STEVIE B

No doubt they will trot out the 'We're hosting a Premier League side & international players, so we're charging corresponding prices' BS.......whilst conveniently being blind to the fact Spurs will most likely play a weakened side, full of fringe player's like Maddison

Who knows ? Like l said, l take your point. He isn't the first player to find the jump difficult & definitely won't be the last. The gap is widening year after year......most likely, again, the 3 that came up, are going back down. However, our recruitment is another issue though.

I take your point, but the difference between taking on full backs in The Championship to doing it where where we are now is markedly different.

A footballer, who is an ars*h*le off the pitch ? Imagine my shock ! There's plenty of 'em.

It's almost as though they know they're being relegated due to 115 charges against them

It just shows how far we have fallen if Soumare is one of our better players.

It was the same when we were relegated last time. They hadn't got a clue how poor we were then. They are so fixated with the top 6 & Man Utd.

Been saying it for weeks. I can't see anything other than Saints, Ipswich & us being relegated. We & the other 2 are so poor defensively & don't create enough. The gap between the teams promoted & those in The Prem is huge. Still.

I think having a future plan definitely helps. A night with friends, a trip to the cinema, a weekend away etc. I love planning for a holiday. I recently had a trip to Italy, it took months of planning - trains, accommodation etc. Totally took my mind away from life's travails.

Some interesting responses to tonight's line up. Personally, it doesn't matter who plays, this is a free hit, so it really matters not who is selected. Don't let it ruin your Boxing Day folks.

.......Which probably applies to any back 4 picked tonight. We are defensively abysmal.

Stan Boardman probably !

He's just a puppet. It's his promotional team orchestrating it. He is caught in the headlights of anything to do with this side of boxing.

Tigers at home, on tv ?

Won 3-2. Much needed. Alvechurch is another big game on Saturday too.

The wickets are similar in NZ to ours, a bit greener & not fast. Woakes does well over here. England will take a pure pace attack to Australia.....Wood, Archer (if fit), Stone, Carse, Atkinson, Potts, etc.

Woakes won't go to Australia.

I guess it's because England play the same way, whatever the conditions & whoever they play. It's a bit like Russian Roulette. Often it works, sometimes it doesn't. I do think England will need to be a bit more pragmatic at times against sides such as India & Australia though.

The further he's away from our defence the better.

Potts replaces Woakes for the final Test in NZ. England's only change.

A fully motivated Fury should beat anyone currently. Unfortunately for him this drifts from fight to fight. Usyk is so good though, always motivated, has the will of a war torn country behind his every move & word. I take Usyk again. I think !

Maybe just have a drink at the weekend. If it's something that you enjoy why stop completely ? Obviously it's personal choice, but I've only done dry January once, but didn't enjoy it one bit. I rarely drink during the working week, which is 'winning the week', l guess.

I've been given a Brewdog advent calendar. Some of their stuff is 6.8 - 8% ! I'm on Dec 16th already, a few days ahead......... the month is flying by !

Recently watched Will & Harper, which is excellent, followed by Leave The World Behind. It's probably 20 mins too long, but definitely worth a watch. It makes you think ‘could this actually happen ?’ Both on Netflix, would recommend both.

What happened to the voting system for World Cup's ? I'm sure it was probably corrupt, but it's just handed to host nations now.