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Adam Armstrong as a postman is absolutely nail-on 😆

They're pushing it with 'Blue Army'. Three syllables in that one!

I must be seeing a different game to most, Matsuki's been poor. They're keeping the ball away from Leo's side because they know he's a threat, Matsuki offering very little apart from two clever back heels. Bree looking solid, Wellington working hard. You can see which players are up for it. Game is crying out for Fellows, Charles and Stewart.

What I'm telling myself: Fellows has stood up and said "Guys, last time I played against these lot they kicked the shit out of me and wore themselves out trying to stop me from going on a run. Let me come on later in the game when they're all wheezing and I'll have the freedom of the right wing. Oh, and bring Ross on with me. I'll find him in the box, don't worry." Then I woke up.

Fucking hell, can't you two get a room or something?

Skates

Tom Hardy, totally forgot about him! He's outstanding.

Oh, Ralph Fiennes in most of the roles he plays, but particularly Harry in In Bruges.

Christian Bale in Hostiles and Gary Oldman in Leon spring to mind. Was watching Grey's Anatomy the other day though (a few years behind) and there's a chap called Giacomo Gianniotti playing a character called DeLuca who absolute stole this scene where he's been struggling with bi-polar and has a mental breakdown. One of the best performances I've watched, and it wasn't even a movie. In fact, I went off to find it: https://youtu.be/jTwLrXHef3E?si=lDV5wyMlIbn6WSip Context: He's a doctor whose Italian dad suffers from extreme mania. Story builds up over a number of episodes that the guy is slowly going the same way, which comes to a head when a patient comes in and he suspects the girl is being child-trafficked. Of course, no body believes him because of his bi-polar, which triggers the meltdown. The little cracks in his voice and the way he knows he's not right in the head, but he is actually right here...his sister's the one in the pink, front row. The look she gives him too!

Agreed. Still must have either been VERY bad, or Tonda did a Russ and sold everybody some magic beans.

Clubs can't afford to sack a manager THAT quickly!

One thing I would say, is that it's easy to turn on Tonda now but after the run he went on when he took over, I saw most Saints fans (myself included) say that he'd earned a stab at the job full time. No debate that it's not working out, but on that winning run alone I can see why the club offered him the gig. Ultimately it looks like it'll just be another of the entries in the SR book of fuckups, but I reckon many of us would have done the same thing (as opposed to their other fuckups, where they do really stupid stuff that you don't even need hindsight to see wouldn't work).

Jesus I forgot about Ronnie Edwards!

I used to think this, but aside from goalie and possibly a left back, I think that squad is good enough. It's proved it recently. It's the brains, the tactics and the people at the wheel that seem to be the problem.

We are not going to get relegated this season, that's just nuts. Next season? Who knows, but this season it's nailed-on mid/lower half mediocrity.