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And given our scouting style, it may be worth a punt to see if the next one is a success.

Horrendous so far (admittedly, missed the first 5-10 mins). No composure and trying to go too direct with this formation/system. Need to go back to what worked for us last season if we’re to play this system, be brave on the ball and keep it moving quickly.

Ordered the new third kit for my little brother as a Christmas present, got the shirt and shorts within about a week but another week on and no sign of the socks. Don’t know why it was all sent individually, which has slightly unnerved me.

Just finished this week’s 5km run and down to 27:54 (from 30:35 4 weeks ago). Really happy with that but know I can get below 27 with a bit more work.

Tbh I thought that penalty was down to us playing wing backs.

Back again. Longest run to date this morning, 4.3 miles in 43 minutes. Quite happy with the pacing considering it’s another step up in distance. Set myself a goal to do a 10k by Christmas and looking reasonably promising, it’s finding the time to do it more than anything.

Indeed, I’m now down to 12st11 (from 14st1) and am pretty happy with where I’m at. It feels natural now to be eating at a calorie deficit which means I can still have a few beers and a/or a takeaway at the weekend. The running has also really helped.

I’m absolutely the same. Saving me 2 hours of travel a day, plus the cost and the freedoms to exercise longer or get a head start on housework during my lunch hour. My employer has said we will largely be adopting homeworking after this, which is a relief. How would this work in practice...

And prior to that had 1 win in 8. A team that were in the playoffs last season - yes I’d say that constitutes ‘out of form’.

Not really. Look at the opposition we’ve faced - Blues and Derby in particular are awful in attack. Norwich had no strikers. Again, lazy to look at it as a binary thing. And that’s before we get to the fact that we played 3 at the back v Norwich.

I’d also dispute we were in control, bar the first 15-20 minutes. Derby were able to get at us far too easily in wide areas and they did have a few gilt-edged chances, as Brighton mentions. Let’s put this into context, that Derby team have scored 2 goals from open play all season, and they...

Dear lord. Own it.

People in supermarkets drive me crazy. Like you say, just meander around seemingly without a care in the world. Also when there’s a group of about 7 of them treating it as a family outing - bizarre behaviour. Get in, get your stuff on your list, get out. If you’re in there for longer than 30-40...

Have also thought about Keinan Davis before (not in that way!). From what I’ve seen, his strength and link up play is very good, though he is making the match day squad most of the time at Villa.

Absolutely, it’s easy to have one good game but to do it every game for the next couple of months is another challenge. Positive start though and certainly coped well with hands and feet.

One of the worst refereeing decisions I’ve ever seen.

From the outside looking in, it does/did feel like quite a sensible idea. However, it would have had to come over the summer - to be honest I’m amazed they didn’t look to do something akin to this, having 2-week half terms in October and February with that time taken from the summer holidays. In...

How does a business that makes ongoing operational losses plan to fund the construction of a new stadium? How will this then remain financially feasible?

I think it’s a thing of beauty.

Thing is (and I say this as part of the Thick Fucking Dickheads brigade) that is exactly how it feels when there is no fucking consistency from one week/month to another. This entire thing has been a mishmash of tier systems, the 5 stages earlier on in the pandemic which quietly went away, mixed...