Roverthechimp

12m in strikers on the bench - sounds good at least ???

Reacted when none of our players went to him when he was down after a collision/kick - wtf

Just watched highlights (watched entire game yesterday). Annoyed with the result but clinical finishes for their goals - poor defending for 2nd and especially 3rd goal (Force him outside being Rule 1 i was taught) Dolan is a livewire but giving the ball away there was a rookie mistake given the pattern of the game. Sure it often won't cost a goal but still - any other player would be roundly criticised for it. Pity Holtbys was ruled out - actually liked that we went for the win but we need a defensive "coach" (or a new manager dependant on your view of TM). Sure upgrade the players too but the amount of time and space the opposition are granted around our area is a collective flaw not individual.

Kit looks Good. Are Bournemouth unusually lightweight or have we bulked up a bit?

That's also the score i am expecting. Moral dilemma - 8 euros to watch or put 8 euros on the score at 15-1... ???

Yes Minister or Oscar Wilde (the former in my case)

Mulgrew in the Tugay role?

So 430 pages - must be an exciting and dramatic transfer window... ???

Glanced at Spurs vs Brum. Brum (Nike) also have the "weird" collar... Edit: Sorry - it has buttons on it

Cynic in me wonders how much actual cash is involved in the deal as opposed to products and services... ?

Is that confirmed or just "something you heard"? (I respect that you have right in earlier instances)

Many on here have been calling for Bennett to be "left back"... (Gets coat)

Have already lost a lot of interest in football and golf through oversaturation but do wonder if it is a gernerational thing with me being amongst the last of the "traditionalists"... Also dislike the whole "getting closer to the players" - i want Sporting Gods not someone who is good to his granny and cares about the endangered lesser spotted chaffinch ?

Why/how? (Curious - not got ifollow)

Good to see 3 strikers put on when we were already winning - finish em off proper ?

Think that was part of it. Knowing (and hearing in following years) that we didn't master our own destiny. Same time: Ludek Miklosko is in my alternative Rovers hall of Fame and i don't celebrate our title less now. But i do believe in winning "in style" when you can

Liverpool away 94/95 It wouldn't change anything but i found it hard to celebrate the title because we lost the game that day

So the latest idea is that footballers will give what they are comfortable with... I'm guessing pre-tax or with tax relief and about 1% p/a on average ?

I'm not blaming the players - i blame the owners. But the players/pfa could easily have said "take 10% from us instead of using public funds".

To summarize: the players are taking the piss but the clubs have enabled them to do so in this country.

Half expecting a clash of heads between Leninhan and Tosin resulting in both going off ???

I suspect many "maybe" voters would prefer us to sign an experienced "top class" keeper but would now accept that Walton has proved himself acceptable if not "top class". I think most want to see at least some competition for the jersey - be it with Walton as first or 2nd choice.

Your final sentence is my point. But i would use technology to punish cheats and reduce simulation.

Honestly prefer it as it was today. The only thing i would like is for a panel (including the actual referee) to review and punish cheating. Difficult i know in the modern business that is football with lawsuits everywhere but if the ref looks at it, admits they were deceived/wrong without predjudice then a disciplinary panel could decide appropriate punishment. Difficult in reality - today i would think the ref would admit it was a wrong decision but their player should only receive the mildest of warnings that he was treading a fine Line. Such warnings could be accumulated like yellow cards whilst blatant cheating equals instant ban.

Thought he did ok - shows intelligence when in a tight corner defending and has a reasonable pace and strength. If AA had played the through ball instead of shooting (few mins after 1st goal) then Samuel would have been clear in the box. My point was more that i saw more from Samuel today than i have from SG and BB in the games i have seen whilst DG wasn't great last time i saw him. If SG, BB and DS were all freebies then i would be keeping DS and looking for a top striker...