Open End Numb Legs

I only have a left and right foot so this means nothing to me.

Well done with the thread title, it is indeed all about Leeds as far as TV are concerned. By then, we will be on a good run of form....

Cool, thanks.

We were too passive mid week until 2 down, then looked good once we had a mountain to climb. Hoping for a brighter 1st half and a reaction win.

Sorry, but this needs a log in and I don't do Facebook. Any chance of seeing a screen grab instead? Thanks in advance.

I went out for a curry last night, the spices of which I hold responsible for a very detailed dream. As with most dreams, there seems no link to reality, but maybe someone can explain the psychology of it. City were playing away v Derby. The stadium was all concrete, all indoors on a synthetic pitch, however although indoors it was raining heavily (?? yeh, I know). I had a seat too high up to enjoy so just wandered down to sit by the corner flag pretending to be a ball boy. Wayne Rooney was playing for us (?? yeh, I know) and I had a chat with him before he took a corner kick, told him to put some pace on it which he did, the ball was headed out, but there was a cool finish from the edge of the box, curled left footed into the corner of the goal by a faceless City player. I went back up to my seat and found my sons were ignoring the game and had missed the goal. Disappointing. When the alarm went off this morning we were still 1 up but under increasing pressure. So, that's it. I can only assume my sub conscious brain is telling me we need a left sided player, my boys don't like football and Derby County have a leaking roof. The good news is we were playing away in red with a nice robin on the shirt and the City fans were in great voice. The Yate flag was there, draped on the seats. I said it was detailed. Any help appreciated. When I go back for the next curry I hope to report on how the game ended.

If she makes a mistake I hope everyone realises it is because she is human, not because she is female. It will be interesting to see if players scream in her face and wave their arms about as much as they normally do.

I agree with the premise of the OP, what concerns me most is our best play only came once 2 goals down and the team went to plan B. Whether that was LMs plan B or not would be good to know. Early on we played too much ball to feet instead of running into space with the ball ahead of us.

My view, how a manager interviews is not really an issue. They have a media job to do but whatever is said is unlikely to hold any real weight. What is a thousand times more important is how the players see him through the week. I watched about 80% of last nights game in between family duties. What I saw was a City team that only came to life after going 2 goals down. Why was that? What was the mind set before ko? It might be that LM needs to develop his own style to include some hair dryer treatment or at least a way to fire the team up. They looked set up to pass their way to a draw, little ambition and movement off the ball until it was too late. I wasn't impressed by Blackburn, there were points on offer there for me. We finished the game well but too little, too late.

I am guessing that if Rovers are his last team that when he tries more attention grabbing stunts the media will automatically refer to him as 'the former Bristol Rovers manager'. They (Rovers) could do with him getting another managers job.

The coward in the brown jacket - what was going through his tiny mind, kicking the ref whilst he was lying on the ground? Pretty shocking stuff. The only good thing that could come out of this is a new approach at all levels to respecting the officials. I don't expect agreement with decisions and mistakes will still be made, but it is about how teams react. Teams like Man City must learn how they are part of setting the right example that millions see on TV.

Just listening to O Come All Ye Faithfull. Appropriate?

I travelled a lot for work in the late 80s and 90s. Found myself in Nottingham one week, a work colleague from Scotland had a mate who was a pub landlord in the city so we went there for a couple of pints. Turned out the landlord was John Robertson of Forest and Scotland. He pulled the beers, no charge. Cheers John, nice ale.

That is the same face people see when I open my Christmas present socks.

James seems on a different level to the others on the pitch. 4-0, game on.

Have watched so far. England have the quality to win the game but are trying too hard at times, too much complexity with an ambitious pass which isn't needed when the simpler option was on. They don't need to play like Real Madrid. Scotland have closed down well but can barely string a few passes together in the first 30 mins.

I get the bit about team sports, winning a match and enjoying the after match drink is something that is hard to explain to someone who hasn't done it. Cricket was my sport and even when you lost, a bit of a laugh at your dropped catch with your mates a couple of hours later is very healing. In my opinion, much better than an individual sport, say competitive golf, where your only chance to commiserate is with your opponents.

Mitchell Johnson has just gone massively up in my estimation. Sandpapergate was one of the worst examples of pre meditated cheating ever seen in sport. Those involved should have been banned for life in my opinion. Breaking a rule or law in the heat of the moment is part of sport but the idea of taking sandpaper onto a cricket pitch shows a mentality that does not belong anywhere. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67611042

These tennis balls on the pitch. If they want to get their protest seen they should practice throwing the balls so that when the balls come to rest (easy now) they spell out a protest message, like sack the board or something. This is not incitement for it to happen at AG. In fact the opposite, protests should not stop others doing what they want to do IMO.

Early kick off for that! About 8.30am would be best.

Not sure if you think I have spoken out of turn or the teacher, but apologies if it was me. We were fine with considering help for our son, the problem for us was it felt as though it was just this one teacher who had that opinion. We did the right thing and engaged with the Senco coordinators. They felt there was little to work with yet the teacher persisted with her comments. My take on it, just as an uninformed parent, was the teacher had received some recent training and was over reacting.

Environment apart, it just shows how much in a bubble elite footballers can be. Their supporters travel by any means possible to get to away games whilst the squad at Prem level are treated like royalty. I am more than happy to see a team hanging around on the pitch after the match, giving away shirts or other kit to show how much they appreciate the supporters efforts. Players who get down the tunnel seconds after the whistle should be dragged back out again!

When our eldest son was at primary school one of his teachers for 2 years mentioned him having some form of issue every single parents evening, fortunately out of his earshot. We know he can be a bit awkward in social groups but when we have prompted this topic with all other teachers ever since they have instead shrugged shoulders, just said how warm and friendly he is and how everyone is on a spectrum somewhere. They have not wanted to 'label' him which can be a problem in itself. We have gone with that approach but it seems some that are trained to spot learning difficulties can't help but show off their skills. My own thoughts are, get several opinions.

Manchester to Newcastle should have been by coach anyway.

Not according to Monopoly!!