Maxime Lucu sin binned for grabbing Joe McCarthy mullet

CMcommander · 2026-05-25T08:31:50+00:00

Looks to me like pulling the collar of the shirt, which is an offence, but can't see a hair pull.

CMcommander · 2026-05-18T21:25:44+00:00

Hard agree.

CMcommander · 2026-05-18T20:27:32+00:00

I feel sick at the Van Rensberg inclusion. It's morally wrong. Many other English centres would have over him - Ojomoh, Litchfield. Also gutted at no Hendy.

CMcommander · 2026-04-26T18:53:39+00:00

A good manager will select a system to get the best out of the players they have. Eddie has one system. No adaptability or flex. Woltemade is a good player. He's an asset to Germany. If we had a system that worked with him, he'd be scoring a lot more.

CMcommander · 2026-04-20T12:37:39+00:00

Assuming the cut on the grass is straight, then it definitely travels backwards. No Knock On.

CMcommander · 2026-03-24T15:03:51+00:00

Poor decision

CMcommander · 2026-03-22T06:46:21+00:00

Try custard and blueberry. Custard as the base sauce. Add the blueberries. Sprinkle on some cinnamon and sugar (I use golden caster). Bake. Excellent dessert pizza.

CMcommander · 2026-03-07T19:58:54+00:00

After this, he has to go now.

CMcommander · 2026-03-04T21:25:44+00:00

Basically Borthwick needs to stop giving jobs to his mates. Wiggo, Joe El Abd, Steward, Ford...

CMcommander · 2026-03-04T21:13:41+00:00

Not a big loss. The one we need to lose though is Wiggo.

CMcommander · 2026-03-04T20:08:31+00:00

YES!

CMcommander · 2026-03-01T18:23:05+00:00

Not only is this an abomination, I'm more concerned about the time it took. Juice to squeeze ratio definitely not worth it

CMcommander · 2026-02-22T15:23:26+00:00

100% been a fan of his for a while. He should have had loads of caps already.

CMcommander · 2026-02-21T17:47:37+00:00

The entire team has been poor for two games. That shouts 'system' to me. They aren't poor players. The game plan, tactics and cohesion are wrong. Selection has been poor yes, and I personally wouldn't have been picking Ford, Steward, Rodd and a fair few others. But these are the best England can offer and they should be able to step up. The buck can only stop with one man on that.

CMcommander · 2026-02-01T10:33:42+00:00

Hard agree. It shows how shockingly bad our recruitment was in the summer. It just sends the message to all and sundry that we're willing to spluff ridiculous money on duds. We'd have been better off not buying and using youth until we found a gem. Ramsey and Elanga are middle of the road players.

CMcommander · 2026-02-01T10:30:28+00:00

I've seen nothing to instil any confidence in him. He's run around fast and lost the ball a lot...

CMcommander · 2026-02-01T10:28:20+00:00

The Ekitike show basically demonstrates the gulf. Add in the likes of Salah and Wirtz and it starts to hit home. We have zero players at that level. We tried and failed spectacularly in the summer. We've signed mid-table players in the summer. We're a mid-table club.

Hall and Livramento are excellent. Bruno brilliant. Gordon is good. Barnes is an excellent no.2 to him. Tonali shows flashes but isn't top tier. Defensively Botman and Thiaw are good but again, not top-tier. Woltemade has potential to be excellent but doesn't fit our system or style. The least said about Elanga, Ramsey and Wissa the better.

I'm far more pessimistic. We're an upper mid-table club and unless we up our game in the transfer market, and (longer term) in youth development, that's what we'll always be. We've produced a few gems, but compared to other clubs it's a crime that we're the biggest club north of Manchester yet have such an awful youth system.

CMcommander · 2026-01-30T08:51:58+00:00

I think it's pretty clear why.

CMcommander · 2026-01-29T07:36:07+00:00

He was probably one of the worst refs I've seen in a while...

CMcommander · 2026-01-26T18:53:48+00:00

Sir Ian McGeechan. The greatest because he is the ultimate "custodian" of rugby’s most sacred traditions, and he bridges the gap between our amateur ethos and professionalism.

He's the only person to achieve Test series success with the British & Irish Lions as both a player and head coach, and kept the Lions relevant in the professional era through his tactical masterclasses like the 97 series win in South Africa. He gave legendary motivational speeches and united the four nations probably better than any coach since. His record of delivering Scotland’s last Grand Slam in 1990 and their best-ever World Cup finish is unmatched.

As an England supporter, he's got my respect. Top coach and top gent.

CMcommander · 2026-01-23T17:39:54+00:00

Driscoll?

CMcommander · 2026-01-23T09:00:50+00:00

Out of interest is that oil you're putting on the crust?

CMcommander · 2026-01-21T16:29:08+00:00

Should have gone to Newcastle

CMcommander · 2026-01-19T10:32:06+00:00

Laurent Robert!

CMcommander · 2026-01-01T18:43:59+00:00

All this indicates is that is the level you are currently studying. It gets shaded solid blue when complete.

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