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Thank God he was such a good manager that his opinion on how to set up a team is worth listening to

I knew that would be brought up, and fair play to him, but it was only an assist because their keeper failed to stop something which he would do 99 times out of 100. And I accept he runs about a lot. However, he is too easily pushed off the ball, fails to pass when he should, and misses sitters. Apart from that, he is not the worst player I have ever seen play for Newcastle, but as I am so old, that is not much of a compliment.

Might even be fit on that basis

I am still trying to work out what the point of Perez is. He was weak as piss in that game. If he spent as much time in the gym as he does fixing his hair, he would be a much better player and may be able to stand up.

They should be because that is what they are.

Apparently, the age of consent can still be 14 in the Vatican, as long as the girl is married and sex is with her husband! https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/vatican-city

Sorely missed by the Scorchers last night

Can only think of Sarah Palin as VP

Called it

And Ball was awful. Hopefully, this will be the last time we see him playing for England.

Unfortunately, I have to agree.

Frankly, it is just a failure to pay the odds, not over the odds

Just being courteous on Friday, cos of Oz Day, giving up 5 wickets to make it more interesting. Oz still nearly blew it then, and did yesterday, when we played our third team bowlers.

He didn't build any roads or aqueducts

Maybe we got a good result against Swansea after all

I understand he has been rubbish in the BBL this year

Correct

Please don't beat about the bush

What about Hales at 3 (he was an opener and only lost his place due to refusing to tour Bangladesh) and leave Malan at 5? Not sure it is worth having Buttler and Bairstow in the test team. If he comes back, Stokes should be at 6, Bairstow at 7, Moeen at 8, with Broad, Anderson and another making up the numbers.

Used full time in the A League now in Oz. Worryingly, there are still problems with interpretation by the VAR officials (there was a clear offside decision which was not given earlier in the season, which just gives credibility to the Danny Baker's of this world), but it will get better (and quicker).

Must have been the crowd egging them on.

I was talking to a friend of Alan Kennedy on Christmas Day. He said Alan was asked by Lawrie McMenemy to sign on to "get them out of the division". He did by taking them down

There's already one when he comes on to the pitch

Is it only me, but I am concerned about even having Hayden in the team at the moment. While I want to have a box to box midfielder, I think his priority at the moment should be covering the back four. I noticed a number of times him ambling back to cover when he was caught out of position, and he should have been the player covering when Perez was forced to do so (not that that excuses Perez for being caught out himself). He was the furthest forward when Joselu scored as well. He was very good in the Championship, but he seems to have the Tiote disease now of trying to do more than he is capable of doing, instead of just doing the simple stuff first. There is a reason why Arsenal were happy to let him go. Also, Merino is clearly one of our best players, but players who do clever flicks off the side of the boot better make sure they hit their man, or they end up looking very stupid.