Whitey Grandad

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.

Only some? Something for everyone but I rather think we're showing our ages here 🥴

Claudio Lugli are good shirts. I have a couple that I bought from Hansfords in South Street, Chichester. There are precious few properties men's shops left.

So sorry for your sad loss. Going to the match as multi-generational family members is something that will live with you all forever. Enjoy every moment of your future matches with your son. There's nothing else like it.

Yup. No extra points for winning by a ten goal margin.

As a former full back myself, I can categorically say that Manning is not, and never will be, a member of the Grand Order of Full Backs.

A bit of trivia for you all. 'Tonka' is derived from the Native American Sioux word 'tanka', which means "great" or "big".

It's stating the obvious but if you're going to play a back five (3 CBs) then you have three CB pairings. Not good.

Call me old-fashioned but I have always considered it to be the fullbacks' job to cut out the crosses.

Well done Macclesfield. Enjoy your day. You all deserve it.

Is this what we used to call 'weather'?