SecretSam

As someone who's currently recovering from a bout of respiratory problems, possibly related to you-know-what (which took me out for 3 months earlier this year), I wish him a speedy recovery.

4 hours ago, DaveF said:

We're so lucky to have some medical professionals who have inspected Pearson recently on this forum...

Fair point, but...

59 minutes ago, DaveF said:

Not sure its even possible to catch covid twice in under 3 months 

As a fellow long-COVID sufferer, best wishes, and look after yourself.

M

PS: @Dollymarie: happy birthday, #legend

9 minutes ago, VT05763 said:

Correct, so why do the interview ? serious question.

Errr...to try and head off the speculation?

Amusing to read the responses here, and the speculation about the manager's health - see my separate thread, in which my question about Pearson's long-term health results in getting slaughtered.

What's Gould supposed to say? By law, you can't get rid of someone who's legitimately ill without their consent. And there's a lot of uncertainty and unknowns about long COVID (if that's what it is*). So he's hardly going to announce on air that we're binning an employee. 

*Source: I've got it

33 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

Nige’s ongoing health is a major concern though. He might not be able to continue. I think Shakespeare might go back to Watford with Ranieri (if reports are correct)

Apparently, according to almost everyone we're not allowed to talk about Nige's health. See my thread.

1 minute ago, Port Said Red said:

Happy to see the advertising banned rather than the betting industry I hope?

Nope, I'd like the industry gone, too. But that's unrealistic, so certainly much more heavily regulated. And taxed. Trade in human misery.

Personally, I loved that acid yellow Adidas (I think) away kit from a few years back.

On 22/09/2021 at 22:08, Kodjias Wrist said:

Would love our Purple and Lime kit to be a permanent away kit.

Not a view shared by everyone, I think it's vile.

1 hour ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Non football related I know, apologies, I’m going to a ‘vintage carnival’ tomorrow and need some casual candy dress. Any ideas where I can go Saturday day?

Where's the Sags' shop located?

On 22/09/2021 at 09:18, GrahamC said:

Took the piss out of us, though.

Genuinely don’t care if he was popular with his team mates, he stole a living from us & contributed absolutely nothing.

Waster.

I have a strong sense that he was battling with issues 'off the pitch': maybe some form of addiction or relationship issue. He was excellent at Bolton.

17 hours ago, Monkeh said:

Yes he was really ill with depression,

And as a suffer of depression and knowing first hand how it can effect you and your work,

Hunt has all my sympathy and more, the way I look back on in is a player who was basically our "injured" for his entire time here through no fault of his own

Dani Rodriguez or elokobi if you will

 

It wasn't a stolen living it was someone who was mentally ill 

...and there we go. As a fellow traveller, I understand.

I think the betting industry is rotten, full stop. And those betting ads on TV, YouTube, etc disgust me.

Happy to see it banned.

I guess I got an answer to my question...

Let's face it, we're in no position to crow. Without our sugar daddy, where would we be?

9 hours ago, ralphindevon said:

One thing about watching football at the subbuteo type stadium that is Loftus rd is you get a birds eye view of the defence at that end.

The one thing I kept thinking was the lack of communication Tanner seemed to be getting from his fellow defenders. For me Kalas should have been in his ear with encouragement and advice all game but I only saw it once or twice. A lot of the times he looked a bit lost and looking for instructions.

It doesn’t seem to be Kalas’ way, perhaps that’s why he isn’t captain anymore

Spot on. Needed one of the more experienced lads to take a second to have a little chat, encourage him. TBF, the away fans were giving him a lot of encouragement.

56 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Just sweet that we scored late in injury time to steal the points when it’s happened so often to us.

Not only that but it was R’s hero Wells who scored. Who writes these scripts?

Days like today make you realise why Def Leppard wrote ‘ When love and hate collide’.

 

It was absolute robbery, no doubt. Bentley was other-worldly. Kalas excellent, Massengo showed some class. And then the winner...THE LIMBS

45 minutes ago, Ecko said:

Poor, but plenty of time to improve.

He was getting murdered in the first half due to a lack of cover, often found himself facing two or three. Grew in confidence after the half time change, needs to remember to do the simple things.

1 minute ago, GrahamC said:

Apparently it is Frank Lampard, if he wasn’t asking for a huge salary.

Which is a bit like me saying I’d be going out with Kate Moss now if I wasn’t 58 & bald..

...and she wasn't gross and a total cokehead

1 hour ago, Hampshire reds said:

 Who would i have to replace nige then if he was not asking a huge salary i would like to see Frank Lampard.

That's your credibility shot, then

Interesting comparison with us. Like us, they are in a mess. Don't know if Hughton's been given the scope that Pearson has, but it's a long job. 

I am sure he would have turned it around. Where do the Florists go now?

7 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Exactly….we have a system that makes us competitive.  In 5 of 7 games we’ve been exactly that, if not better in some cases.  Boro we were poor bar 20 minutes second half.  Tonight we allowed Luton to have 3 or 4 spells where they created decent chances at will.  We were still able to take a point.  We actually looked pretty solid in spells, dealt with Luton’s changes second half, and almost got an undeserved 3 points. Matt Withers on twitter said perversely it was a point earned, which it was because Luton were the better side.  I just don’t think we were as bad as many people made out tonight.

Fans expectations of dominating games, hammering the likes of Luton, Preston, Millwall, Blackburn, etc is cloud cuckoo land.  We are very much a new team, staring from a low base, and we’ve picked up 9 points from 7 games.

 

Dave, you've got to stop all this talking well considered, sensible stuff, this is OTIB, there's a time and a place...

"A broken clock is wrong twice a day"

Errrrrr...oh dear

7 hours ago, Red Army 75 said:

Funny when they signed these players last season rovers fans were getting all moist. Brilliant signing HMS piss the league you know the usual delusion. Now they are leaving, he’s shit worse player to wear the famous quarters. The players leaving must feel like they just been released from prison. And realise what a small shitty vile club they are. Especially with Joey bag in charge. Reality bites for the gappers tomorrow when they face the mighty Barrow

Bloody hell, that brings back memories...made I larff

Think it's about time he made a permanent move, it can't be good for the fella to keep being shipped out

Shame, apparently very, very highly rated as a finisher, but just didn't do enough outside of the box. No doubt he'll get a warm welcome once the Fewers drag their knuckles off the floor.