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Not setting high standards at all. It's realistic to expect to beat Wigan at home or we will not "have stayed up for a couple of seasons" as you put it.

Don't ask me, I'm not gnashing.

Sorry disagree. You have to expect to beat the likes of Wigan at home.

3 points.

We were a strong Championship team last season but the defence as a unit wasn't particularly strong. Really it wasn't

Les Reed. We haven't blamed him for a while. He could be the culprit.

Who else out there can take it on? Jimmy Twizzle.

.... and Cazorla was able to run the game for them.

All the more reason to protect them.

Arsenal had 70% possession.

He used to say that. Suggests to me he may not have got in the transfer window the defenders he wanted.

Don't disagree but the fullbacks are not getting any protection. Lallana and Puncheon do not defend.

Just back, loaded up with beer. Out fought, out thought, outplayed.

Why can't you do the decent things and stop polluting this thread?

I used to live in Gartmoor Gardens so I know there's a distinct lack of pubs in Southfields because much of the land used to be owned by Methodists. Handy for the tennis though.

Badvoc, I was able to take a look round because my Co was considering converting the former hotel rooms to flats. We didn't go ahead which maybe is where the Evangelicals came in. I used to use the pub about 20 years ago when we lived for a while in my wife's flat in Warwick Gardens. She wouldn't go in the pub though. It was a bit rough in those days.

The Salisbury featured in the film "The Long Good Friday" starring Bob Hoskins. Charlie Chaplin would stay there when in London. Trivia you probably know since you're a regular. I had the opportunity some years ago to look at the upper floors. There was a large ornate ballroom on the first floor. This was pre renovation.

Well done VFTT and one or two others in posting the facts. There are some comments on here I find quite astonishing. Being generous I can only put them down to ignorance of the facts.

He might surprise some. He wouldn't surprise us.

Agree the selection could improve matters and one or two of the better players were obviously missing but we don't have the players throughout the side. Some can do it some can't. Lescott and Jagielka saw a lot of the ball. What do you reckon?

Didn't think much of that. Got to persist with trying to keep possession but just don't have the players to do it throughout the side. Stating the bleeding obvious but what can you say. Thought Lallana was a shoe-in to replace Cleverley.

Lallana's a great role model for the academy players. He stayed when he could have moved, he's made captain, and now he's called up by England. Excellent news.

Except that the "thieving post office workers" didn't actually rob you did they? One of my kids once accidently posted with a handful of letters an envelope containing cash. I telephoned the sorting office and established within minutes that they had the envelope and had been waiting for someone to ring and claim it.

Half the tickets went out yesterday and half are being sent out today.

I still do.