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What are you like at table tennis? Your assessment of goalkeepers needs some work!

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In the Caribbean I have only been to Barbados but know it well as we live there for 4 months every year (our place is 5 mins walk from Pebbles Beach, Farmer 😁). You have been given some good advice already on this thread. The places in Barbados which have been recommended are all good. It is (relatively) safe, hire a car, eat outside of the hotels etc. A good thing is that there are very few Yanks here. Just loads of Canadians. Same sort of accent. Completely different people. I would definitely recommend Barbados. The sun, sea and beaches are great. It is the most easterly Caribbean Island and benefits from a warm fairly constant breeze from Africa. Very nice when the temperature is 30 degrees. Unless you have money to burn avoid the west coast and aim for the south west . Lots of bars, restaurants and music there. St Lawrence Gap and nearly all the other places mentioned on this thread are there. A decent hotel where we once stayed is Butterfly Beach. Heard good things about it and know people who have had good deals when staying there. Rum is nearly the same price as milk and you can get some decent ales from a couple of craft breweries. The people are friendly and welcoming - it is definitely a hit with us. PS. It is also fairly easy to keep in touch with Saints matches. Sometimes not a plus, sometimes it is. 😁

I’d add Harwood-Bellis to your list of best players. He is playing and leading like a player who is going to be head hunted by Prem Clubs next season if we don’t go up. Scienza too was dangerous (if a little wasteful) in attack, and he’s another who middle to lower Prem sides will surely look at. Mightily impressed by Azaz, especially in the first half. That pass, using the outside of his right foot to send Scienza through on goal was top drawer. Downes once again showed he was written off prematurely by many - he’s right at the top of his game. And Peretz surely convinced the remaining few who believed he wasn’t/isn’t a considerable upgrade on Baz. My only minor complaint with Tonda today was not replacing Fellows with Edozie earlier.

Big game for both sides. First goal could be crucial, if we get it their fans could turn toxic, if they get it, it'll give them something to hang on to in the fight against the drop. I just hope the players recover well after today and are ready to go again on Wednesday. It'll be interesting to see if there are any glitches with the new electronic ticketing system as well.

Craig Burley ranting about Fulham resting players today, I warn you we do not get a mention...!

Isn’t this part of the rule relevant here: “If, when a goal kick is taken, any opponents are inside the penalty area because they did not have time to leave, the referee allows play to continue”

Sad but true.

Correct.

Just hope the players dont turn up too gassed after today. Don't want to go into that game and not have the energy to turn play.

Brigade

Peretz turns our fortune.

Agreed - he should've had one today easily. Love the guy, but that final ball is more often poor than good. 1. Should've scored that major chance 2. At least two chances today where he could have passed across goal to Larin or Azaz. Although I think the main Larin one he didn't as he (Larin) was offside??

Wood did well, but Stephens has been decent recently. Would bring in Charles and Matsuki (for Fellows as I think he might melt going back to West Brom).

I think Peretz overall all round game IS better than Ramsdale. I think Ramsdale is a quality goalie and superb at many things, but I'm not sure he has as good a command of his defence than Peretz. Peretz, to me, comes over as a more old school goalie, less about dribbling and passing, more about getting in the fking way, getting hurt, throwing himself around and bellowing at the defenders in front of him. Many managers would hate him for not being a "ball player" 🤮 but I really like this guy, a lot. IF we get promoted and are able to buy this guy and IF Ramsdale comes back (and Baz), then that would be the best goalkeeper problem we've had for as long as I can remember.

Everyone is focused on the moving ball, isn't the real issue that there were several Fulham players in the box? So, even if the ball had been dead, the goal kick would have to be retaken?

Leo won't want to play in the Championship!

Need to keep the momentum going , so changes at a minimum. Stephens back in for Wood? Charles for Jander ? Stewart to start up top ?

Is that Billy Joel leading the singing? Good to see MTG and Lauren Bobert behind him, the USA is really getting behind soccerball in time for the World Series Cup.

Robbie Williams/Craig David sing off.

It "seems" a bit hypocritical to blame Silva for putting out a weakened team today when we did the same in the last round, but the difference is Fulham did it against a team bang in form and we did it against one of the worst, most out of form teams in Leicester. Is it brave or disrespectful to the competition? It depends on the result. We got through last round, Fulham didn't. Especially when they had zip all to do this season otherwise. I was at Craven Cottage for our win in the FA Cup in 2018. They fielded a weakened team that say too. Bednarek's debut i think. Obviously I'd want Port Vale in the next round but if not I'd rather face a big 6 team and just see where we are against one of them. No shame if we go out, blaze of glory if we win!

I have, it’s lovely. Quite safe and good amenities with beach bars, the spice and craft market (Grenada is known as the Spice Island and first time I saw a cashew growing was there). More popular with the cruise ships stopping than it was when we were there late 00s and the beach gets busier at weekends with students but that’s true of many of the islands. https://sandee.com/grenada/saint-george/grand-anse/grand-anse-beach

The issue is the Friday is just after the international break, if we draw a Prem team they'll absolutely certainly be against having a game that early due to the amount of players that would be away. If we get Port Vale they may play it on the Friday, depends on the broadcasters. So I think both games will get moved. The Wrexham game will probably just move to the Tuesday or Wednesday afterwards instead of Monday, and then Ipswich at home the following midweek. That would leave us with one more free midweek if we somehow do make it to the semi finals where the Blackburn home game would move. Once the draw is made tomorrow, the full schedule is usually announced by the end of the week, Thursday or Friday. Once that is known the EFL will announce the confirmed rearrangement dates, hopefully ASAP but could be Monday next week. I'm guessing, they might announce it earlier.

Liverpool v Southampton - you know it. Port Vale would seem ideal, we might get Robbie Williams as half time entertainment, so maybe not. Reckon we could give dirty Leeds a good game.

I believe the away bar in that section blocks the divider towards the Chapel, so it would have to extend towards the Kingsland. Unless they do what Derby do at Pride Park, and separate the away end concourse into two different halves.