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Crap in a format most of our XI barely ever play. What a surprise.

Archer's death bowling leaving a lot to be desired this tournament, sadly.

Feel the touted "Llama, Alpaca, Llama" front three could become the new McKinlay and Summerbee next season.

That's the thing that fvcks me off. Do these people not have kids? Grandkids? Friends who couldn't go to the Cup final? To paraphrase Cool Runnings, they're going nowhere and they're thrilled to death about it.

Taking 20 wickets remains our biggest problem, but I'm encouraged by how much Scriven stepped up in Wright's absence last summer. Hope that can continue, but I'm still not convinced we have enough firepower in that department.

I'd rate Preston and Derby quite highly for places of their size and relative attractiveness (or lack of, I should say) to destination drinkers. Both underrated unless you're really ITK. Cambridge suburbs are excellent for pubs - even the Greene King ones are good - but the centre lets it down.

You know a football match lasts a whole 90 minutes, right?

If you're doing it for yourself then fair enough, it'stotalky understandable. If you're doing it because you think it'll affect change, you're living in cloud cuckoo land. Actions in and around the ground ate the only thing that might actually help us to get our club back.

Have mates down south who do that every year. They rated Shrewsbury highly. Know they ended up in Exeter one year too. When they got Rotherham they asked at the hotel reception where was good on a Saturday night. "Sheffield", was the reply.

Mentioned it to a mate on the train down to the Arsenal game last week. He approved.

If I'm at home on a Saturday afternoon, I like to play a game of watching the results shows and then guessing which way the away fans travelling by rail will go home from each game, where they change etc. I then check on the National Rail app to check whether I was right. Great fun.

At least an Englishman got a ton in the chase...

Helped Handscomb score the most first-class runs across the world in 2024 too.

Busy morning! https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/pakistan_test_captain_shan_masood_county_cricket_2025.html?t=638756482710418653

It's Van Beek. Kind of fills a Mulder-shaped hole.

The only positive PR the club have ever been bothered about in the KP era is PR that makes KP look good.

Currently on half a Kings Pale (Hawkstone/Scottish Stores collaboration) in, surprisingly, The Scottish Stores at Kings Cross before my train home. First time I've been in here sober. As good a pub as when you're half cut, which is pleasing.

Our football club's being driven into the ground right now. I don't "think myself lucky" to bear witness to that.

Get a tram into the centre. Plenty of stops nearby.

League of Ireland attendance record set today. 33k at Landsdowne Road after Bohs moved their home Dublin derby against Shamrock Rovers there. Good to see. Always thought it a real shame so few Irish football fans gave their own league the time of day.

Tin of some Round Corner pacific pale ale in Duffy's after the game. Nice to see them stocking their stuff in there.

Allegedly they actually sang it first. Some (very) old Chelsea refuse to song it as it's an "Arsenal song".

Really encouraging numbers for a first go, which is half the battle. Fair play for Project Reset and the van guys for their work. A bit more visible leadership next time would help the cause no end, but you guys didn't know what to expect today. Feel more need to step up once in the ground, otherwise it just looks like another UFS thing. If you care enough, it's not hard to spray paint some wallpaper or even just sing up. All the internet posts in the world aren't going to save our club. A good start, but momentum now needs to be built.

Yes, we are represented. Daft amount of games in a row where Leicester have been over there now.

How he's never won a cap in any format is a massive mystery.