RobinRobin

Very good, but don't we have Diego for this insight now?

FYP

Please don't

That's guaranteed 😉

Fuck's sake! Not only is Asprilla back but we have Rayvin's dissertations in response. Back to the cooking thread.

Cannon Street

Love the fact that Man United get relegated to "others" in the second chart

Fucking prostate - sent me straight to the toilet

Met at the Labour Club

Craling surely?

Obviously great for the fan, but Munchausen by proxy? 🤨

What about every 29 February?

You're not supposed to talk about that.

Certainly was and still talked about each year they discuss the half-time entertainment.

Fuck's Sake! This transfer window is not going well is it?

Mustn't forget LakeBellsTits, as well.

Just waiting for you there, although rather subdued. RUOK?

Hopefully they will get an appropriate punishment and be cut from the squad.

FWIW, I think that Howe is probably the sort of manager who would put his arm around his shoulder and coax a reaction, rather than Mourinho or Conte who would shout and/or sulk.

Sorry Tom

A lot of heads need to roll after this, but won't. Silverwood's position is untenable and probably Giles as well. No coincidence that the only time they showed any bottle was when Silverwood was sidelined with COVID along with most of his coaches. Very little good came out of this, but I though Wood was outstanding. Given that he was not expected to last more than 5 overs at a time and probably only a couple of tests, his heart was outstanding. I am sorry about Woakes, though. He may be brilliant in England, but if he is not going to be any use overseas, is it worth persisting with him at home and stopping another player coming through? Robinson needs to sort out his fitness. That was completely unacceptable in a professional sportsman. He also need to find another 10kph from somewhere. However, the bowlers were really the success (for want of a better word). In most cases, they did what was asked of them, but got no rest because the batters could not score. Root's captaincy was poor, I am afraid, and I think it probably impacted his batting. His tactics, which were probably shared with Silverwood, were nonsensical at times, and the use of Stokes as an "enforcer" just resulted in being a bowler down for most of the last 3 tests. Not sure who should take over though. No one outstanding (or even sure of their place). Having said that, Australia's bowlers were head and shoulders above ours. When you consider that one of the major wicket takers was Bowland who was, essentially, their 6th choice fast bowler, then England is fucked. And will be for a long time until they start using the same ball as everyone else, make flatter pitches, and clear out the coaching staff. They need the same approach to red ball cricket that they took for white ball. And they need to do it now.