Van der MoodHoover

I was going to say this one. I was in the North stand that day behind the goal and got a prime view as a block tackle on the ball was made and he threw his head back, straightened up and dived poleaxed. Utter turd.

One wasn't Wally Otkins by any chance? 😉

Boooo...... Are they teaching bottling in the academy? Hard luck lads. Shame that you couldn't see it through.

No, true, but I think of that as being not really in Birmingham. Was near to me when I rented a place in Henley in Arden I think.

My one rule of thumb for Birmingham districts is to avoid any that have the word "Heath" in their name. Kings Heath, Druids Heath, Small Heath.....all of them looked like Beirut. Moseley and edgbadton tho.... very nice indeed 👍

You should stick around on here mate..... ...it's usually 22 windbags kicking perspectives around until it's all balls.....😉

@sage have you lost the will to live yet? 😎

FWIW, the list of players that loved to "let the opposition know they were there" that spring to mind down the years.... Dave Mackey Steve Powell Bruce rioch Kenny Burns Dave Webb Dave Watson Kuhl George Williams Mickey Lewis Robbie vdl Daryl Powell (is a football genius) Seth lad Bradley Johnson Jamie Hanson Not cloggers, but liked a tackle. We've never been on the same scale as a Tony pulis team of ogres.....

Close enough. Point was....he has managed at least one fast start at championship level so shouldn't be out of all possibility.

Wimbledon in the late 80s early 90s had more "hard" players than most. Even teams like Liverpool would have one...think souness or McMahon.

Well didn't Paul Warne manage to get a fast start when we took him from Rotherham? Sure there's a few on here that quote he had them 6th after 8 games or something......

Don't think that's ever happened. We've had the odd player.....eg Robbie Savage with his ankle taps.....but a whole team of hard nuts? Not in my lifetime.....

Winchester City, Eastleigh and then Southampton would be mighty convenient for this couchie....

We normally lose a few don't we? Even in L1 we weren't a "pull" insofar as everyone we enquired about chose us over another team. Just my recollection from last summer window anyway.

Do Newcastle have really short shorts like the dresses their young ladies wear down the Bigg Market?

How many levels below the wsl are the Ewes? Not that it's any less loaded than the men's. Lowly Bristol city tonked 8-0 by Chelsea. Man City, arsenal and Chelsea slugging it out for the title with man utd, villa and Spurs just behind.....🙄

The few bits of the championship I've seen recently the pace seems quite a bit faster - both in speed of passing and movement off the ball. We'll have to adapt or I think we'll struggle as is. Looking forward to seeing how we'll approach things.

Jesus that's lurid. I particularly like the notes explaining massive transfers of assets for "certain non-cash considerations". What were they then, fingers...kneecaps.....relatives? Surely the default has to be that if there isn't full traceability of sources of funds, assume it's dodgy and say no?

The.jeopardy seems to reduce over the years. A cataclysmic failure for one of the "big" clubs is finishing about 8th. The genuine threat of relegation is confined to a handful of clubs. It's all so predictable it doesn't capture the imagination unless you're fans of that particular club.

Not often that you see the words "blues fan" and "think" in the same sentence.....

You'd like to think we have a reasonable enough proposition in terms of prospects and facilities. Utd tho have parachute payments so can probably outbid any championship club that doesn't.....

I've just got into "The EFL Show". Belting episode last week and I hear this evening's a corker as well......😉

What a disgraceful post! I'm utterly appalled..... It's SHONE, the sun SHONE...... (But shined is ok)😉

Got to love the 2,000 Norwich fans baiting the home crowd with "Que sera sera Whatever will be will be You're going to Shrewsbury Que sera sera" 🤣

I'm hoping for progression insofar as building a squad that won't need such a large turnover at the end of next season. League placing secondary or even thirdly behind developing the style of play as well.