trousers

You're far too generous, sir. It's actually not as difficult as it looks to achieve my level of intellect. A cheese sandwich would probably be a more proportional reward (with lettuce and mayo, if that's not stretching my credibility and entitlement too far)

He's certainly on an interesting momentum curve...

And to think there were those who doubted me when I said several seasons ago that the tax cheats getting promoted to the championship would elevate the chortle factor on this thread several fold... 😁

Can't we do a Leicester and bend the rules...?

If even Russ has given up trotting out the "2 weeks" nonsense, then it wouldn't surprise me if it's longer than that.... Do we actually know what the specific injury is this time around, or is it the usual guessing game the club play with this type of repetitive injury situation? (aka "Doing a Larios"...)

Smallbone is injured and not in contention

No-one over the last 8 windows, it would seem....

It's those that bite and give him the responses he craves that I get most enjoyment from...

So, how many windows will this be without signing a reliable / clinical #9...? I make it 8 windows... #bonkers

Source?

Honestly? I can't see anything beyond a 0-0 here. Not sure about the remaining 89 minutes though.

Maybe timely for the likes of Adam Blackmore to request an interview with Katharina Liebherr and/or Martin Semmens and ask if they're still happy with these statements...? #wherediditallgowrong?

Gesundheit

This, 100%. I had high hopes that BBD's shit-housery at Newcastle was a sign that we'd finally woken up to how to 'play the game' in this league. But, alas, it would appear we've reverted to type. For far too long we've been 'too nice' by not contesting decisions or not trying to influence the referee... Yes, of course, we'd all like to see the conning and play-acting eradicated from the game, but it's never going to happen and we need to adopt a more ruthless "if you can't beat them, join them" approach to in-game management or else we give the opponents an advantage...

Yep, given we're unlikely to convince an 'established name' manager to take the helm if we part ways with Russ, count me in the "Might as well give Lallana a crack of the whip - nothing to lose" camp.

One of my favourite forum members. Would like to meet MLG myself one of these days too.

Two games to go before I clamber down from off my perch. Probably no prizes for guessing which way I'm leaning at this juncture though....

I believe the word you're looking for is 'contraian'... (And to confirm, he'll duly disagree with this post shortly... )

Mutley

I floated this conspiracy theory in semi-jest earlier in the season. I'm also starting to wonder if it's not as far-fetched a notion as it originally seemed....

FFS Facebook... Please stop posting these memories on my timeline straight after our latest defeat...! Eleven years ago today... 😭

The trouble with Stewart is that he appears to pick up regular "not bad" injuries which, accumulatively, results in a "bad" length of time out of the squad (reference the perpetual "he'll be back in two weeks" declarations over the last year...)