Dark Munster

Apart from no relegation <grin> there is one other Americanization <sic> that I would like, and I think this has come up before when we’ve complained about time wasting with fake injuries, and big clubs getting Fergie time if not winning. Have the clock stop when the ball is not in play. Have the match exactly 60 minutes long (which is roughly how much time it’s usually in play) and stop it for injuries and other stoppages. As long as they don’t deliberately pause play for bloody adverts of course.

Well some do like the excitement of rock climbing without ropes! 30+ years ago relegation for a club our size wasn't a disaster. 20 years ago it nearly was (we got lucky). Now it would probably be catastrophic.

It does seem rather predictable, doesn't it? Let's hope Ralph and the boys surprise us.

Yes please. As long as Saints are one of the permanent 20.

This myth about him continues to baffle me. Apart from a couple of 1 horse races in France with a team costing about a billion more than anyone else there, he's won the square root of fuck all, and been sacked twice because of it. And wanting him back is like wanting your ex girlfriend back who dumped you for a rich bastard, and who then ending up dumping her, but was lucky enough to find an even richer bastard, who then dumped her too. And you'd know she would dump you again the instant another semi-rich bastard showed any interest in her.

I think our awful slow clueless build up has a lot do do with players knowing there is no one very capable up front to pass to.

You are assuming I presume no civilisation-ending asteroids, CMEs or Putin nukes.

There have been worse overall Saints performances (the Leicester one as an obvious example), because today we weren't shit defensively. But attacking-wise I can't remember anything this bad, it was beyond appalling.

Starting XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse [c], Elyounoussi, Djenepo, Adams, A. Armstrong. Subs: McCarthy, Larios, Lyanco, Ćaleta-Car, S. Armstrong, Aribo, Edozie, Mara, Walcott. <sigh>

Yes, they go up every odd numbered year, and down in an even numbered one. And Fulham do it the other way around.

In fairness, it's calling for Djenepo over a tub of lard.

From Wiki: If any sides have equal points, tie-breakers are applied in the following order: most wins, fewest losses, team achieving most points in contests between teams level on points, most wickets taken, most runs scored. Having said that I doubt Hants can catch Surrey if as expected they beat Northants tomorrow.

Bangers. It's hard to get decent ones here in San Diego.

I doubt City would've sold him to us without the low buy back. Basically a nice loan deal, where we enjoy him for a few seasons and make a bit of money at the end of it, rather than paying a non-refundable loan fee for him. Can't complain!

King Charles thanks you!

I heard all pubs are closed as a mark of respect.

Good grief, calling off matches would be ludicrous. Yes she was a good queen, but 96 is a very good innings. If she had been murdered by terrorists at age 40 definitely call all matches off and start the mourning. 1 minute silence, play the football, and spend the week celebrating her record reign and achievements.

It used to be worse. I’m old enough to remember Hants losing out to Worcestershire for the title because of a rained off match in which they got 0 points. I’m not sure what can be done about rain affected matches, but having a lopsided schedule is a joke. See my earlier post about that.

A good listen as always. I listen to the pod version, and unfortunately it seems Jacob's muffled mic is back.

In short, the goal was Redmond's fault!

But not a second one, presumably?

Any of their strikers on a half year goal drought?

Eerily similar to what happened to Ralph after his first season with us. Thankfully we have a new number 2 with brains to help Ralph.