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Psstt. Anyone want to buy a flag?

Utter rubbish.

As National Front rallies go, there are some piss-poor salute efforts going on there.

Always happy me to have sexual fun with baps.

Just caught up on the match thread, and highlights. Great three points. Well done Warne and the lads. Up the Ram!!

He’ll be belting out something for sure.

EFL Appeals Committee: 'So let me me get this right Mr Marinakis, you delayed implementing season ticket prices for the first 2 years because of the love of your fans, and because you had also expected Real Madrid to have shown more interest in Harry Arter at the start of the season'. EFL Appeals Verdict: Add another 2 points to the penalty, and back-date season ticket increase to 2023/24 season. EFL Appeals Recommendation: EFL to ensure fire insurance cover is suitable on all EFL owned or rented properties. EFL to check on Harry Arter's whereabouts at season end. Try AS Real Bamako.

It would be very handy if you might let us know where you will be.

Going undercover with my Cambridge mates Guy, Don, Ant, John and Kim.

Yesterday was a good day. Will watch the highlights shortly and evidence with my own eyes that Sonny Bradley did actually score two goals. We cant f*** this up now can we at Cambridge? COYR!!

Thanks Ilkley. I don’t get Radio Derby down here in the tropics, so didn’t hear the piece. Of course Rooney was a freak injury, and even Lazarus’s doctor would probably be shaking his head with TJJ, but the number of players unavailable with day-to-day knocks does seem very high to me. A few recently being made known when the team sheet is announced. I may be wrong, I often am, but it would be interesting to analyse his time with Rotherham and Derby to see if players were spending more time on the treatment table under his watch, than other times in their career.

Difficult for me to say C86. I have not watched many of our performances of late, other than highlights, but notwithstanding I wouldn’t hold Paul Warne to account for any specific game in isolation, whether it Wycombe (A), Northampton (A), or Charlton (H). All 3 of them poor performances recently, with vital points lost, when a win could have created real pressure on teams around us. I think he had really limited options on Wednesday, but part of that I feel is because he ‘breaks’ players. How many players have we had on the treatment table this season with niggling injuries to soft tissue, hamstrings, calf pulls, etc. He works players too hard in my opinion, prioritising stamina and athleticism over ball retention and passing finesse. Fortunately we have a good, deep squad funded by Clowes, because we need it to cover for the number of injuries that are being sustained. Didn’t I read that he was saying on Tuesday how the players didn’t look right, and how some were jaded on Wednesday evening. I wonder whether he ever thinks it’s because he wears them out with his demands. I am not a fan of his ‘tactics’ either - conceding midfield and hitting the ball quickly to the wings to get crosses in is ok, if we had a really decent (old fashioned) centre forward to get his head on most of the crosses, and if it wasn’t our only actual tactic (other than loading up at free kicks and corners). Seems to me that when the tactic isn’t working that we just try to do more of the same, but more quickly, with our players treating the football like it’s a hot potato. In answer to @G STAR RAMand @YorkshireRam being second, per se, is not the problem, and he may well get us up. If he does it would be churlish for me not to say well done, you did your job. The players too. However, he disappoints me as I think we have the best squad overall in the league, and that the league is at its lowest quality for years. When I say in spite of Warne, I mean that I think a decent coach could have got this squad promoted by now, keeping the players fit through better rotation and the use of a few younger lads near the end of games, and playing a better brand of football suiting better the skill set of a number of our players. Rather than having a nail biting finish, we could and should be well clear of the third place team in my opinion. And that is all it is, my opinion. Not concerned a jot if someone, or everyone, doesn’t agree with it, or doesn’t understand it. Equally I don’t feel the need to strongly debate it either. As you say I have been pretty consistent with my opinion on him since he joined, and I haven’t seen much over the last 18 months that that changes my viewpoint.

I think you want to go off on a tangent. I am not being drawn into player performances this season as I don’t have time this morning. I stick by my point. Paul Warne, in my opinion, has many very good human qualities, but I am not convinced he is anywhere close to being a good football tactician. Further, if he and his coaching team could keep all his players fit, I still don’t think he would know what his best team or formation would be. Not that it would matter too much when, notwithstanding, his instructions would still likely be get the ball out wide, and get your crosses in - don’t fanny about passing through midfield.

Odd interpretation. Didn’t even mention the players. My comments were only limited to Paul Warne’s qualities.

It is a very admirable quality. I would probably be very happy if Paul operated my Carehome, or the Day Nursery of my Grandchildren. I would probably be very happy too if he was manager of my small underfunded, lower tier football team. Time will tell if his qualities get us up a level, but I remain of the view that we are second in the league in spite of Paul’s tactics and team selection, not because of them.

Do you work for Balfour Beatty or Amey?

My parents told me the same. Its not unusual.

Glad I saved my tenner lads. Even talking to the wife couldn’t have been half as tedious as the game you have been describing.

Now then, now then.

You’ll probably find you inadvertently over use it, and end up with a 1 year contract extension.

I have always worked on the assumption that pee in my pants is excitement and shyte in my pants is nerves. Give us an update.

I am going to take one for the team. Watched us live 9 or 10 times this season and only seen one victory; the scrappy win against Burton iirc. Even though I have nothing to do tonight, I will talk to the wife or watch Masterchef or PSG/Barca and hope we get the 3 points we need. I hope come 9.35 I can log on and learn we have the 3 points, whether through total football, Warneball or total shithousery. 3 points is a must. COYR!!!