Lighthouse

Split thread, as I feel the supernatural in general is worthy of its own topic.

Slowly working his way through the alphabet. Tomorrow we get to see two echidnas going at it.

I just LOVE that a thread which started off as this... Has now moved on to this... I think this may have overtaken, “too much nonce-on-nonce violence,” as my favourite thread of the year. Please don’t ever change you lot.

Absolutely. The theological pantomime and subsequent existential conundrum being played out on here makes for a cracking 20 toilet read. Makes a debatable offside and Sofiane Boufal seem fairly trivial in comparison to our own impending mortality and the mystery of what lies beyond. The alternating replies between Turkish and MLG at 1am would have been a clue, had I actually been reading the forum that late.

Not been on this thread for a while as I thought a ‘Merry Christmas Saints fans’ thread couldn’t possibly need moderating but f**k me

Since the Boro goal, three years ago, what is the best thing Boufal has done in a game he has started for Saints?

That’s why I was proposing the 6 inch margin for error rule. Obviously this does just move the line back 6 inches but it does come with four massive benefits IMO: 1. An onside goal will never, ever get wrongfully disallowed and there will be no doubt that a player is clearly offside. 2. it saves time. If there’s any doubt at all if the player is over the six inch line - offside. You can make any decision in 10 seconds. 3. If we get one disallowed at 5.9" and Liverpool get one given at 6", I can live with that. It’s far better than living with nonsense like Watford’s handball or Silva’s offside. 4. It stops sceptics from moaning. No more, "his knee was 2mm offside FFS!"

I think the main issue is whether an offside can be accurately judged within millimetres. It would be like a policeman giving you a ticket for doing 30.01mph. He could say you are speeding, the law is the law and he would be right, however is his radar gun THAT accurate to be handing out penalties for such a fine exceedence?

That would be Redmond who, despite having a pretty poor season, has score one less goal in 4 months than Boufal has in his entire Saints career?

Based on what? I haven’t seen this number mentioned anywhere else.

The ball crossing the line is obviously key to whether a goal has been scored. I think a few people are annoyed by the fact that some offsides are so marginal as to be of no consequence. A kneecap being 2mm forward of the last defender isn’t giving a crucial advantage to the attacking side. The offside rule was never really intended for this, it was to stop teams from just sticking some fat lard in the opposing six yard box a goal hanging for 90 minutes. I think most fans would accept an inch here or there, just so long as we don’t have goals like that David Silva assist a few years ago.

I’ve posted this on the other thread but I’d say have a 6 inch margin for error on the current rule, whereby you are offside but you get the benefit of the doubt. If you’re so close to that 6 inch line that you can’t tell within 5 seconds, then you’re offside. Basically the question should be - is it immediately obvious that you’re less than 6 inches offside? It’s quick, simple and fair.

It needs improving but on the whole I think we’re better off with it than without it. A couple of changes I’d make are: 1. The bar for overturning a ref’s decision seems absurdly high, judging by some of the incidents which weren’t overturned. 2. The speed of use. If I can look at a five second replay and say, "that’s definitely come off his hand," why a professional referee needs to spend two minutes looking at it in slow mo. From 4 different angles I have no idea. 3. Introduce a margin or error for offsides of 6 inches. No more of this ‘his armpit is 1mm forward of the defenders knee’ BS. If you’re clearly within 6 inches, benefit of the doubt - onside. If you’re beyond that - offside. If you’re very close and it’s going to take 3 minute to analyse correctly - offside because you’re obviously at least 5 inches offside.

I liked the Inbetweeners first two TV series but the second movie was one of the most dreadful films I’ve ever seen. Like leftover Mr Bean footage with painful, nonsensical dialogue added in.

I’ve always felt Reeves was just dining out on being that surreal bloke from Shooting Stars, without actually doing anything funny or original since them. Don’t get me wrong, I loved that show in the nineties but nowadays Ric just seems like he’s being weird for the sake of weird.

I remember circa 2003 when we had Never Mind the Buzzcocks followed by Little Britain on BBC2. Back when both were still good (before Lamarr left and the first two series of LB). Same era as Phoenix Nights and the second series of I’m Alan Partridge. Probably half the reason I never did my homework.

Can’t claim any ITK insight into Corden but I saw a behind the scenes feature of a movie he was in (think it may have been Three Musketeers). Among a collection of attractive Hollywood A-listers he didn’t half try hard to play up to his loveable, cheery, fat-boy persona. As for Blackadder - 2, 4, 3, 1 IMO. Love Miranda Richardson’s portrayal of QE1 and Patsy Byrne’s Nursey. Also Rik Mayal just stole every scene he was in in 2 and 4 IMO.

If only we could be more ambitious like Leicester and hang on to our best players.

I’ve never really watched G&S but my sister was just sat next to me watching an episode on her laptop and as a comedy it completely passed me by. Even stuff I find appalling like Miranda, I can sort of see where the jokes are and why some people might enjoy it but G&S I just can’t see it. Maybe I’m looking at it the wrong way and it’s just supposed to be a light hearted romantic drama.

I feel a much better strategy would be to show some ‘genuine’ concern for Bournemouth and say you hope they don’t go down because they’re a nice local club.

At St Mary’s.

I know you like to see the best in our young players and I honestly find that admirable but up until literally the last two games Stephens has been consistently substandard. I wouldn’t say I’ve slated him but I’m a frequent critic and I don’t feel embarrassed. Fair play if he has a good game and long may it continue but it does nothing to change the last three years.

No, the plastics are the Arsenal fans who can’t stomach a season of being midtable.

FFS Saints, I’m actually starting to care again.

At 90+3 I started to believe we might hang on.