malcolm waldron

Exactly - predominantly Northern grounds with the factory smoke still hanging around at 3 pm on a Saturday.

Was that in possession, out of possession, or against the ball as i think the hipsters call it these days? And whatever point I'm trying to make (even I'm not sure) we're talking about against Grimsby aren't we?

Does anyone know yet if the first game of the season at 8pm kick off on a Friday night is on Sky?

But not as high a ceiling as Adam Armstrong reportedly (or am I mangling the Broja / AA comparison from about 18 months ago??).

My sources are telling me the same thing. You've got to admire the club here for taking bold and decisive action and sacking a manager that's not been appointed yet. Rasmus obviously had his scouts watching RM recently - and can't have been impressed with how for example he got his family to the airport and on to the plane, his communication skills in a second language at check-in when asking for a bigger room with. a sea view (which by the way he'd paid a healthy premium to have when booking last year), and generally how he carried himself poolside and then at the sea food buffet in the evening. Rasmus has taken plenty of flak this year but he's obviously listened and has invented an innovative way of avoiding paying compensation. Coming to a TED talk near you soon.

Did we ever find out what 'Romeo done" meant - or is that one for the kidz?

Presumably he'll be bringing both of those two with him then as priority transfer window targets ...?

I'm cautiously optimistic about this - given where we are at the moment and the rumours coming out in the last week about backroom disharmony and multiple departures. Odd for people to say 'that's it now, I'm finished' or 'this is an absolute joke' without then providing sensible names (who would join us) who aren't a 'joke' to them. Three non-negotiables for me though: Does he bite his nails so badly he has to cover them in plasters during a game? Does he refer to the team as 'they' after a loss and 'we' after a (rare) win? Does he say "with the greatest respect' before being completely disrespectful? Sorry - and one more - does he wear Stone Island....?

Count yourself lucky as that's a bargain. I missed both the Chelsea and Leicester games, so what's 0/£580?? 😠

I think that long diatribe must have come from the Welsh mad man himself. Why would a random 'Luton' fan know much about Livramento, Larios and - above all - Thierry Small?

Really? I've seen no end product from Edozie sadly - so I've no idea if he's good enough, but I hope he is. Same with Mara - I've no idea if he's good enough to handle 46 games in the Championship and score loads of goals. I liked his assist for KWP against Leeds and his Man City cup goal, but saying we've seen enough is stretching it a bit. Let's hope you're right as they need to step up immediately from that first weekend in August.

The problem was that it was Mad Nate (or one of his associates) providing that glowing tribute.

Not sure he'd come to us next season, but good value at - as you say £20M - and he might see it as a chance to rebuild his career. Think you're being a little harsh in calling him useless given his England career but I admire your desire to drive high standards into the club. No Dell size mentality from you and we need more of that. You've got my vote for fan on the Board next season......

I'm not sure but has anyone thought about James Milner? He'd be worth a look if he doesn't think about going to Brighton.....

There was no logic other than we were screwed financially the minute Jones didn't work out (which was arguably at half time on Boxing day). By mid Feb we were paying off two managers' contracts, plus had forked out £4 million - if reports are true - to Luton to prise Jones away. So with Marsch unwilling to take a short term contract, Selles was the low risk financial option, but the high risk football one. My regret is having watched loads of risk averse, slow build-up possession for the sake of it football - if only we'd have gone for it in games like West Ham, Bournemouth and Palace etc. There again maybe we'd have lost all those games 3-4 too......

That just about sums it up for me. I felt that after about 15-20 mins (after one of their players was 'injured' - and O'Neill got them all together) last night Bournemouth gained control. And that for me was it - not once after that did we look anything like a team that believed in themselves and played with purpose. We need a focal point up front - to at least keep hold of the ball, and Che coming on gave us that. Why not start with him? He'd miss one or two from three yards out but he might at least bring others into scoring positions. Then he can go off after 60 mins and after that it's a roll of the dice to replace him. Lastly I'd welcome a comparison between Bournemouth's January spend vs impact on the first team and ours. I'm guessing not pretty reading. Bournemouth FFS!

Really? I find that hard to believe. I've got a memory of Les Reed feeding his pet journalist (Wallace at the Telegraph?) the line that we were "relaxed" or comfortable about the Mane situation - only for him to go a few days later. I'd be surprised though if more than one 'fan' said they'd drive him up there.

I always felt it was wrong to be playing in a cup final at Wembley wearing blue...

What was that you said back in December - '.....all aboard the daftee express.....' 😆

How frustrating, and potentially terminally impactful, have all those one goal defeats against teams around us been.

Sometimes its easier to take out the emotion and look at a situation without our own bias. So Liverpool are playing Man Utd this weekend I think. In a tense 0-0 draw full of emotion and with loads at stake, in the 88th minute a high ball is played over the top towards the Liverpool goal. chased by Weghorst and Robertson. It carries through to Alisson, but Weghorst (who has been battling with Robertson all game) treads on the defenders ankle (by 'mistake'). Robertson, having been wound up all game, slaps Weghorst lightly across the chest and a 10 man handbag scuffle follows. This ends up 2 mins later with Robertson booked and the referee calmly awarding Man Utd a penalty. They win the game 1-0. There is no media coverage other than about Ten Hag being a genius and Klopp losing the plot by picking a tired VVD. Doesn't look any better in that scenario does it. And fair play to Grimsby by the way.

Oh i agree completely. I'm just wondering why the double standards on the fouls. My frustration is mainly on how massively predictable and slow we are moving the ball forwards. Leeds I thought gave us a lesson on this at the weekend, and no doubt Leicester will too. To not be able to do so against a L2 side is unforgivable. Anyway, back to the ref last night......

Can someone help me out here. Was the WWE forearm smash by the beardy geezer in the first half on Moussa in the box? I'm guessing not hence no VAR review. But that seemed a far worse foul then the CC faint slap and yet no action taken. Why? Referee and assistant unsighted or just lulled into this one's all about Grimsby narrative. Don't get me started on the assault on KWP's head....

Anyone hear the JWP post match reaction comment on Solent after the Chelsea match? I'm fairly sure he used the words front footed and aggressive in his opening line. it was as if he was letting our former manager know that that's how you set up and play to win a football match. Interested to know if others heard it or whether i was imagining it after 3 tough months.....

Were in talks but the Board at the time deemed it too expensive to get rid of Ralph - and so the rest is history. They (i.e. Semmens) couldn't possibly be thinking the same again could he, or does he now have no say in the matter??