Lighthouse

That’s a bit like asking if gravy is better than eggnog as a replacement for the Ribena I use to lubricate the engine in my Vauxhall.

When McC came in we lost 3 of the 5 league games he played in. The ones we didn’t lose were at home to the worst form team in the league (think Preston lost about 7 of their last 8.) and a complete dead rubber again Leeds. In the playoffs we got marginally worse results than we did in the corresponding games Bazunu played in. This idea that McC dragged us single handedly from the despair of Bazunu, into the playoffs and all the way to PL glory is a myth, a fantasy and if he is between the sticks come August it’ll all come crashing down.

He is very little at all to do with why we are in the Prem and last time he played in it he was dreadful.

Good grief, if we’re expecting him to be first choice for the lion’s share of this season we are in trouble. I’m hoping he’s on much reduced wages as a back up and we’re bringing someone else in as first choice but that’s probably optimistic.

I don't know how them Dems couldn't see it. Most of us have probably had a grandparent that age and had to have a difficult conversation with them about when it's time to stop driving or when they need to be in a care home, for their own safety. I can't help but feel that someone should have been there to say, "okay Grandpa Joe, it's time to stop being president now and go and have a nap."

I don’t know, that boundary takes us past Afghanistan’s total from last night.

They will need replacing, whether they go now, at the end of august or not at all. None are premier league quality, even as squad options. Obviously we’ll have to sign players to replace them.

We’ve got a cricket semi final against India.

I think it’s far more plausible that if you spend enough time trawling twitter for things you want to be true, you’ll find them in abundance. Thankfully, I’ve not seen anything resembling a serious and credible link to Ings.

I’d say Bree, Mara, Manning and Sully could all leave with essentially zero detriment to our squad.

Personally I don't get all the fuss around inverting red and white, black collars, looking like Stoke or even plain backs. Its a fresh take on red and shite stripes, without producing something gopping. I'm just hoping the final shirt we do get has an inoffensive sponsors logo and the sleeves/shoulders don't look like two different kits have been sewn together.

If that is the real kit it looks pretty decent. If.

Odds change based on betting patterns and bookmakers profit algorithms, they’re not a literal number of how likely something is.

With one year left? They’ll probably go for roughly the same price, wherever either of them end up.

Drifting towards a draw now, only one wicket in the afternoon sesh.

When Southgate was 17 he went on a porn website. A pop up said, "confirm you are over 18 to enter." He clicked ‘no’.

Belting game Ned-Aus

The two countries which stick in my mind as having a minimal response to Covid were Brazil and Belarus. Bolsonaro and Lukashenko were both heavily criticised for their inactivity and faced some fairly angry protests.

Are you allowed to bet on corrupt betting? I’ve got £10 on Widdecombe being arrested next.

The idiots were the ones who were asked to follow some very simple instructions and tried their hardest to disobey every single one of them, like some giant, petulant man-baby, for no other reason than, "I’m entitled to my rights!"

Pitch looks dead, got to be looking to declare soon ish.

It must have taken a lot of Vaseline to get that lot in.

If I’m not mistakes he’s played this these two innings at nine and four, so far scoring a respectable 23 and 28*. Clearly a useful and versatile player to have somewhere but I prefer him as a lower order bowling all-rounder.

We tried to sign him last year but negotiations kept stalin’.

I’d say this is fairly solid evidence of evolution, personally. We’ve found the missing link between brachiopods and early crustaceans.