AndyinLiverpool

Take 9 points. None of this 'settle for a draw' cobblers. Go and beat them all.

Currently in the car at Holyhead, waiting to board the ferry to Ireland. The 1.5 hour delay is going to be filled with joy from this thread...

It's 1986 but don't know the opponents

From the 'England Football' Website: 'The industry panel for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year included former Lioness and Euro 2022 winner Ellen White, ex-Olympian Colin Jackson, Paralympian Ellie Simmonds and former Scotland rugby union international Chris Paterson. Sports journalists David Coverdale (Daily Mail), Rob Maul (The Sun) and Charlotte Harpur (The Athletic) were on the panel alongside Olympian Katherine Grainger, now Chair of UK Sport. Representing the BBC were director of sport Barbara Slater, head of sport content Philip Bernie and Sports Personality of the Year executive producer Gabby Cook.' I don't know about you but I'm sick of the woke agenda pushed by the Daily Mail and the Sun.

I have a suggestion. I know that this might give you less to moan about but how about ignoring Sports Personality of the year?

What box does Paddy McGinnis tick?

How many times have you not seen it?

Consensus up here is that he will get a transfer to a lower league club for more than they paid but won't ever be a first team regular at Liverpool.

Are Valencia their rivals?

I haven't watched Avatar all the way through. I went to the cinema to see it, so the intent was there but slept through a good deal of it and never felt the need to see it again. See also Gone Girl and Tenet (though these last two were on my own telly).

Nothing to see in the second two but ET? Come on, do yourself a favour...😀

It is one of those things that only reveals itself fully in the final episode and tests the patience in order to stick to that (people not answering a straight question with a straight answer, improbable ommissions in the story telling etc). I found I could only judge whether it was worth it once I'd watched it all. I didn't think it was 2/10 but it also ain't anywhere near 10.😀

You need to watch the other episodes

This bit is especially good: 'Derby midfielder Max Bird among the admirers' It says the opposite of what he wants to say. A Twitter Spoonerism. It should be called 'doing a Marilyn': During the filming of one scene of 'Some like it Hot', Marilyn Monroe (as the character 'Sugar') had to say the line, 'It's me, Sugar' but kept saying, 'Sugar, it's me,' which, of course, is something quite different. (as an aside, she messed it up so many times that they had to write it down for her.)

Further context, he seems to be a halfwit with a poor grasp of English.

Aston Villa in the cup. 1992?

I thought I knew both but looked up that match and was wrong. I do hope someone can help.

I read this yesterday, I think, then this morning I got it into my head that I had dreamt the whole thing.

They have more points than us.

Boom boom

Over here in pedants' corner, we note that they have both gained a point in that scenario.

I think in the Bristol City game you're thinking of Andy Comyn was a sub. He came on and scored with his first touch. Into his own net.

I think 'trainwreck' is a bit unkind. His search for, and failure to attain, respectability, is a good angle. He attracts corruption and violence like a magnet and ultimately, he can't escape. So he dies alone. I find the final scene quite moving, with the flashbacks of him dancing with his wives and daughter before he slumps in his chair and finally falls. I don't really have as big a problem with Sophia Coppola as others seem to have. She's a relatively minor role. Strangley, the main thing that bugs me is that Don Tomassino is played by a different actor.

This reminded me that a few years ago I was working with a group of Omanis in Liverpool. I tried to organise a meeting one afternoon but they couldn't attend because they were all off round Al-Habsi's house for tea. Nice bloke.

Havertz certainly likes an argument, doesn't he?