First Game of the Season is ....

[SouthEssexBlade]

Now you tell me after all these years. Not going to cure my bad back, is it?...

Now it all makes sense. I been worried about the very tetchy, quarrelsome Pinchy lately. Not been his usual, laid back Bladey self. I know a good chiropractor, Pinch, in London but worth the trip to get rid of the problem.

 

[Blade82]

League cup draw about to be announced. My source says its wimbledon away.... Now that's ITK

 

[Blade56]

I've heard we're playing ourselves away

Bout as accurate as OP

 

[Blade56]

"it's bollocks anyway"

When I read that my brain saw

"It's bollocks away" and I was hoping to get them at home

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

League cup draw about to be announced. My source says its wimbledon away.... Now that's ITK

Is that an anagram of Morecombe?

 

[Blade82]

Is that an anagram of Morecombe?

It was a the fact it was a northern and southern draw I thought someone may have picked up on

 

[Balham]

the article says it takes weeks to do the preperation ie local clashes , but the telling line after all that is this
"Todd estimates he has between 30-45 minutes to scan the fixtures and point out any concerns that might impact negatively on supporters."
the final draft is produced an hour before the release.

Given that both games against Yeovil last season were on Tuesday nights, he's not doing that properly. They really should put a maximum travelling distance on an evening fixture.

 

[Pinchy]

When I read that my brain saw

"It's bollocks away" and I was hoping to get them at home

You will; 23 times!

 

[Blade56]

You will; 23 times!

Not this season Pinchy, not this season. We've reached our rubicon and we are coming back BIG TIME

 

[Pinchy]

Not this season Pinchy, not this season. We've reached our rubicon and we are coming back BIG TIME

I meant the opposition, mate. Otherwise known as the Sacrifice!

 

[HighfieldBlade]

At work, we have a macro in an excel spreadsheet which sorts out team selections for our 5-a-side games. I imagine The FA have something similar.

 

[sitwell]

At work, we have a macro in an excel spreadsheet which sorts out team selections for our 5-a-side games. I imagine The FA have something similar.

We just pick teams just before we kick off ,no need for technology

 

[HighfieldBlade]

We just pick teams just before we kick off ,no need for technology

We used to do that, but we had a league table and there were allegations of match-rigging and back-handers to the team selectors. In the end it all got ugly and players fell out with each other. It had the distinct smell of FIFA.

 

[sitwell]

Any bother ,our lot tend to sort it 'outside' and then its fine the next week ,maybe FIFA should have done this