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Very lucky considering Martinez got two yellows but got away with it due to the penalties not being regarded as the same game, which doesn't really make sense to me

Ref for Leeds game is Chris Wilder's favourite sarnie muncher Tony Harrington who we last crossed path with at Preston when we played them off the park but still ended up losing 2-1. He has awarded six penalties this season including four in his last three games, three of which were against the home teams. Usually three or four yellows a game, but seven on more than one occasion, so stats seem to indicate that he is prone to losing control of things but shouldn't have problems with a Boro-Leeds game 🙂. Andrew Kitchen is fourth official so local lads well represented. Seven of his last eight ga

Club taking character into account along with ability as they believe that harmony in squad very important so if they think someone could be a disruptive force, they will avoid. You can be certain that Dieng will have been asked about Willock and Chair and the fact that they are still with QPR tells you other clubs have reservations. European signings viewed as mostly successful so we can take it for a fact that we will be in the market if the right people are available

Just had a look at Everton's remaining games. No mid table "on the beach" opponents so all literally six-pointers. Would not like to make a prediction but last night's result will not have instilled confidence into their fans or players

from the northeast so could fancy a return to the region.

All refs make errors. Having seen Ms Welch in action twice this season, she is very much a decent ref and I have no problem seeing her more. Sam Allison is a good ref but he missed a couple of things yesterday, so maybe we should stop all men officiating too. Anyone own a dog that can use a whistle proficiently. Golden Labs preferred due to verified eyesight standards 🙂

Had a look at fixtures for the run-in for clubs near the bottom. Blackburn may be in bother if they can't grab at least one win and same applies to Birmingham. Doncaster and Barrow might be good contenders for playoffs in League Two and Bolton or Peterborough could still beat out Derby in League One. Despite their size, would like to see Luton stay up just to show it can be done and given the state of Forest and Everton, they might not be as powerful as we might fear. No idea who will win Prem but happy to take anyone but City just to avoid the monotony.

Now that the dust has settled on our play-off chances (bar a miracle), who do you think will go up or down automatically or through play-offs including all divisions. Apart from one or two teams, many have a lot to play for and for once, it looks like it might go to the wire in most of them. Can Derby snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Will Luton pull off a shock? Can Gateshead get back after 60 years? Would you just love it if Newcastle missed out on Europe or would you prefer to see them leapfrog Man U?

Handy point for Sunderland 🙂

Ref for Ipswich game is Sam Allison. Was in charge of our home defeat to Bristol where he had a decent game and only gave one yellow. Rarely gives more than three and likes to keep game flowing, though his last game at Portman Road saw seven cautions, five to the home side, so they may not be quite as happy to see him. 🙂

Would have no problem with seeing her in charge of more games as she tries to keep game flowing. She made the right decision to allow injured player to walk off across pitch as it would have taken an equal amount of time to get stretcher there and gave players chance to hydrate, though it might be an idea to have some sort of wheelchair available. Didn't give yellows till required and the ones given were mostly justified. Agree that the "corner" was more a lino error and can see why it wasn't given if they were not sure about it as you can't always rely on crowds to give impartial advice to of

RIP Dickie Rooks.. probably before the time most of the forum started watching but a class player that always gave 100% and was never afraid to get his shirt dirty. Mr E can probably fill in with a few details as I think he wouldn't be the sort that would be easy to find on YouTube.

When we stamp out practices such as grouse and pheasant shooting that serve the pretensions of a tiny minority of a privileged section of our nation then we might earn the right to question others. Whales are fashionable in current times and if their harvesting was for the benefit of the few in the Faroes rather than the whole community then we might have a case, but it is in line with the nation's culture and to me, will change when that nation deems it no longer to be needed.

Never been the same since they split from Sam the Sham 🙂

Hopefully one of them is a drummer ...

Had a dream last night that Wilder had been appointed manager of Sunderland . Remind me not to sniff glue after midnight 🙂 Don't know how it ended but Roy Keane said it was all part of the plan to be the biggest club in the country and when they were in Europe, he would come back as "the face of the club". I think we will get to the knock out stage of the Euros but the lack of real world class defenders will see us lose out but hopefully i am wrong and many years ago that did happen (or so they say) 🙂

If only we had included dodgy throw-ins on Barragan 🙂 and outside the area goals on Lewis Wing or mysterious injuries on a certain centre back. Tbh I think we have at least broken even on recent deals and probably got unexpected profits on others so we are at least doing OK in one area.

The Swansea game sees the return of the future Football Hall of Fame ref Rebecca Welch who we last saw against Birmingham in October. Thought she had a decent game then though blew early a few times when people went down easily, definitely in the top half of the officials we have had this season though. has dished out two reds and two penalties since then, evenly divided between home and away teams so not really "influenced" by crowd. For the Hull game we have Gavin Ward, who was in the middle for our home game against Millwall in August. Since then three of the four penalties he has given ha

Good luck to Saarbrucken in the German Cup tonight. Stand a real chance of making it to the final and then who knows. Good for the game when real minnows have success.

Definitely the lion unless the Swans use grenades. Danish League as we would be in with a decent chance of Europe every season and the style of football wouldn't be a great adjustment. Might be a few strange people in the stands but we could probably match them if we try 🙂 Unchanged if possible but if any injuries cleared, insert where appropriate..

Must remember to only post while conscious. 🙂 At least that leaves only Marvellous Marvin to put the boot in

Whilst we are on the subject, If Mr E is about, who else has played for us and Owls and if known, scored in the fixture.

would have been more believable if he'd said Man City were going to give us £50 million for Glover (and for a second string goalie, he has done OK) 🙂

I just hope Adam Reach doesn't get subbed on for last 15 minutes. Between him and Marvin, it is almost inevitable (to use a seldom heard phrase) that we will see a worldie to snatch defeat from the jaws of a draw. Like many others, would like to see cameos from a couple of kids if we are in a position to do so and tbh as we are out of playoff chase, do it whatever the situation is. Why not see if they can make the step up as we know what the others can do?

Weren't we linked to this guy at some point? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/68704147 Looks like he has the skills to fit right in 🙂 Being serious, it is one of those things that is virtually impossible to replicate if you were trying to do it on purpose and hopefully everybody came out of it OK in the end.