Port Said Red

Two debutant bowlers for England Mahmood for Wood and Fisher for Overton who was taken ill.

Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters

At the start of the season I thought our general defending from set pieces was ok, yes we had the last minute goal thing but apart from that we looked fairly solid. We defended set pieces with a kind of hybrid of zonal and man marking, the main defenders taking zones and attacking the first ball and the rest picking up runners into the box. I thought it worked well and speaking to one of the players they seemed to like it too, I believe it was Downing's idea. Anyway, Downing and Simpson left and appear to have taken any plan with them. I know some people will talk about individual players, but it seems ridiculous that no matter who plays, there is no organisation at the back. When Klose first came into the team I thought we had some semblance of order returning, but he seems to have given up talking to the others just like everyone else. I hear Pearson saying that he wants the players to come up with solutions themselves, but they seem to wrapped up in their own game to help anyone else. Earlier in the season there was a game when Tanner was playing and he was so tucked in that he was almost playing central and it left us very exposed on the right flank. It was so strange that I thought it must have been some sort of tactical plan, again I asked the same player about it and he said, and I quote. "I didn't notice"! If the players are so wrapped up in the game that they can't see a pretty straightforward tactical error, then surely the Manager or coaching staff should be stepping in? It's often said that Championship football is some of the fastest in all the leagues, so maybe Pearson is asking too much of the players if he wants them to play their own game and help problem solve at the same time.

And you have seen all the other teams below us every week to know if they are better or worse?

I think every album there is a song that I think is a bit too close to home. I love Midnight Mass Murder but as a keen wearer of Superdry who only gets dragged to church to see children or grandchildren doing their yearly performance, I am worried that next time I may be asked to "take my chips and **** off home".

For people of a certain age watching Josh Owers brings back memories, every time I see him he looks more and more like his dad. Palmer has had some lovely touches hasn't he, it's the best I have seen him play.

Palmer-Houlden is going to be as big as his name isn't he? I don't think he is 18 yet?

And a Prince! Who by the way seems to be filling out nicely.

Bill Bailey - Won't You Please Come Home?

Second part tonight. I think the judge in the case you mention had it right, the amount of provocation by the production crew before they were on the stage seemed to be the major factor. They were going from dressing room to dressing room, claiming things that had been said by the other party, deliberately winding them up. The shows defence was that it was intended to make "controlled interventions", but I can't see anything in Kyle's resume that suggests he had any formal training in intervention counselling or similar skills.

I just Googled Antoine Semeyo in the hope it might lead scouts to a different player. But it seems the 2 names are pretty interchangeable for him?

Just my bit of pedantry and I might be wrong, but I think the lad from Newcastle is called Anderson?

A slight tug of shirt by a Bristol City player, penalty. A Chelsea player nearly pulling the shirt off someones back and then pushing him to the ground...... goalkick. Even with VAR.. Seems fair.

I wonder if watching a 37 year old CR7 scoring a hat trick and still running around like an 18 year old, had any effect on his decision. https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/2022/03/14/622eb56022601d314d8b45c5.html

Did anyone watch the first part of this last night? He is really shown to be the most obnoxious parasite, quite he ia still allowed to work in the public arena is beyond me. Mind you a lot of the Production staff come out of it badly too, but at least they realised and were ashamed of their culpability in the way the guests were lied too and manipulated.

"It's one of those Clive, you can see why the referee has given it, but you would be upset if it was one of yours"

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@PHILINFRANCE sorry mate, but is there any chance you could change that footer of yours? I find that blokes face popping up all the time very off putting.

I must stop adding posts when sat somewhere using my phone and without my glasses, it's fatal.

They do have the tougher run in and we are the form team. It could get closer yet.

Liverpool women still 0 0 with 10 to go. As it stands the fap is narrowing again. Oops spoke to soon Liverpook score

Candyskin - The Fire Engines

Not all windows open and are designed for light and ventilation. Doors are intended to allow ingress and egress between two areas.

Those are windows.

Because there are better teams with more games to play than them on similar points.