Lighthouse

Fourth vs fifth, they’ve won three out of their last four, so certainly won’t be easy. I expect a small amount of rotation, possibly Downes starting if fully fit.

He’s stood arms length away from the keeper, a yard out, centre of goal and the ball flew right through where he was standing to the point he had to dive out of the way. He can’t not be interfering.

It’s been a sh*tter of a weekend for the Hammers TBF. Back to back home defeats, conceding six goals and eight of the other top ten won.

However much deliberation it took to get to the decision, I’ll begrudgingly admit it was the right one. That’s offside.

We’ll have to wait and sea if it works.

Both those goals went in in the time it took me to eat a satsuma. I don’t think I’ve ever seen two goals in one piece of fruit before.

The wheels are off Sunderland’s wagon now. Getting thumped at Coventry and bottom of the league.

Soccer Saturday vidiprinter said Queens Park had equalised, 1-1. Took me a second to realise they were away to Ayr.

Because you’re then forced into a substitution before the game has even started and have one less opportunity to make tactical changes.

Yes, that’s why they got fined. Had the paperwork been filed correctly, everything would be exactly the same. There’s absolutely no benefit in any context to filing it incorrectly and no motivation to do so. There’s no sporting benefit, therefore there’s no sporting punishment. This is more like if we’d put the wrong date of birth on the deal sheet to sign Cyle Larin. Careless, yes, would it help him to score an extra three goals this season? Clearly not.

Far be it from me to stick up for Jamie Carragher but have a day off, Villa. 😆 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqd09p3kppyvo

R.I.P.

Nope, not remotely like that at all. One was an accident, one was deliberate. There is absolutely no sporting benefit whatsoever to filing some paperwork incorrectly for two players they had legitimately signed.

If you mean this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32433528 Then no, it wasn't the exact same thing. His loan had expired and he shouldn't have been played. Absolutely, that's why they got a fine, so it's all sorted.

So basically it was just sloppy work from one of their admin assistants in filing some paperwork for players they had signed legitimately. Nothing to really see here.