Straggler

In a really fun game to watch, with some superb goals, my favourite moments had to be watching Rogers recieving the ball in midfield, turning his man effortlessly and surging up the pitch. Then watching him do it again and again and again.

Just back from the game, happy as punch. From the moment I saw how Bournemouth were set up to play against us, I knew we would score goals today. They pushed the forwards and midfield up against our deep lying defence when we had the ball, but they didn't put any significant high energy pressure on us. This left a big gap between their midfield and back 4. The Bournemouth back 4 was in a very strange place. They managed to leave a space Infront of them for our advanced midfielders to stand in, AND they left space in behind them for Watkins to run into, which he did with great effect. If I could pick how a team would set up to play against us it would look a lot like Bournemouth today. They even left significant passing lanes open for our defence to get the ball into midfield. Even at a goal down I wasn't worried, knowing we would inevitably find a way to goal. It was really enjoyable watching how ruthlessly we exploited their setup though.

Will he be suspended now?

This ref has what it takes to work for PGMOL.

Lille will slow down and we win near the end?

Lille are at 1000mph at the moment. It is very hard to deal with. If we can get through 60 minutes still in the game we can do this.

I like all types of horse, but my favourite is a little tail.

They might as well, in a few months there won't be any Tory MPs to investigate so not much risk.

Anyone else noticed how much Ella Purnell looks like Winnie Cooper from the wonder years? Great show btw. 3 episodes in and quality remains high.

Just watch Richards. At 36 seconds in to this video you will see the lowest effort defending I have ever seen. He easily makes my all time worst ever Villa 11. He is a better pundit than a player though. This is in no way an endorsement of Richards as a pundit.

This was the end for me too. I didn't stop completely, I still catch the odd bit if I've nothing better to do, but the fire went out that day and there has not been a single spark to reignite it since then.

First question I'd ask if I was the police. So you say you were worried that the individual may have had compromising material on you and thought the best response was to send more compromising material?

I read a couple of the books and honestly found them to be a tedious slog. I read them before the shows and actually thought they would be better as a TV show/movie. I find Martin's descriptive writing painfully slow as it is so painstaking in it's detail. Plot, character, dialogue etc are all fine, I just can't handle the never ending pages of describing every detail of what everyone is wearing. I recall the parade leading up to a tournament. Every participant had their armour, shield, cloak, stitching, sword, horse, coat of arms, hair, saddle etc explained in great detail. As it went on for person after person, page after page I found myself bored to tears.

Dune 2 just went into my top ten all time movies. Assuming they get to make Dune 3 I think it will be the best sci-fi trilogy of all time. It's been many many years since I have wanted to see a movie multiple times in the cinema (probably LOTR being the last one). There are so many reasons Dune shouldn't work, so many things that could easily jar you out of the moment, but it is masterfully handled. 100% got lost in this one.

This exact argument played out for real in this election cycle. A naturalised citizen wanted to run, but ultimately failed to get on the ballot as he was considered constitutionally ineligible. His legal argument was actually quite well thought through and persuasive (imo), but I can see why he was ultimately rejected. The example