Comrade 86

2-0 Nate

Bless! We'd better win tonight now.

All of this has got me thinking; if the broccoli botherers conspire to spend a 1/4 £billion and STILL get relegated WITHOUT any points deduction, would it then be applied the following season in the Championship instead? It's not really a punishment otherwise, is it? Just a thought though, as it's perhaps a tad highly unlikely and I think anyone actively wishing for that is clearly a horrible person.

Agreed. It's horrible to watch any boxing great go too long, not just for their legacy, but more importantly for their health. He's a bona fide great. I think nearly everyone agreed that he took the first fight with Canelo. The second I didn't think he did enough to get a decision in a title fight, but the 'loss' was marginal. It's a shame that in recent years us fans end up talking about the scoring as much as the fights themselves. Fans and the fighters themselves even more so, deserve better.

Anyone else getting WankeyOwl vibes? 😋

So he did have the money temporarily then, which is precisely the point that's been made. In actual fact, it wasn't even temporary, as we now know none of it was returned. The guy embezzled the money, used it to meet the burden of proof in terms of his financial wherewithal and was able to provide bank transfer information that both Quantuma AND the EFL ratified, with both confirming as much. As we now know, only anti-money laundering checks prevented the transfer completing and it was only at that point, where everything unravelled. From the US Attorney's Office Report: According to the indictment, Mr. Kirchner – who served as Slync’s CEO from 2017 until 2022, when he was terminated by the Board of Directors due to allegations of misconduct – allegedly converted at least $25 million in investor money to his own personal use. Records indicate that Slync raised roughly $7 million in its Series A investment round and roughly $50 million in its Series B investment round. All investor funds, which were supposed to be used for “product development and other general corporate purposes,” were wired into the company’s account at Silicon Valley Bank. Mr. Kirchner allegedly misappropriated the investor funds in various ways: Between April 2020 and March 2022, Mr. Kirchner allegedly initiated nearly 100 wire transfers moving money from Slync’s Silicon Valley Bank account into the company’s account at JPMorgan Chase Bank – an account only he had access to. He then allegedly wired much of the money from the Chase account to his personal bank accounts. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/slync-founder-chris-kirchner-indicted

The Angel - Ashraf Marwan, President Nasser's son and special adviser to Anwar Sadat, begins to sell classified information to Mossad. Is his motivation simply greed, or has he a nobler cause? No spoilers from me, but well worthy of a watch. It felt quite balanced which I had not taken for granted and Marwan Kenzari and Toby Kebbell are both excellent playing Ashraf Marwan and his Mossad handler respectively. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5968274/ Leon Osman - 8.5/10 Netflix

I've been an advocate for Bradley all season in that I've stated that I didn't believe his early performances really showed us what we signed and his recent form has to some extent vindicated that opinion. That said, Nyambe has to start games IMO. From a defensive perspective, I'd still go with him, Nelson, Cash and Fozzy* and rotate in Sonny as needed, or start him if we really have to play a 3. Given how much better we can look at times when playing a 4-3-3, fans' frustration that it does not happen more often is understandable. We're not going to creep over the line with damage limitation tactics and whilst I agree some of our players need to be more brave, perhaps Warne himself does too. I do think the eulogising of Barnsley is a bit daft though. Folk saying categorically that we can't beat them over two legs, if indeed if even comes to that, I find unfathomable. Have folk not learned, even after nearly two season in this division, that anyone can beat anyone and on what basis have they suddenly become world beaters? If we're as poor as some choose to make out then a scrappy 2-1 win at home should hardly set pulses racing. *fitness notwithstanding

Christ! You're a grown up, but you really need that explaining to you?

Lovely to have you back Royetta. Also lovely to see you reinvigorated by yesterday's loss too. #silverlinings

A few on here, myself included, opined they were a far better side than their league position suggested and even than they showed against us and that they would trouble other sides in the mix, which drew predictable scorn. They duly have though. They scored 3 away from home at Bolton and didn't concede against Portsmouth. This will not be an easy game, especially if they choose to play football rather than simply kicking the shyte out of us for 70 minutes, then having a go.

Positivity!? From a football supporter?!?! On a football forum??!!?!??! Be honest now RR, have you taken your meds this morning?

On a brighter note...

