Kingsland Codger

Our second penalty ... the ITV commentator said KWP "may have done his best to manufacure that" - yet it looked like a forearm to the back of KWP's neck and was correctly given.

Go to YouTube and search for music to send you to sleep. You will probably find something that works for you. A tip from me … I would give anything with the sound of running water a miss.

Both goalkeepers wearing more-or-less the same colour as Goztepe

Whilst being disappointed by the latest example of Australian bad sportsmanship, let us remember M S Dhoni, Daniel Vittori, Adam Gilchrist and Gundappa Vishwanath (to name but four) who have behaved as one would hope to behave oneself.

I shall wait for the dust to settle before making any comment.

You managed to avoid a very dull game where both sides (including, especially, the coaches on the bench) seemed to think it essential to be in the ref’s face complaining about every decision he made. The team of officials were all from England with Anthony Taylor on the whistle, Michael Oliver as fourth official and Stuart Atwell on VAR. A very good game to have missed.

The link I was given to click on led me to a page saying I was unauthorised to view the page.

Newcastle on fire .. I wonder who are next up at St James’s Park

Won't the reality be that other teams will come to St Mary's to park the bus. As usual, we will be unable to unlock a tight defence and the opposition then nick a goal on the break. Rinse and repeat.

We should take a lesson from the Lionesses who have just shown how to break down a packed defence that sits deep. A well worked goal that was a joy to watch.

The sooner the football authorities adopt the rugby system of allowing play to continue if a player is injured, the better.

Yes, play does continue. I am a former player and rugby referee (though only at amateur club level) and should a player be injured a physio comes on and play continues. Should play come close to the injured player then the referee may stop the play. Feigning an injury is (or at least *was* in my day) frowned upon by the players themselves. There was an element of the macho in that players would see themselves as physically able to take the hits. Therefore if a player required treatment it was very likely to be painful. I believe this is still the same mentality currently, although I have seen the occasional dive. As for arguing with the referee … almost unheard of. The referee can march play 10 metres upfield if a player so much as frowns. Should a player concede the 10 metres, he is seen as letting-the-side-down is this disapproval from his team-mates is by far the worst punishment a player can receive.

Brunswick stew? https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/brunswick-stew-with-squirrel/186704

Whilst what you say is quite correct, this is a topic for Monday. Right now let’s rejoice in the win - goodness knows we’ve seen few of those.

Is this the plaice for fish-related stories?

Just entering one’s prime.

And that cold midweek night we also has Jason Puncheon’s bowel movements to provide some light relief from the tension.

Although Perraud was the obvious candidate for MoM, I was surprised (but delighted) by the professional and almost faultless performance from Lysnco.

But did Bazunu foul Ramsey? Bazunu got to the ball first, Ramsey arrived a split-second later and kicked Bazunu. Free kick to Saints and a possible yellow card for Ramsey.

My tickets for both matches, purchased on Monday, came fluttering through my letter-box this morning.

One year ago today (15 January) - JWP's free-kick v Wolves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQdEplTv0_0

Back in 1994 I returned to live in the UK after a lengthy time working in the Far East and I recall a match at WHL when Le Tiss scored 2 in the second half to win the match. The answer to your question can't be as long ago as that ... can it?

Flowers in the rain. The Move.

Why isn’t the stud-poke in the second half from Alvarez counted as a shot on target? Bazunu had to dive on the ball smartly as it was slowly making its way towards (and over) the line.