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The difference being we’re not a clueless mess of a team this year and I have reasonably strong faith that THB won’t go swinging his arms at the ball and other players, in our own penalty area.

Home draw vs. Crap team(s), can’t argue with that.

57. It’s the Haskins Garden Centre derby.

Mayuka wasn't signed until after we were promoted. I think Tadders would have been a regular fixture, without his injury too. I seem to remember him starting a string of games after his Derby wonder goal, including that win at Leeds. What I wouldn't give to have Lambert, Lee, Connolly, Sharp, Barnard and Guly to choose from now.

Overall a brilliant performance, bar some terrible finishing in the last half an hour. The first 20 minutes was about as one sided as I’ve seen in a game of football, absolutely all one way traffic. After that we seemed to take our foot off the gas for the rest of the half. Second half, particularly after we bought on Aribo and Fraser, we were all over them once again and it really should have been four or five. AA probably my MotM, he was everywhere, but how he didn’t net his hat trick with that first half header straight back across the goal at the keeper I’ve no idea. Aribo was excellent when he came in, could have set up three goals all by himself. Pretty much everyone excellent though, with a shout out to Manning and KWP in particular.

West Brom's mascot today appears to be a gay combi boiler.

Spent the morning rummaging through the ski gear for extra layers for this one. Still, it's not going to get close to Leeds away in 2009 levels of cold.

I can't see him accepting anything below a PL level. If anything he's the West Hammiest signing I can think of, or possibly somewhere like Palace.

Even without this set back, we’re 18 games into the season and he’s only made a couple of fleeting sub appearance. I could live with him missing the first month of the season but realistically we were looking at halfway through the season before he started a game, even without today’s news. I look forward to the situation being resolved in January, with a 33 year old RB on loan.

He's f**king on one today! 🤨 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67578993 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172z09sb4sgln7

I think this thread needs a 24 hour ceasefire.

So you'd have preferred PSG to win?

Hart and Brown are both young defenders. I’m not sure they’ll be starting any time soon.

Any particular reason?

If we're doing right wing 'news'...

They would be worse because you’re taking away their momentum and the manager who has made that team successful. Saints would probably be no better, it was always going to take something special to turn last season’s shambles into a top two side.

Try plucking out a few eyebrow hairs, it triggers the same facial nerve which causes sneezing, apparently.

City beat us on about the 29th December, which stopped us from going the whole of 2011 unbeaten at home. I seem to remember the home winning run was ended by a 2-2 draw with Blackpool a month or two before.

It was a website called Ortorex which, having just looked at their Trustpilot reviews, doesn’t seem to be particularly reputable. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/ortorex.com

I feel sorry for any Man United fans three minutes late in traffic. Or at least I would if they weren’t Man United fans.

Creeping in? It seems to have been very little other than songs about the Skates for years now.

Dreadful, it’s as if someone asked an AI bot to write a naff, clichéd, chavy Pompey song.

First game of our Severn Bridge double header. We’ve got a dreadful, albeit short, recent record against them in the league. Lost five out of six since 1980. On the plus side, the six points we gave them in 2011/12 helped send the Skates down.

As useless as they both were, one criticism I can’t aim at them is that they should have played Mara more often. The fact is that nobody who has managed Saints has rated him and he has done little if anything to indicate they’re wrong. I'd sell him if we get anything like a decent offer, then try and find someone decent to replace him and Adams.

Getting let out in January, nearly spat my tea out when the radio said this all happened nearly 11 years ago. Could have sworn it was about 5.