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Worse than downs? He needs to be better than Armstrong

Actually a cracking window. We got a new keeper, kept thb, got Bree back, shifted a bunch of dead weight, including weakening a key rival with agent aribo, and we have a new striker who cannot be worse than downs. It might actually be the best January window we've ever had.

4 weeks notice now according to this - https://www.efl.com/how-to-watch/tv-game-selection-process/ Be interesting to see the draw as quite a few all EFL ties and so if any of the winners draw each other it'll mean some Easter games being postponed. Be good if both us and Wrexham won and we drew them up there so gives more people the chance to go. Interestingly the QF draw will presumably be 8th/9th of March so could see them waiting for that possibly to announce Easter games.

It's perfectly fine to have an initial opinion of a player but some of the comments on Larin have been completely ott and frankly out of order. On this forum he's already been called a prick, donkey, joke just off the top of my head before even signing for us. "this chump" was my favorite. Moving on, DD was touted as being in the mould of the new physicality we were now targetting, he's turned out to be as useful as a wet tissue. If this guy turns out to be a less than prolific goalscorer, as his recent record suggests he might, I just hope at least he can be a 'disrupter' on the pitch and open up some space for others. I'm always excited to see what a new signing brings to the team. I hope i'm not going to feel deflated yet again.

A considered post. I saw us beating Stoke on their patch as a positive sign in terms of capability - they are above us and a good few Saints fans would have been happy with Robins as manager to replace Still. The hit and hope is that Tonda can keep the learning curve going, as the board are clearly gambling on Stewart's fitness and a loan forward who last scored double figures in 2020-21 in the Turkish league to close the gap towards the play offs.

Kevin Bridges nailed it in 2018 https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1JAWZL1qXX/

Indeed. The bloke somehow built a network like nobody else, the money to seduce and influence, and enough dirt to assert pressure. He came from nowhere to do that. It'll be interesting to see what's in the yet unseen files, although I suspect we'll never know.

Any idea when next tv games will be announced? Was hoping to plan for Wrexham but seems tricky. Game is currently scheduled for bank holiday Easter Monday, we play Ipswich on Good Friday. Currently FA Cup quarter finals are also scheduled for that weekend so fuck knows what they will do if any championship teams make the last 8. Wrexham play Ipswich in round 4 so at least one of them is guaranteed to be in round 5

more chance of it being a Innit name

Where did he get the money from? Like you I have seen links to Israel. An article yesterday looked at things that Mossad have been linked with, including Robert Maxwell’s death. It was suggested that Maxwell was working for Mossad and when he became a liability they bumped him off. His daughter of course is now doing time for her activities with Epstein. Epstein had reach across the world and didn’t get to where he was without powerful support.

Anyone seen what the option value is? I’ve not seen it reported anywhere yet

Fortunately we have the FAB on the case, and they will be asking the hard questions here. Like "how does this affect the women's team?" And "can we give priority to people who take stuffed toys on the bingo buses?". We are so lucky to have a group that reflect the core identity of those that go home and away. Piss taking aside though - and whilst this doesn't really affect me in the slightest - this does now basically lock away tickets to season ticket holders only, and also penalises anyone who can't afford a smart phone (or can't use one because of disability). I wonder if this is even legal under uk law? Surely there has to be an alternative (i know they do provide physical tickets in place of season tickets for example)

This is just what you have to accept with players such as Azaz, it's very similar to how Tadic was perceived by some fans during his time here. They will go missing, they won't always be in the game, but they'll have moments in the game which can potentially change it up through a bit of imagination or forward skill. These players don't run at that output 90mins a game, but you play them and get them into as much space as possible, because they have more chance of doing it than others.

What makes you think Scienza and Jander would make it in the Prem then? I like Azaz, stylish player always looking to create something. Like most creative players, he will be frustrating at times because some days it won't come off (Dusan Tadic is a good comparison). If I have a criticism of him, it's that he looks like a player who thrives on confidence, so I'm not sure he is one you want in the trenches when you are 2 goals down at half time. But he does have very good end product and instincts around the penalty area, much better than Scienza's in that respect in my opinion. And a player from midfield who can be a regular scorer is a very valuable commodity, especially when you've just sold your top scorer and replaced with a striker who hasn't scored this season!

Ignores the fact that, well managed, ten of our on field 11 should be good enough to be get promoted. Stewart (if he stays fit) being the 11th. Its a calculated risk by SR. The squad is still competitive, financially they've balanced the books, but they've thrown the dice on Stewart's fitness and risked us being left without a reliable goalscorer. Personally - my expectations for this squad are that we should still make playoffs, and within the playoffs, (assuming Ipwich get top 2) we should still be the favourites of the 4 to go up... I'd have been more confident if we had kept AA, and i'd be more confident if we had more depth in the ST, CAM, Wing positions. That all hinges on us sticking to a 4-2-3-1 and being well managed tactically for the remaining games. Anyone's guess as to whether that materialises. Has Eckert switched to a back 4 to save his job and get a few wins, and then it will be back to a 5-2-2-1? Or is this going to stick? And is his game management going to keep improving at the required rate to out think more experienced managers in a playoff race? Spors clearly backs him, and its on those 2 (and their big top man CF choices - stewart/larin) that any success this season now rests. One thing is for sure, they need to get Edozie up to speed PDQ, becuase we cannot go the next 19 games with just Jayrob as cover for the wings.

This. I voted Lib Dem, but labour were considered as the Tories simply had to go after their destruction. Labour had very little to work with, but the dithering is not the sign of a decent government, and putting faith in Mandelson knowing the Epstein link was naive at the very best. But yep, Tories still ain't the answer, Reform would be an epic disaster, Labour are failing, the Libs aren't making many credible noises, and the Greens are madder than a box of frogs.

What is?

This is true but you can understand why they didn't vote for the Tories again after the 14 year mess. God forbid we get Reform next The political landscape is an utter mess. What is the answer?

In - Bree, return from loan

I just saying it's theoretically possible! Fair to say those who voted Labour have been rather burnt including my father.

Loads blocked out again. Definitely been higher this season. Not a huge problem for this game as it'll probably reach general sale/not sell out but if they take a similar number from the Wrexham allocation...

Yep. Wild swings of the bat are SR's specialty.

I don’t think anybody does, do they? I certainly voted for Labour on the basis that Starmer was bland and a bit boring but might steady the ship, cut out the weekly crises, and bring some normality to politics. Oh sweet summer child….