| Back in January 15:04 - Oct 28 with 1413 views | saint901 |
I'm about to take an extended leave from work and from this forum.
So I thought I'd share some observations and predictions.
First I predict that when I'm back in the UK, we will have the same manager, making the same post defeat statements and continuing to think that the tree which does not bend in the wind is stronger than those that do.
Second, I predict that by January we will six points.
Third. we will fail to secure a decent striker in the January transfer window.
I was at the Arsenal/Liverpool match this weekend with a small group which included a couple of youth coaches for an East coast USA franchise which hopes to have an MLS team in a season or two. There were a number of instances in which players went down under minimal (if any) contact, screaming their lungs out.
I observed that - to me - looking to con the ref in that way was cheating.
They observed that they would "encourage" the reaction we saw, use it as an excuse to deliver some positive reinforcement, claim that this was just "part of the game", "winning" a foul is a form of victory.
We agreed to disagree and moved on.
Just before the Liverpool second equaliser, one of these guys was buried in his phone which had live statistics from the game. I made the mistake of asking him about them. He was so engrossed in telling me how the game was now all about the numbers, that he missed the goal. I observed that getting lost in statistics, often leads to not watching the game. He refused to be discouraged.
So for me all that is wrong about the PL in particular and football in general is in those two incidents.
I predict it will not change by the time I'm back.
Have a good Christmas and Happy New Year all.
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| Back in January on 15:09 - Oct 28 with 1385 views | saints__fan__73 |
Does the country you are going to not have the internet? |  |
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| Back in January on 16:02 - Oct 28 with 1296 views | Berber |
Enjoy your break. Your predictions are pretty much the same as mine. If you want to enjoy your time, just check the results after the game, far less angst. |  |
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| Back in January on 16:10 - Oct 28 with 1278 views | PatfromPoole |
The guy with his head in his phone while the game was going on yesterday…..
He’ll probably be in the Northam tomorrow night. |  |
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| Back in January on 18:12 - Oct 28 with 1142 views | kingslandstand1 |
Fascinating insight though worrying attitudes from your colleagues, but enjoy your break. You won't miss much being absent from SMS |  | | |
| Back in January on 18:17 - Oct 28 with 1131 views | hedgeend61 |
| Back in January on 16:10 - Oct 28 by PatfromPoole |
The guy with his head in his phone while the game was going on yesterday…..
He’ll probably be in the Northam tomorrow night. |
Pat, Nobby22 is currently in Narnia (allegedly) on his jolleys, and says he may be back Saturday for Everton (depending on flights), where he'll try and beat his record of 10 posts on the forum from the stadium (allegedly)during the game.
He managed 17 posts from Narnia on Saturday for the City game, morning, afternoon, evening and during the night 
Some of the goons claiming to be our fans, worrying really |  | | |
| Back in January on 18:24 - Oct 28 with 1110 views | Ifonly |
| Back in January on 15:09 - Oct 28 by saints__fan__73 |
Does the country you are going to not have the internet? |
Going somewhere that's been left behind by civilisation? It might be Portsmouth. | | | |
| Back in January on 18:27 - Oct 28 with 1105 views | saint901 |
Part of the break is a detox | | | |
| Back in January on 19:07 - Oct 28 with 1064 views | saints__fan__73 |
| Back in January on 18:27 - Oct 28 by saint901 |
Part of the break is a detox |
3 months?! [Post edited 28 Oct 19:07]
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| Back in January on 20:02 - Oct 28 with 978 views | mushinexile |
Good luck mush and hopefully by the time you get back from civilisation, we will be well into our longest ever unbeaten PL run. | | | |
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