wakey

is that Simon Rudge in the background top left?

phew. Had to grind it out in the end, but on a decent run now to end a tough month. Get some rest and some time on the training ground - and bedding the newbies in - and let's see what we've got. Fair play to all involved for turning round a sticky patch pre-Wigan.

I have absolutely no recollection of Steve Saunders

give over ... all we needed was a 13-0 win at Bristol Rovers.

always very smartly turned out as well

Last but one. Had to double check as you had me doubting my memory then. Drew 2-2 last game away at Bristol Rovers. Bit quirky we played Bristol Rovers last game in consecutive seasons, never realised that before.

that was 75/76

Hitler built some cracking roads...

Think it was second to last and we still had an away game (Bristol Rovers?) to come. We could still go up with something like a 9-0 win. I thought we still had a chance, but my dad soon put me straight 😁

I reckon Baron Offord of Garvel is just the sort of bloke we need to smash them elites.

I stopped drinking bitter if that counts

best bet is go on behind the stands and post something positive about Kier Starmer. Guaranteed he'll respond.

looks like she's been practising the timing of her table thump with her "this is such an important bloody issue" - gets the timing spot on both times.

good point - it'll be dull as fuck when we start winning 4-0 every week 😁

They'll have had virtually no time on the training ground this month, a month when we've trimmed the squad, hit a few injuries, played teams (recently) who should have been fresher than us, and had significant changes in formation. Add in that we went into the month in a bit of a crisis pre-Wigan. We've picked up 10 points from the last 12. Performances have been generally poor, but get something at Wimbledon and we go into a spell where players can rest properly and we get more time to work things out in training. We may have just dug out enough points in our toughest spell of the season to mount a challenge for 2nd in the run-in.

tough watch this. when's Sheehan back?

I'm on it, no problems (apart from listening to them lot in the studio talking bollocks as usual)

I think anyone who is / has been responsible for achieving results will understand that there will be times when things completely out of your control throw spanners in the works. Even more so if you're managing a large group of people to achieve those results (and I'd imagine that's magnified considerably when dealing with sportspeople who need to peak for a relatively short period each week or so). Folk who haven't think it's a simple as telling folk what to do and they just go and do it. I suspect there's some correlation there between those who are ultra negative and those who are a bit more tolerant. That said, Evatt was a total whopper 😁

deserves a like for "knob spanker" 😁

Don't know if it's social media that does it or we've always been wankers, but there seems a need for instant gratification and no tolerance for anything other than perfection these days. Plus - ironic when we all support the same team and want the same outcome - the tendency to pick sides (he's shit / great, we should play x formation etc) and stick to it regardless of anything that actually happens on the pitch. Anyway ... good to have you back desperado, hope your lad's ok.

so we're all agreed Trump's been an absolute cunt?

The Steal on prime - well worth a watch

You have a strange interpretation of "obviously". Now our PM has called the comments appalling, you can direct your ire to the lack of condemnation from our wannabe next PM. Or possibly Trump, where it should "obviously" have been directed in the first place.

"what that bloke I like said is wrong, but what's fucking outrageous is that that bloke I don't like hasn't said it's a disgrace" is about the weirdest stance I've ever seen, even on this bat shit side of the forum.

Trump says he's honoured that "they" invited him to be chairman of his board of peace. He's so fucking fake. Anyway, look forward to him inviting himself to be chairman of the newly formed boards of Truth, Love, and Plenty.