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We've Suguwara under contract until 28 and signed Roerslev until 29. Tonda also likes a wing back. Bree could provide competition on the left too, but we have Manning and Welington there. So, at least 1 is going to have to go, to give realistic room for Bree, I'd guess.

They are just on a lucky Rohl. 🙂

Can't speak for OASAAS, but I'd have taken the bench and nailed either side of it to the posts. It's our only chance of an away clean sheet. The players can just stand on the touchline for being less effective than furniture 🙂 Edit: I was fine with the choice of subs. Some work needs to done on how we play when they are on.

Yup. Mixed. Some of the downsides contributed to our lack of effectiveness. For which, he can join a number of others for their mixed performances. Good to see him getting minutes to develop.

yeah, but he's the division's leading scorer, innit. I just wanted to join a fraternity. 🙂

I know! Exciting times, when Cifuentes joins us! 🙂

Like Tonda only asking the players to make an effort in the first half, SR get things over and done with as early as they can in a season. Who says the club aren't aligned from top to bottom?

Puzzle

The only interview question was "Will you adopt the system we decide, in the formation we want, using the players brought in using our wonky database, all under football genius Rasmus?" Since Tonda said yes, and Carrick's reply was filled with expletives, it was clearly a wise SR decision.

Which goes some way to explaining why they're using any excuse to get rid of him now. 🙂

The fittingly titled ICE have deported the penguins from the South to the North. Sadly, some terrorist, insurrectionist penguins were shot in complete self-defence by ICE agents. 🙂

Beeb were reporting the last time Burnham's name was mentioned as a challenge to Starmer, that his allies would do everything in their power to block it. I think it was Morgan McSweeney who reportedly said he'd rather burn down Downing Street than let Burnham become leader. Starmer and friends have worked hard to purge their idealogical rivals from the party (as their rivals would do to them). He didn't shift anywhere near as many as he'd have liked, but made sure to pack the key NEC decision making body with pals. Yesterday, the Beeb put up the following NEC excuses:- Any prior agreement of candidates (All female or All BAME lists) Going with a BAME candidate, due to size of Muslim population, to help counter other parties. That having to do an election would be costly. They reported that all reasons, of course, were all to do with Starmer blocking someone who has said he wants the top job. But that allies were going full out to get the block. So, they've gone with the cost of the mayor's election. The beeb also saying sources worried about Reform outspending them. That one's a red herring. The by election would happen regardless, and Burnham would be out the picture if he lost. The loss wouldn't stop Labour still having a clear majority. Starmer apparently remains deeply unpopular in his own party. Not least from the side of it he's not on. But from MP's feeling cut out of decisions, frustrated with the endless u-turns and of course looking at the polls, and their own chances. A core of Starmer's allies, if not Starmer himself (since he got to vote on the block) will pat themselves on the back for stopping a rival. But it's going to have incensed everyone not in that camp. It will only increase the tensions in the party. Important, as you want to have some comfort in the position of the core group running the country. Beyond that, another look into the messy affairs within all broad church parties. And beyond that, and the Westminster bubble, really life goes on.

There was little doubt that we had far more quality in terms of talent in our squad. But it's not shared around that we can get 11 of them onto the pitch at the same time. Cohesive sides with some strength, fitness and drive push us every time. For all that talent, we fade terribly in games. For all the skill, we show no direction in our play. After our goal we offered nothing. The further it went, the less fit we looked. Pompey were the only side who looked likely to get a win. Considering the difference in resources, something remains broken, even if it was a derby. Pluses were Leo's goal and definitely the celebration. A back 4, which looks better, even if it's alien to Tonda. A bit of bite from Stephens, Downes and THB. A nice move for one of AA's attempts. Minuses Lack of fitness No idea how to dominate a game More concerned with possession that attack No idea how to best use any system Tonda puts out. Examples: Long range passes to AA; Not getting Fellows space to then use Stewart. Conceding yet another scrappy goal. The wider picture is that we got a point against a relegation struggler, and deserved nothing more.

Utter sod. We've not done much since our goal. So that much tougher to raise the game when we need to. That's the flaw of never looking to dominate attack, even when you've got better players.

Yeeeeeesssss!