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With Downes missing, I'd expect him to be getting a fair number of minutes, if not starting, against another top PL club.

I'd scream in pain shouting "Get this football ground off of my legs! I'm being crushed!"

A combination of reminding other clubs these players still exist; reminding some players how good it is to play, and that they can do it elsewhere; praying some previously unused youth players can be used in next season's budget conscious squad; hoping that some of the forgotten players who they know they can't shift, will put in performances. Yup. "opportunity to seize". 🙂 It will be interesting to see Abu again. I'd love to know what went wrong there, as this level was well within his capabilities.

Should he stay, this article suggests that we won't have to worry about a World Cup injury, as Clarke will stick with the squad he has. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1w4vl3nyz0o

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Movement

It's not uncommon for matches to be replayed, where it's not gone past half time. The Dutch FA may not have rules like Afcon's article 82. They might have balanced the second half non-appearance against potential abusive comments, looked at when the match stopped and felt a replay was the best outcome. That the opponents were from a rough neighbourhood, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Who knows what was said in a brawl? We know only too well that the most liberal, world saviours, can turn out to be racists. So, being a good guy can only go so far. Perhaps, he didn't hear it, but it happened. On the other hand, the opponents could have been cynically playing the race card to get away with being a man and a goal down. That's not known for sure. Play the replay. Don't get goaded. Beat them, and move on.

Try not to imagine the nightlight as a floodlight. Beneath which, Baz is trying to pick out the flight of a ball. 🙂

I, for one, will be welcoming our number one 'keeper back next season, if we don't go up. Sadly Ramsdale will want PL, and Peretz loan may not be permanent, due to us having to watch our budget. I'm sure it will all still be "fine". 🙂

It's sad that racial abuse, both real and fictional, seems to be on the rise. Also, did the Dutch FA not follow AFCON? Something racially unpleasant where a former colonial power has different rules, for walking off the pitch, to the rules followed in Africa. #article82

Or just pop into your nearest mini mart and get pretty much whatever you want. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62l429w2pko

This new broom couldn't even sweep things under a rug. Now, it's had to be given away as part of an unfair dismissal settlement. The cabinet aren't doing themselves any favours. Swearing loyalty when Sarwar said he should go. Sniping, briefing and backstabbing. Just waiting until the elections to bring those knives out. Not that Starmer and McSweeney (or many predecessors from any party) did any differently on their way to the top.

I thought he was on his way, but Winks apparently has another year to go there.

Leave means leave! 🙂

Comedy