Window Cleaner

Not much play today, enough for Albert and Orr to fail dismally I suppose. Probably need to stick to limited overs cricket both of them. Still lost time helps us towards a draw, a few batting points tomorrow would be a bonus.

Well I think it's unfair to say that Mexico has no football history. WC's in 70 and 86 (when Colombia I think it was couldn't bear the cost or something of that ilk, pulled out late on).

Cameroon was a decent side back when. Had some excellent players. Now anyone who's any good plays for France, Spain or some other European nation.

Predicting

Not at all the same thing. This is misconduct at best, Eckert will get some sort of FA sanction.

They'd need a lot of favourable officiating just to get to the quarters even. Their defence is awful.

Semis? That's not going to happen. Quarters at best, they just don't have the talents to go any further. Poch probably can't wait to be done with them, get started at Milan.

Right, we are not City and this case is far less complicated..Their case is about finance and it's sources which are as opaque as it gets. Misconduct, they give out bans for that every week in every level of football. If Eckert only gets that it would be a couple of matches at worst and a fine more likely than not.

The FA could ask UEFA and FIFA to recognise the ban and impose it in their juridictions. Doubt if the enquiry would be for spying, that's established anyway. Un professional conduct and their usual favourite, Bringing the game into disrepute.

Unsurprising really, our bowling isn't very good. Baker a test bowler ? Right!

Surrey now piling on the runs. Only Abbott has respectable bowling figures.

Advertising revenue is no doubt offset by the purchases of people who don"t really support football, occasional viewers etc. People watch the WC who don,'t normally watch football. Major advertisers know that.

Well I don't know really. The fact that it got us kicked out of the play off final and a specific rule was broken on at least 3 occasions may lead the FA to consider charging us and or him with bringing the game into disrepute, particularly if they give any consequence to the "junior staff made to act against their better jugement" aspect. Still think he'll get a suspended ban

Glasner more likely than Ragnick perhaps but Pochettino is the favourite at most place you look.

Ragnick probably won't get the AC Milan job. Isn't Pochettino the favourite there?

No, the FA makes the rules and hand out the punishments to those breaking them. This is an open and shut case cos the bloke has admitted it, so have the club. Legal people may be able to lighten the punishment, just as they do for people and entities pleading guilty in criminal courts

How bad is Surrey's bowling! What happened to Worrall and the West Indian they had?

No Vince or Prest. Orr and Lehmann replace them Batting first.

Needed a complete overhaul after the Ashes, instead it's more of the same and will ni doubt bring about roughly the same outcome.

Been there !

An excellent novel "The Worm Ouroboros"

Teeside slums. No doubt there are slums on Wearside as well...

If we do not stop bowling short we may well lose.

Uh oh ..

Game started, batting first, Albert out first over I think.