Worcester Owl

Yes I think that was it

Or “why the hell do we want promotion”. I’m paraphrasing I know, but I’m sure that’s the gist of what Mr Owen said

I meant to say season before last, but well done for paying attention. However it’s time this “2H of last season” fairy tale was put to bed. You don’t get promoted based on half a season of results. Unsworth’s team produced some utterly tedious performances during that golden run, and then deteriorated at the start of this season. MM has inherited a bloated squad with a number of players who aren’t up to the job, we can agree on that. I’m confident he will sort it out, Unsworth would not have done.

Excellent post, difficult to argue with any of that.

No but, to be fair, we weren’t knocked out by teams two tiers lower with home gates of 200.

It might only be 13 Jan, but that could just be the funniest comment of the year! Thank you - I needed cheering up after that bloody result

Perspective, BP. We are 6th in the league and have a great owner. Last season we were bottom half and had the owners from hell.

I’ve finally forced myself to watch that. What Norman thought he was doing with that header, I can’t begin to guess. It was so soft he should surely have caught it. If not, instead of parrying it forward why couldn’t he at least knock it sideways or even up in the air/over the bar. Rank incompetence. I know keepers get the rap because their mistakes are often fatal, but that one is indefensible.

You’re very free with other people’s money, BP! It’s a massively disappointing defeat, no question, a huge embarrassment. At least now we can concentrate on the league. One of my mates is a lifelong Wolves fan and their absolute nadir was losing to Chorley in the FA Cup. I think Wolves were in the fourth tier maybe at the time and possibly still being mis-managed by the Bhatti brothers. Eventually they started on the road to recovery. It will take Frank & co more than half a season to undo the damage done by our Chuckle brothers. Keep the faith.

Maybe Jagger has left the Stones and joined the Bunnymen?

There was a report on the BBC website yesterday that 3 girls taking part in the race had their boat rammed by a marlin. They plugged the hole in the boat with an empty champagne bottle, which I thought was pretty cool! Just shows the hazards that Frank and all the other competitors might have to deal with, quite apart from the physical challenge.

Whoever he is, he seems to have a distorted view of reality, at least when it comes to discussing Latics.

Team: Man City? And you want a fee? Is that to pay your FFP fines (some hope)?

Faeces yes, defaeces no.

Erm, I’m afraid you are wrong.

BO was guilty of a few things, but I would hope defecating in the stands wasn’t one of them!!

Great post As many of us have long known/suspected, we are the biggest underachievers in English football over the last 50 years, and here’s the sad confirmation: http://www.skysports.com/share/13041555 So yes, as you say, enjoy it!!

That’s a big call. The table never lies - we’re 6th for a reason and it’s surely not because we’re inferior to the majority. Maybe you’re referring to our style of play in which case as L1F has said, at the moment MM is working with what he’s got and thankfully is producing results. Three wins in a row (which we don’t manage that often!) - if we can keep that run going these players will grow in confidence and will get better. When were we last able to celebrate being at the top end of a table going into the New Year? Enjoy it and keep the faith!

If his beer fridge is now stocked with chocolate biscuits, it’s a sad day!

Correct, it seems. https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/nottingham-forest-mull-of-kintyre-2410393

I only tried rowing (on water that is, not Concept II) once in my life, at university. So back then I was young, and pretty fit - played football regularly, squash, went running. I still remember being physically exhausted by it, the hardest thing I ever tried, and I was in a boat with seven others! The thought of rowing the Atlantic single handed, at 73, and doing 50 miles in a day is just mind boggling.

Agreed. It’s a timeless classic in my book.

It’s not worth the enquiry.

Sounds about his level.

Pass! I see where you’re coming from though