Dark Munster

Fingers crossed it rains? Hants are playing the top team who have everything to play for as well, while the other two play against teams with nothing to play for. If it is rained off then Hants qualify (in second or third).

Going into the last day (against Gloucestershire) Hants could finish any where from first to fourth. Essex have stormed up from dead and buried to having a good shout for third, and with their NRR can overtake Hants if they win and Hants lose. If Hants do make the top three then with Brave knocked out maybe Vince will be available. Dawson too, hopefully.

Makes sense he's known by the first two names. He's probably too embarrassed to use his full name.

Koeman out!!!!

A bit like us with KWP.

Same is true on Rasmus W. Ankersen.

No one does groundhog day better than @trousers

No one does groundhog day better than @trousers

It is confusing. I also saw someone mention 49.

Didn't BBD also score a cracker in pre-season a year ago? 😟

Not always. Sometimes a jolly good spanking is required.

In League 1 with the Skates, ideally.

Give him a new contract!

I hope so. But I'm worried if he flips pancakes he'll drop them.

I wish I was only as geriatric as them.

Gemini, can you make any sense of this? This person is clearly a frustrated football fan, specifically discussing the transfer window and the perceived decline of online football discussion platforms. Let's break down their points: "Which is the plan already Spors was working on us long before the official signing which was at the end of the transfer window": This refers to a transfer strategy, likely for a specific football club, that they believe a person named "Spors" (possibly a sporting director, scout, or someone involved in club management) was implementing well in advance of the official transfer window closing. They are implying that the signings made at the end of the window were part of a pre-existing plan, not a last-minute scramble. "I’m not in the COT": If COT means "Circle of Trust," this signifies that the speaker is not part of the inner, exclusive group that has privileged information or is privy to the club's confidential plans. They are an outsider looking in, making their observation about "Spors' plan" even more significant to them, as they feel they've discerned it without being an "insider." This reinforces their self-perception as unusually perceptive. "I’m not a football geek but why am I the only fucker that knows and notices these things": This expression of exasperation and self-proclaimed insight remains the same. They still believe they are uniquely perceptive, but now it's even more striking because they're outside the "Circle of Trust" yet still seeing these things. "and I won’t bother to come back on here for a couple of days. This type of platform is swiftly becoming redundant sadly I was here from the beginning only the elite had PCs Internet nowadays any div has access": This remains a lament about the perceived degradation of online football forums/communities, where they feel the quality of discussion has declined due to wider, less discerning access. "Yep I check this out now and again but there was a time when I had this rolling in the background of my work PC in case something exciting happened. That concept is now hilarious": Still nostalgia for a time when these platforms were genuinely exciting and provided real-time updates or insights. "you would only do that now if you were following one of the ITKs on here and wanted to give them a like and the newbies on here from what I’ve seen utter dicks.": Still a criticism of the current state of engagement, focusing on following "ITKs" rather than genuine discussion, and a disdain for new users. In summary: The speaker is a highly frustrated and self-important football fan. Their core point is that they, an outsider not privy to the "Circle of Trust" within the club's operations, have nevertheless discerned a long-term strategic plan (by "Spors") for transfers, which they believe others on the online platform have failed to notice. This makes them feel uniquely insightful. Their frustration is compounded by what they perceive as the declining quality of online football communities, which they feel are now dominated by unintelligent "newbies" and are only useful for following self-proclaimed "insiders" (ITKs) rather than engaging in meaningful discussion. They feel the platforms have lost their initial value and excitement.

Don't forget Smallbone in midfield, Stephens in the back 4, and Bazunu in goal. Need a bucket?

Bazunu won't, if it's low to his left.

I have to say that he's a bad manager.

Or you could simply not read it.

"him" is a "her" I think I read some time ago.

If I was one of the Chelsea players (or manager) I would've told him to f*ck off. And then dare him to try to deport me using his masked ICE Gestapo thugs while 100 million are watching.