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McKenna: Burns Injury Serious But Surgery Not Required
at 18:10:02

I would expect Al Hamadi to start if Moore is deemed not ready to. I think Jackson's role will mainly be playing wide especially in the absence of Burns.
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Yellow Cards and Why They Bug Me
at 12:17:27

I think the end of point 4 is especially relevant. The impact of a yellow card often is more on a future opponent than the current one. Even a late second yellow card means the sending off impacts the match far less than the following match where a player is then unavailable. I am unsure of a solution to this, though.

Having a second level of card and a sin bin would be an improvement. A green card for a first offence unless it is one of the more serious ones. A yellow card resulting in time off the pitch ranging from 5-45 minutes depending on the severity of the offences. A red card for offences that currently are red card offences (including two yellow cards).

Yellows and reds should still count for suspensions but the thresholds might need to be considered.
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Youngster Siziba Joins Yeovil
at 20:33:18

Good luck to him.
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Plans For Fans to Celebrate Legend Robson's 90th Birthday
at 15:22:37

Should also applaud on 90 for his 90th (it won't be the end of the match - it never is). Rousing choruses of "one Bobby Robson" will remove any doubt about why too.
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Did Town Miss An Open Goal?
at 21:33:35

"The striker has played a key role in the Black Cats' promotion bid, scoring five goals in April as he helped his loan club secure a play-off berth. Two of those goals were stoppage time winners and he scored the only goal against Morecambe on Saturday in a game Sunderland needed to win to be sure their season was kept alive." https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/late-call-everton-s

If Hirst is half as good as his Dad he will be a very useful player. At Portsmouth, he played 144 minutes off the bench in his first 10 appearances. In his next 10 he scored 3 goals. The following 10, he scored 7 goals. In his last 10 for them he scored 5 and an assist. 12 goals in 20 matches would be fine with me.
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Pirates Successful With Red Card Appeal
at 18:53:52

If we had appealed a decision like that, we would have got a longer suspension for a frivolous appeal. Bizarre decision but has no impact on us so never mind.
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The M Word
at 16:24:59

Excellent Blog, well done.
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Town Recall Simpson From Swindon Loan
at 15:13:17

Agree. Very surprised to see this. Possible a fellow League 1 side wants to loan him instead? Even then, though, why not let him continue to develop where we know he is getting games and doing well?
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Accrington Chairman Hits Out at Morsy
at 19:55:42

Surely, if that is a jab then their player has thrown the first "punch"! He has extended his arm full length to contact Morsy who doesn't dive and roll around but his natural arm movement follows through as his momentum is halted. The fact their team's tactics requires the player to roll around as if he has been floored is not Morsy's fault. What did their physio say when he underwent the concussion protocol? Or was it not really a jab at all?!
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Joining Town Keane's Biggest Regret
at 15:00:41

As others have said, the feeling is mutual, Keane.
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One Club, One County - Notes for Newport County
at 15:08:50

Great effort to replicate the amazing Harry from Bath, Tom. You have clearly put a lot into writing this. Well done!
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EFL Reaffirms Support For Taking Knee
at 14:41:53

Glad you know better than Rashford, Saka and Sancho how best to oppose racism, Taricco fan.

I wonder what it is about the gesture that you find so threatening. It has been pointed out time and time again it is not about a political movement or defunding the police. Where are the right of centre political movements doing something to oppose racism that players like Saka, Rashford and Sancho face every day?
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Ward on Target as U23s Draw at Braintree
at 22:56:34

Ward replaced himself off the bench! (Presumably a different player with the same surname.) Good to see Morris played some more minutes too.
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Keeper Picked Pompey Ahead of Town
at 09:25:06

Sounds rather like he expects to play at Portsmouth and thought he would only be back up here.
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Dobra Impresses as Albania U21s Win
at 21:06:29

We haven't let him go for nothing and nowhere has it been stated that we would not expect a fee should a move be agreed.
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One of the Strongest Squads?
at 18:40:40

These statistics represent how the players have performed which explains why they reflect the league position we are in. The issue is that they should be capable of performing much better. It has been poor tactics, the impossible task of managing such a bloated squad and a lack of fitness that has seen us where we are. I struggle to believe that McGuinness is the 10th best player in this league. He is not even clearly our best defender.
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Be Careful What You Wish For
at 11:12:22

Any new manager worth their salt would be looking to trim the squad and build around the 20-30 players they saw as the future of the club. That only takes investment if it involves paying players off. Any player who values their career will be looking to go somewhere to play football. If we cannot sell players we should be able to transfer them on frees or loan them out for at least a proportion of their wages.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
at 10:20:06

Minor point but he is owner and not president of the club.

I don't believe we currently have a president of the club do we? Lady Blanche Cobbold and Bobby Robson were honorary presidents I believe.

Some good points but I don't think Marcus Evans is going to take a lot of notice of what the fans think, aside from the financial hit when we stop going.
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Town Linked With Tyke Thomas
at 16:07:58

No wide player in 20 years? That includes Walters, Murphy and Currie, even Edwards! Agreed we spent some time trying to get wide players that were not successful.
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McCarthy Set For APOEL Nicosia
at 14:51:05

DugoutDave I wouldn't count on it. He will be commentating via Zoom.
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