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Well done Southampton on that first half. Dowman has obviously been a threat for Arsenal, but his inexperience showed for the goal. He and his teammate lost it in Southampton's penalty area, and then Dowman jogged back. I deliberately watched him as Southampton broke, and thought that there could be an opening on this side if they pushed players on. They did, Dowman didn't track back, and even Ødegaard who was the furthest forward initially ran past the kid as he realised the danger. Watch the goal again: maybe Gale should do too!

Worse for me, bar none, was Nigel Jemson. Was so lazy and disinterested, that he couldn't be bothered to hide the fact that he didn't want to be here. Simply couldn't be bothered to do anything!

Watching the goals back yesterday, that was something I noticed in particular. 10 men, one apiece, it would have been easy not to bust a gut and see if Burstow would just hold it up. But no, he just went for it. There is definitely a bit of an understanding now with Kenny/Burstow putting crosses in knowing the main man will be there or thereabouts. SS said on interview that he felt we had to keep two up top as we wouldn't withstand an onslaught for all that time. It worked for sure.

Well, Dave appears to be arriving slowly, but so far he's a bit powder puff. Supposedly a lot worse further north though.

Yes, but it has been like that for around 10 games or so. Just haven't capitalised on their slip ups. When you look at the table, and see the number of wins we have had, and look down, plenty have a similar number. Those pesky draws have cost us.

The latter part of that is partly why Conway gets exposed. Little protection, so when the full back does go forward, there is a hole to be exploited.

As SS said though, don't jump into your opponent. He needs to be a bit smarter. I remember watching Robbie Fowler closely one game in the pub. Every time a high ball came up, he would "jump" for it just enough to be a bit of a barrier for the centre half. Sometimes won free kicks, but generally wouldn't win the first header against a much bigger opponent. Again, being smart.

He's never a defensive ratter as you put it. Looks capable with the ball at his feet though. He'd do well enough as a wide midfielder.

Prices for the final have been put up. Thousands for a "cheap" ticket.

Absolutely.

Haha. I did suggest it some time ago too. He won't be a regular though.

Seemed to work! Conway in midfield too- who'd have thought.

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Each to their own, but that's how I saw it. Remember, the ref only gets one look, and anything that may make the ref feel as I did upon watching it just the once, could also help sway his decision. Only human afterall. Putting that to one side though, that was an excellent result all things considered. Dunno about others, but I think the additional centre half, and later Christie perhaps added some steel that helped us resist the onslaught.

That's the point though isn't it. You and others don't see it, but if he shows a touch of guilt, then maybe he knows inside that he has been a bit naughty and stupid. I've no real view on whether it's a red or not, so I like to look at a player's conduct immediately afterwards.

His immediate reaction appears to be one of a touch of guilt. Red or not, I can't see it being overturned. Can't even see us appealing it.

BN article saying SS reckoning they were refreshed after the break. Well, it appears we have several injuries, or a perverse selection. Not a particularly refreshed performance neither.

Bizarre. Probably injured, but doesn't look good from a midfield perspective.

Probably not with Trump, but maybe with others behind the scenes. Trump does seem to like the royals- I think in a way it's what he sees himself as- so there maybe an "in" for the king. Guess we'll see soon enough.

Looking at the upcoming elections in Hungary, and the potential for corruption, rigging and civil unrest, I reckon Schon would be as well keeping his options open!

Get a mortgage for fuel! 😀

From your post it was. Anyway, I won't be carrying on with any of this. You've made your mind up, like the flat earthers. Crack on.

We've not won the fa cup in my lifetime, and are unlikely to do so any time soon, as we're not ready. On that basis, we've never won the fa cup before, and the 20s and "Sir Nat" was all a hoax.

He won't lose out, that's for sure, but those two have to be aligned at some point. Maybe they were initially, but, as I said above, his methods haven't helped his people in the main, so divergence is happening now. He definitely isn't the brightest, but I do believe there is cognitive decline too. Whether king Charles can kick his arse so to speak, either directly or by influence on others, I don't know. Worth a try though.

Manned progress has seen an international space station, numerous scientific experiments and developments. Satellite communications, improved travel and more recently re-usable craft that will help to reduce costs. Those very same costs that made it unreasonable to keep going to the moon when there is arguably little point when a cost/benefit analysis is done. Better value to be had by near earth, low orbit work. The rover on Mars was another big step forward, but also very costly. Without finding evidence of suitable resources, there will be little point keep going there neither.