Fantastic by Roy. If he could just get his head around Test cricket.

And the other a security guard, well countered by a single Cricketer without his bat but plenty of balls.

I tend to agree if you buy a ST you commit to a least a season, the Club having budgeted accordingly. If there is still a large ST refund then I think SW fans will see an increase in matchday prices.

The will be looking at who and how to prosecute..OR... how not to...... If it goes to court any decent brief will get Ben off or at worst a light non custodial. His side have the 2 lads as their star witnesses, the fact that the 'others' started their banter inside a bar and continued it outside when Ben, Alex and their new 2 pals were on their way to do some more clubbing. The fact is that one of the 'others' was armed is crucial.

Could have restrained the pair to await police? I can see that working against bottle weilding retards. Ben was obviously acting in self defence Case dismissed.

Whilst I hope that Stokes will be available I doubt it. Sadly I can't see how he can avoid being charged along with at least the bottle carrier.

Not a go at you BDS but also need an animated gif 'confused shaking head' and 'head banging wall'....there may be others

A @#/? World Cup winner, that's who Edit: Adding ING to FERK makes it a banned word. Odd.

Interesting compilation. He has pace and a good finisher with both feet. Often played in with a good through ball, out paces defenders and finishes with a strong low shot. All good, including the excellent through balls!! Good to see a striker take penalties. Not a single headed goal, not altogether suprising as he's not the tallest and we are, currently, past useless on crossing the ball. At his height no point in pulling him back to assist in defending set plays so a real reason to keep him upfield and with his pace keep a few of the oppos defenders occupied and out of our area. Defend from the front! Looks like he could be a great addition/ improvement to the team/ squad.

After a few major VAR errors, it will still be opinion based as correctly stated in others recent posts, PL Clubs will be pushing for timeouts and an incident review process similar to that in cricket. 3 reviews per Club per game as starters? A farce but on the cards with so much cash at state especially in the PL.

VAR, Virtual Assisted Reality. I am very close to choosing Darts as my favourite Sport.

Just as Boycott was getting stuck into the Broad dismissal he gets replaced by Vaughan. Was that coincidence or BT saving Sir Geoff from saying something too controversial. My immediate reaction was 'not out' and it has not changed. Cannot understand not reviewing the 2 snicks, disappointed by Root and more so by Bairstow and Ali had some sort of brainstorm. Majestic by Cooke and a great show with the bat by Broad. Only the 2nd time those two have had a meaningful innnings together in well over 100 Test matches.

A Blackpool mate says the recent Ref change was due to a request by the current owners, worried that the Refs name would be chanted all match, with a few add-ons he supposed. I came across this link on old Oyston quotes viewed in light of developments. Some other crackers too.... https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/12/said-and-done-football-diary-blackpool-karl-oyston

The sale may take a while if offers "do not meet the Owners valuation", now where have I heard that phrase before. As I understand it Blackpool are dept free, not sure about the property company. No doubt any spending will be carefully limited prior to a sale. I wonder if the Oystons will entertain any offer that includes BST or try to keep them out as some form of punishment. This may drag on a while.

That was not just a poor decision. It was as bent as a 9 bob note. I am heartily sick of this reoccuring theme. Mrs. Evans... well said lass. Loyal and honest in her opinion.

I have only just seen the above David Conn article and the following. A sobering read with many boys kept within the Academy system just to 'make up the numbers' and almost guaranteed to fail. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/oct/10/football-club-academies-rejection-boys https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/10/howard-wilkinson-review-academy-system

"We want to go to Rochdale and win but I will sit down with my staff and pick a team that we feel can be competitive and get a result.” TM confirming where it all goes wrong.

An interesting article on the Academy system and compensation fees: http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/41839083

Looks remarkably like Robbie Savage

That's it! Name the section 'Woof End' I had favoured 'Dogshit Corner' previously.

Why would anyone want more dog shit at Ewood? The pretend Board is already full of it, and 3 or is it 4 big turds in Pune.

He's now a Football Agent. Looks like he built up a repetoire of skills whilst pretending to be a footballer. I will follow this latest story with interest.

I had not seen the above before. Is it in addition to: http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/41239042

If Big Sam had not got the call to be set-up via England Sunderland would still be in the PL imo. They will get the cheque book out and call him again soon enough.

Dorrans could have tried shooting earlier a couple of times when he had the chances. I like a bit more blood and guts in the Big Firm games