Forest fans were regularly singing about us even though we're 2 leagues apart mate and it wasn't one or two of them! It's as if the severity of our punishment was not enough for fans to endure, we needed to watch our club burnt to the ground. Of course often it was just a relatively modest portion of opposition fans, but then you have the likes of Birmingham City who went out of their way to make it feel unpleasant. The way I feel about it is that I don't mind if a man doesn't help me when I'm on the floor, but if he kicks me while I'm down, he'd best hope I don't get up again. Some teams' fans created divides during our troubles that it'll take a long old while for some of our lot to forgive and whilst I don't dwell on it much myself, I certainly don't blame those who remain angry.

Not sure I agree. I'm seeing a fair few keeping low and the scoring rates clearly indicate how studious the batters are needing to be. I'd be surprised to see us set India 300. 350 would be a minor miracle.

1Wildsmith 5.5 A tad of colour we're told and it showed. 35Nelson 6.5 Decent enough without hitting his normal levels 5Bradley 7.0 Has really settled down in recent games and took his goal nicely 6Cashin 7.0 Decent enough and hit a beautiful cross to Nate who probably should have got something on it 2Wilson 6.5 Looks better higher up the pitch and was industrious 4Hourihane 6.0 His set-piece work was top drawer, but that's where it starts and finishes - we need more from Conor 7Barkhuizen 6.5 Made a difference without showing his form from recent games 32Adams 6.0 Appears he's human after all - get him in an ice bath as we need him ready for Charlton 12Smith 6.5 Folk have written the lad off, but he appears to be finding some form and his passing ability is very welcome 20Elder 6.0 Solid enough and took a hefty knock, after which he looked to be minding himself a bit 24Nyambe 7.5 MOTM for me - how I'd love a run of games with a variation on a 4-3-3 8Bird 6.0 Just a fair run out and should really have notched a goal early on 17Sibley 6.5 A decent enough run out from Louie who is definitely improving his team play - perhaps unlucky to get hooked 25Gayle 6.5 A solid if unspectacular debut, but enough to see what he might bring 11Méndez-Laing 6.0 Ran hard and I can't fault his effort, but I don't think playing centrally suits as much as I'd hoped it would. WarneWatch - Argh, sorry Paul but I'm not loving the formation. It feels to me that we often win despite it, not because of it and I'd like us to revert to the formation that saw us prosper prior to AFCON. That aside, I think too many players were sub-par yesterday and need to be doing the basics far better. I don't think wanting to get the ball forward quickly is an even vaguely credible excuse for pro-ballers. As it is, we're fortunate that the unbeatable Bolton are in fact, beatable and this remains very much in our hands if we can re-find some consistency.

Been a far better match than the last. It's a horrible strip and it's become something or a war of attrition, but unsurprisingly, India have got their noses back in it and it's now England needing things to happen.

The game and result I expected as right now, Scotland have our measure. Borthwick is looking to the future which I welcome and while RWC 2027 seems distant right now, it'll be on us quicker than we think. He is being hampered by injuries, but we have to accept that as he starts to bed in younger players, there will be bumps in the road. Our relative 'success' at the last WC presented a rather rosy view of the current crop and having watched us humbled at home by Fiji, most England fans are fully aware of how big a job he has on his hands. Well done to the Scots though. It's always VDM these days that puts us to the sword. He's been the difference again today. As it is, Scotland have a cutting edge we lack at the moment. Thankfully I had the big lad to score two or more and Scotland to cover a 7 point spread so they made me a decent chunk of change today, which has somewhat eased my pains 😋

The second really intelligent post I've read in under 10 minutes. Bravo. Crammed in as many non-rugby related, racial stereotypes as possible, I reckon. Bravo. Seems to me you don't get the game and you sure as hell don't get the ethos, so on ignore you go.

Tad cynical Stive. I think proving that the same mission accomplished a half a century ago is repeatable, clearly indicated that we have got this intergalactic thing nailed. Also, Intuitive are just upstarts, so imagine what Musk can achieve with $20 billion of the US taxpayers money. Let's be honest. Mars is just the same as the Moon, only red. Imagine walking to the corner shop to grab milk, but then you think what I really need is some sour snakes, sink unblocker and a turkey crown. What do you do? You walk to the supermarket the other side of the road. Am I right? Going to Mars is just like that, so stop with your catastrophising and just be grateful as your personal light of consciousness burns brighter tonight.

A really intelligent and compelling argument, Kash. Give yourself a round of applause.

We can win this mate. They're ok but we have the tools to put them away, we just need to be a little more precise in our work.

Cracking finish that to be fair.