Richard Head

Excellent analysis, Harry. Spot on. it will never happen whilst Nepo Baby is chairman. He is clueless but Daddy will never take his toys away. And there is no board of directors to speak of who will challenge his decisions.

The old phrase “He’s lost the dressing room” springs to mind. That performance plus what LM said in the interview after is enough evidence for me. Cardiff scored from their first corner, regardless of all Pat Mountain’s coaching, says it all. LM is out of his depth as a coach without a DoF to do the hard stuff off the field (which Tinnion isn’t capable of). But whilst JL is “leading” the club his ego won’t let that happen.

Seb Palmer Houlden was sent to Newport on a season’s loan under Nige’s management. Isn’t it a case of horses for courses based on individuals’ needs rather than one size fits all (apologies for the mixed metaphors!)

I’ve been following him since he was at Colchester, my home town club. I was really excited when City signed him, then a combination of LJ not knowing what to do with him and Swiss Toni being persuaded to sell him to Posh when he wanted to stay summed up that pair. I always thought he had the potential to be another Jamie Vardy with his pace and eye for goal.

In the early 70s I used to go to Cold Blow Lane (wonderful name) with a mate who was a Lions fan. In those days many of the supporters worked in the docks, there was a great bond between the fans and the players and brilliant humour in the shouting and singing. They had a reputation then for aggression, I think after they smashed up the coach of a visiting team (might have been Portsmouth) but I never saw anything serious. I think it really kicked off later on that decade.

What a brilliant forum this is. So glad I’m a member of such a great group of people.

Mine is for Birmingham but it was in the Expired folder on my iPhone! I’ve rescued it now.

I recall when Maxwell drowned the Oxford crowd sang “When the red, red Robert comes bob-bob-bobbing along”. They hated him.

To be is to do - Socrates To do is to be - Plato Do be do be do - Sinatra

Thanks Dave. I didn’t see that instruction, where was it posted?

Is the Pompey game going to be on Robins TV? And if so, are the Robins’ Rewards used for the cancelled Reading stream going to be redeemed? Sorry if this is publicised elsewhere, I can’t find it.

Knight in the City looks pretty to me Knight in the City looks fine Joni Mitchell

I like the fact he doesn't understand about baked beans for breakfast. What would he make of fried Mars bars?

I was expecting David Brent to walk in to the strains of "Simply The Best".

Herbert? Hubert? Horace?

Is that short for Cadbury’s Dairy Milk?

For a moment there I thought he was a fan of Renaissance painting ?

I normally drive to Richmond and park at the athletics ground. Try JustPark app.

Regarding the discussion about an English national anthem, I read this on Billy Bragg's Facebook page, after he played at the Cambridge Folk Festival during the match, somebody told him the score and he spontaneously led the crowd in "Jerusalem": As I began to repeat the line ‘give my greetings to the new brunette’ a wave of jubilation swept through the audience, a cheering, air punching burst of emotion that hit me like a tsunami. CJ and JJ had to end the song. I was screaming with joy, arms aloft, eyes filling with tears. A song immediately came to mind. Not ‘Sweet Caroline’, nor ‘Football’s Coming Home’, but Blake’s ‘Jerusalem’. We sang it together in celebration of the victory of England’s women. ‘And did those feet….’ It seemed fitting on a number of levels. Firstly, Hubert Parry, who wrote the stirring tune and was appalled that it was used to stir up jingoism in the First World War, gave the copyright to National Union of Women’s Sufferage Societies, led by Millicent Fawcett. They referred to it as the Women Voter’s Hymn. Secondly, England is a nation without an official national anthem: the Lionesses sang the UK’s anthem God Save the Queen before their games. ‘Jerusalem’ is by far the best candidate for the role among the ‘Rule Britannia/Land of Hope and Glory’ type songs sung at the Last Night of the Proms as, unlike the others, it actually mentions the name of our country. And thirdly, most anthems are declarations of national exceptionalism: we are great! ‘Jerusalem’ is a song of aspiration. It challenges us to improve what we have, to undertake a mental fight to build a better society in our green and pleasant land. Over the past month, the Lionesses have certainly made a contribution to that better society, inspiring girls and women to reach their full potential, challenging men and boys to recognise females as equal in their pursuit of sporting excellence and in their aspirations as individuals.

Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby is brilliant, much better than the film. I also remember Only A Game? by Eamonn Dunphy from the 1970s which I thought was well written.

Running On Empty might be better.

Sammie S and KP are very different footballers. SS thrives on quick runs off the last defender which is how both Colchester and Posh used him. LJ didn’t have a clue what to do with him and he looked lost in the handful of games he played for us. I remember reading that Darragh MacAnthony asked Swiss Toni to sell him after his loan, Toni declined and SS wanted to stay with us. DM said he persuaded Toni to let him go (I don’t knows what sweetened the deal, maybe he paid in Swiss francs or offered a night out in Peterborough’s Latin Quarter?) I do wonder what Nige could have made of SS in his natural role.

I’ll get me coat! ?

It’s the Mind logo. It was on all the EFL clubs’ shirts in 2018/19, I assume FGR kept using it.

He was excellent at Cardiff, I wasn’t at the Barnsley game.