the season is invaluable, and a great way to open our points account. Sounds like our defence wasn't quite as strong as we would like, but it's a clean sheet and something to build on at least.

Got one sorted now. Thanks anyway.

All of these issues were worst case scenario projections. I don't remember anybody seriously saying any of them would definitely happen in the event of a leave vote. And anyway, believe it or not, I didn't vote remain out of fear of what might happen if we left; I voted to remain because I was happy with what we already had and was not in any way convinced by the arguments in favour of leave. Ultimately, nobody actually knew what the actual economic effects would be, so all we had were projections. That's why I based my decision more on social and moral aspects, like environmental protections, worker's rights, scientific cooperation, and the knowledge that my daughter would have the right to live and work anywhere in Europe when she grows up if that's what she chooses. So I won't deny that there were exaggerations and half truths put out by the official remain campaign. But they are dwarfed by the outright, deliberate lies peddled by the leave campaign (£350m for the NHS, Turkey joining the EU etc...), and had no influence whatsoever in my decision to vote the way I did.

The director of Vote Leave even admitted this himself.

In what way was I 'conned and used'? Seriously, how can voting to retain membership of an organisation which I know has been overwhelmingly beneficial to me and my country be described as being 'conned and used'? The leave campaign peddled a pack of absolute lies in order to get public support for their ultra-right wing enrichment project, with the promise of 'only positive' benefits of leaving and 'sunlit uplands' having negotiated the easiest deal in history with the EU before triggering Article 50. Three years down the line and it's glaringly obvious that the reality of the situation bears no resemblance whatsoever to the fantasy that was sold in the 2016 referendum. Yet so many people who were taken in by it still cannot or will not accept that they were hoodwinked into voting for a turkey. "It is easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled." - Mark Twain. Never a truer word said.

Anybody know if Sheff Utd is likely to reach general sale? It's probably going to be the only game I'll make it to this season, so I'm loathe to fork out an extra £45 for membership just for the sake of one game.