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Reflex

Yep. I have a feeling AMN will do well for us.

You'd like to think not, but the bloke's thinking isn't rational, and he's seemingly got to do something to give the illusion of some kind of victory. If Ukraine regain what's left of Mariupol or that coast, they've gained nothing in reality and he'll be backed into a corner.

I'll be in the post match sandwiches. On the pitch, I'd do a job in the middle of the park.

Indeed, different view. It baffles me that there is an expectation that life should carry on as normal in extraordinary circumstances. It's just a few days where people need to accept that some change is necessary, and to make the most of what they can do, rather than complain about missing a bit of football. Anyways, I'm boring myself now so I'll leave it here. I hope you and the grandson get to spend some quality time together, whether at football or elsewhere.

Postponing a round of football matches and the country is 'going to the dogs'. Jesus wept. Yep, carry on as per if there has been a blip. The death of a monarch after 70 years service , however, warrants a unique response. Fortunately, the vast majority of people respect that...if that wasn't the case, then the country would be going to the dogs.

I was going to the game, yes, but I'm not sure what that's got to do with your inability to see that you and your grandson not going to the game ain't the end of the world. If he could meet you for the football, he could meet you to do something else - I'm struggling to understand why you can only meet up if there's football involved! Regardless, it's one round of football as a consequence of the death of a monarch after 70 years service. I stand by my point that the feet stamping of you and others is pathetic.

Good post SOG, but there's gotta be better things to do than shopping mate! Romsey show for me with the wife and friends, out for dinner tonight.

No disrespect Whitey, but it's a sad state of affairs if you and your grandson can only enjoy time in each others company if it involves watching a football match. What else you choose to do is a matter for the two of you, but there's a multitude of options. It's one round of fixtures, possibly two. It's truly pathetic frankly that people are stamping their feet over the postponement of some football matches, and can't appreciate why it's been done.

I'm not arguing anything. I'm saying that i have no issue with postponing this round of fixtures. Others disagree. End of discussion for me, particularly given some of the nonsense posted in this thread. It's one week's football ffs, get a grip and enjoy the weekend doing something else.

I suspect it'll just be this weeks round of matches that are cancelled, then business as usual next weekend, then cancelling games on the day the funeral and the day after, then as you were.

Indeed. Unless I'm mistaken, a new process was created to ensure a flag WAS flown out of respect for Diana.

Dunno, but I have no issue with this round of fixtures being called off. Not sure I get the grass roots decision though, that one seems odd.

100% no less record. Impressive.

What none of those other events have, and rugby & cricket, is football fans. If any crowd of people are going to behave like disrespectful cocks, it's at football. Correct decision for me. Football can miss a week, no hardship. I think it's those getting upset about it who are looking a bit silly imo.

Behave. Scandalous reaction.

I'm not. He was far from average - great player for us.

It was indeed. Nice words, and he said it all. Sad loss of a great lady who gave her life to serving our country, and did it with grace and humility.

As you say, they'll want a "name". It has to be Poch for me.

Glue

Not sure that matters, he did miss it. Any player at any level should have buried that.

Indeed, different view, and I can see yours but I just didn't read what he said as a swipe at us, rather bigging up Villa. I hadn't appreciated until yesterday that he'd chosen not to play previously. Cos of that, and the drop of in performances, I'm glad he's gone.

Barber

You're out by 180 degrees imo. He's talking up his new club. He ain't going to endear himself to Villa and their fans by saying "you're a Step backwards but I needed to move, so here I am" or similar, and he doesn't need to keep is sweet cos he ain't here anymore. If you're right that he's having a swipe at us, are you saying it's ok for fans to disrespect him and say he's shite, a manager to dump him, but that he can't be negative about the club? Too many thinned skin people in this world.

Behave. Sure, he was no Rio Ferdinand, but he wasn't as bad as you make out. Converted to CB and always did pretty well there imo. Personally I'd have kept him as cover. Good luck to the lad.