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They've also got the light and dark reds the wrong way round (the very centre should be the lighter red), the saints badge is also off centre, and the puma logo should be fully inside the stripe. But apart from that 😂

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In fairness to Eckert - he is the only manager to get Stewart fit, he nursed larin very efficiently into the side whilst developing his fitness - and he rotated the two for a very effective end of season. I think its also fair to say that he very successfully managed what I imagine was the most congested fixture congestion of any side in England from the last international break (or certainly for any side with our resources). All evidence suggests he's in top of managing fitness... And he'd equally be getting pelters for overplaying key players and them getting injured.

How about, and go with me on this.... we try someone like Stephens in midfield?

I hate DEI.

No. What happened to that curly haired leader of LGBTTRZZZZZ Saints

I agree. But I do think there are some mitigations. We've played 3 horrible sides that have either kicked us off the pitch or outmatched us physically / aerially - or both. Those games were all away, first game of the season at Watford (tough), Birmingham away under the lights (tough - only lost 3 at home last season), and newly promoted Lincoln away (medium/tough as riding on a wave and a cup tie for them). Don't get me wrong, the Lincoln one in particular I was pissed off about as so predictable that we would let them in from the second we went 5 at the back and invited them to cross. Start to the season / summer prep has been upset due to uncertainty over spygate, and due to squad uncertainty. Bound to be a hangover mentally due to missing out on promotion, and the way in which it happened. People do need to remember as well, that he only has a half season of experience as a manager - he is still very young and does make mistakes as a result. What's been impressive with him so far is his ability to learn - but regardless, he does still struggle Vs the physical sides and he needs to figure that out. Vs Millwall and Stoke I think we played pretty well in all seriousness - promising signs on that front. And at least we aren't losing matches we've struggled in.

It would help the singing continue longer if fans knew more than one of the nine verses. Surely, the "When the stars fall from the sky" and "When the moon turns red with blood" verses wouldn't be too difficult to learn. If we sang more of the song than Spurs fans did, it would help reaffirm it as our song. I wonder how long it would be before they copied us.

They'll play 433 so a strong midfield which we will need to match. As you say, our problem is that we are top heavy with ball recyclers and short of players who will drive the team forward. I'd prefer Downes as the anchor with two more offensive midfielders but we just don't have the personnel for that and hence I think we're in for some games where we get bogged down and the fans become frustrated. Our midfield options are inbalanced for me.

Why don't you have it if you had a good year? Bad financial planning

We had Hat Kunt but no one seemed to get behind him. He seemed to disappear of the scene shortly after the riots when Van Dijk left, coincidence?

Biscuit

I'm more annoyed at other teams nicking OUR song (Spurs etc) and away fans at St Marys signing their own version. really fucks me off.

As Baird of the Land suggests though, if it’s a midfield three of JWP, Bragg and Downes, essentially you’ve got a recycling midfield and just one running player in Scienza. The balance looks wrong.

Is there a presser for this game?

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Zulu (incredible bravery by both sides) The Darkest Hour (uplifting and brilliantly acted) Shawshank (incredible story) Gone with the Wind (just superb) Holy Grail (brilliant thought out and silly at the same time) Life of Brian (as above) I Swear (very sweet and sour film) Silence of the Lambs (what a tense and brilliant story)

£100,000 is better than nothing.

Surely Downes and JWP will be regular starters. Then it's a question of who else. They tried Matsuki but that didn't work. Jander is injured so we are a little short in midfield.

There seems to be a trend in modern day football for the fitness guys to have a major say in substitutions based on data which is presumably collected from these vests the players wear under their shirts. I read that De Zerbi was hacked off because Spurs have been making data driven subs. I get that there is a need to utilise this info but sometimes a manager has to ignore it and allow a player to carry on especially if he's having a big influence on a particular game. To just bow down to the data seems a bit bonkers to me.

Spot on. Did you know there isn’t even a millionaire left in NewYork now, let alone a billionaire since Mamdani took over as mayor? They all fled to Akansas and Wyoming

Good point. General consensus is he hasn't got the strength in depth that he had last year but we can't revert to 5 at the back and hope to defend a lead. But he doesn't come across as stubborn or arrogant so let's see if does anything different in these next three games ... and after the break Pompey & West Ham come along quickly, so this is a testing time.

we lost to Stoke at home last year???

Consensus seems to be we have a weaker squad than last year, but we appear to be at least matching last year’s results? Taking account of the minus four points start, the late loss of THB, the lack of a decent second striker, the absence of Jander, I’m prepared to cut him some slack. The subs at Lincoln, data driven or not, were awful and could well have cost us two points. He doesn’t strike me as stupid or stubborn so hopefully he will learn from that.

I do wonder if the left Labour MPs would think more extreme action should be taken if it was Christian fundamentalists or Israeli Jewish immigrants coming over illegally with no tolerance of the Muslim way of life?