Whitey Grandad

I like his enthusiasm and commitment but I detest his ability.

Agreed. I felt that he was trying too hard, was too hyped up. Overhitting passes and mistiming tackles. We need someone with a cool head.

Who could forget Gareth Bale?

Angry and annoyed where I'm sat. That might just be me though.

They've done nothing wrong.

Back in the 1970s when I was working at a TV research facility I used to organise midweek trips by coach to Wembley to see England play. The total cost was less than a fiver but I remember the match ticket prices starting off at about £1.50 and steadily increasing to about £3.50 in just a few years. I used to order them direct from Wembley Stadium and they would arrive by Registered Letter. As an aside, seeing your user name I should let you know that my neighbours are still in occasional touch with Ivan and this Christmas they received a card from him.

You could say that about any forward.

He's still top goalscorer.

Is that a problem? And if it is, why?

Only for a day visit on a cruise. I remember it as being somewhat dusty.

In the 50s and early 60s I lived in Dovercourt, near Harwich, about 100 yards from the beach. Whenever there was a storm I used to love hiding behind the low wall that separated the promenade from the marine parade and watch as the waves splashed up and got blown right across the road. Great fun.

He has been released so no fee needed. One has to ask why.

I suppose having spent eight minutes deliberating over it they had to come to a decision of offside.

Technically it was the on field referee's decision. But still a ridiculous delay and interference.

So far, so good but I've only reached 5th floor. Thanks for your earnest concern 😉

That's where he's hiding the evidence.

Probably the opposite. If you allow any opponent's to run freely into your own penalty area and take all the time in the world to pick his spot there will usually only be one outcome.

Eminently winnable.

Surely there can't be two of us?

Using statistics you can prove that wind is caused by trees waving their branches.

As a former referee I of course agree with you. There are strict and strenuous standards of fitness that top referees must maintain. Indeed, many of them are fitter than the players that they rule over. With the players you can often tell hy the way that they move whether or not they are carrying any superfluous top hamper. I also happen to be an expert on being overweight.

That was weird. They seemed to be wearing plain shirts over an away strip underneath. Yet their substitutes were wearing normal shirts. Did they even have numbers?

Ah, ok. Manning appears overweight to many of us. A consequence of this is that Manning looks to be shorter than Bree even though they are both the same height. In other words, of the two I suspect that Bree is the fitter. And he's a better full back.

I know it's hard to believe but last time I looked Manning and Bree are the same height.

I'd like us to win more games but the thought of getting promoted terrifies me. With our poor defensive 'style' we would get hammered all season long.