Sheaf Saint

Shea Charles scored a 94th min winner for Wednesday at Coventry today.

Is that in a couple of weeks?

Well it wasn't the dry humping we all expected. And there were some positives I guess. But there were so many shortcomings as well, most of which can be attributed directly to poor management. Despite the small glimmers of hope, I saw nothing today to suggest that RM really has any idea how to get us winning games in this league.

There was one just now - in the 97th minute.

Yeah but he plays for Arsenal so it doesn't count.

Bournemouth equalise at Leicester.

It was.

Very poor from Downes to be dispossessed like that. Typical Saintsy goal to concede.

Well, we kinda knew that wasn't going to last didn't we 🤣

Oh. My. Word.

I wonder how long he'll be out for? 🤔

Playing with a low block to concede possession to the opposition, and then playing keep-ball on the rare occasions that we do manage to not give it away immediately. It's utterly ridiculous. It's fine to have a quick channel runner like Archer on in a game like this if we are going to try and play him in with first time balls on the counter. But there's zero chance of us actually doing that because of RM's stubbornness.

Or, it would appear, his own body.

Surely a foul on Dibling?

Aaaaaaaaand that's Stewart out for the season again then.

I'm just lost for words. The one time we actually had a chance to get forward on the counter, of fucking course we just stopped, waited for Arsenal to regroup and take up their defensive shape, and passed it around meaninglessly until KWP hit a powder puff shot from outside the area. It's just insanity. The ONLY way we are ever going to cause any danger to the Arsenal goal is by counter-attacking at pace. Seriously, how can Russ not see this?

Haven't seen this posted anywhere so apologies if thus has already been discussed on another thread... https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/24628989.martin-accepts-played-striker-bournemouth/ WTF!? How could a supposed professional manager need hindsight to see something so fucking obvious to literally everyone else? He's losing the plot.

I quite enjoyed the first season, but I haven't got round to watching S2 yet. I probably won't bother now if it's not being renewed. Shame.

But what would be the point in keeping him just to get us promoted again, if we're just going to end up back in the same place two years from now: a newly promoted team, patched together on a limited budget, led by a man who doesn't have what it takes to manage at PL level? That's complete madness.

Absolutely ridiculous, far-fetched fantasy. There's no chance we'll hold out until the 11th minute FFS 🙄

Biscuit

Just activated my free 3 month subscription to Apple TV, ahead of the upcoming release of Silo S2, and have been off work with a heavy cold all week so I decided to binge all of the first (and currently only) season of Dark Matter. It's an intriguing concept and very well executed with good pacing and strong performances from the main cast (**spoiler** - very cleverly playing multiple different versions of the same character). The ending nicely sets up another season, with literally infinite possibilities of future plot direction. Glad it has been renewed because it would be such an anti-climax otherwise.

It's fine. Russ has told us before that he doesn't need to do his homework on our upcoming opponents, and that all we need to do is focus on playing our own game. Nothing to worry about.

No, they have a more subtle approach of gradual ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and Gaza instead. Same underlying principle - same end result. People killed / displaced in the name of religious fundamentalism, and new generations of hate-filled extremists created. Like you say, there won't be peace in our lifetimes, if ever.

Now on this we are in full agreement, sadly. Perhaps. But there's also the danger it could just result in a power vacuum, and recent history in Iraq and Libya suggests that won't improve matters for anyone.