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[Boonierat1972]

The avatar is from the 25th anniversary edition of Silver Bayonet by GMT Games covering the Ia Drang campaign of 1965. It depicts Troop A of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry aka the "Cav of the Cav".

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Boonierat1972

The avatar is from the 25th anniversary edition of Silver Bayonet by GMT Games covering the Ia Drang campaign of 1965. It depicts Troop A of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry aka the "Cav of the Cav".

Are they 'the 1st of the 9th' from Apocalypse Now?

[Boonierat1972]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Boonierat1972

The avatar is from the 25th anniversary edition of Silver Bayonet by GMT Games covering the Ia Drang campaign of 1965. It depicts Troop A of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry aka the "Cav of the Cav".

Are they 'the 1st of the 9th' from Apocalypse Now?

Yup.

[RangerJoe]

Buffalo soldiers . . .

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: loki100

At least, I assume, no-one currently thinks that Spurs are going to get relegated

warspite1

Well I certainly wouldn't rule it out. I have watched a lot of Premier League football since the start of the season. I don't think any team has played as badly as Spurs. They are simply awful.

Spurs, at home, against a team in disarray, with a £40m striker that has 'flop' written all over him and...... yep, in time honoured fashion Spurs gift Newcastle their first win, their first points and Jolinton his first goal.

30 minutes of football played - at home, with 80% plus possession and Spurs registered not a single attempt on goal. I don't mean no attempt on target - I mean no attempt.

Pathetic. I know its early days but thank goodness we didn't buy LoCelso. Arsenal's Pepe looks a handful, able to worry defenders and take them on. LoCelso? Just another sideways passer who appears incapable of taking a man on.

Make no mistake, unless they stop playing in this way - and they've been playing like this for a looooong time now - Spurs are in serious trouble with a mid-table finish the best they can expect.

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

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Make no mistake, unless they stop playing in this way - and they've been playing like this for a looooong time now - Spurs are in serious trouble with a mid-table finish the best they can expect.

thats the worrying bit, this has become a systemic problem, can't blame Wembley, can't blame the World Cup, even have some new players and agree ... its the same football that Spurs have played in the league all calender year. Its like we've reverted to the worst of AVB and Poch has given up on pressing as a basic tactic

[VPaulus]

AVB?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: VPaulus

AVB?

warspite1

Andre Villas Boas

[VPaulus]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: VPaulus

AVB?

warspite1

Andre Villas Boas

I thought so, but I just wanted to be sure. [:)]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

What football is all about....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49372359

I hope this has a happy ending for the two-time FA Cup winners, but time is getting short now....[:(]

warspite1

...and an even bigger name - a founding member of the football league in 1888 and 4-time FA Cup winners - and in even bigger trouble.... [:(]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49473537

[shunwick]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: warspite1

What football is all about....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49372359

I hope this has a happy ending for the two-time FA Cup winners, but time is getting short now....[:(]

warspite1

...and an even bigger name - a founding member of the football league in 1888 and 4-time FA Cup winners - and in even bigger trouble.... [:(]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49473537

Bury have been expelled from the EFL. Bolton have been given 14 days although the administrators say winding up could begin today as the talks aimed at saving the club fail.

The phoenix always gives us hope however...

The Irish Guy gives his measured and solemn analysis of the situation...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_acVKQBwZhs

Best wishes,
Steve

PS. The takeover at Bolton has apparently been completed. Not sure if the EFL has to give the takeover a final blessing.

[warspite1]

So from the unremitting misery that is domestic football, its back to international football. So let's see how long the press love in with Gareth Southgate continues.

England has some interesting players coming through - can Mr Southgate mould them into a winning team? Well he's continued to pick Jesse Lingard so I have my doubts.....

[wodin]

No he wont. The World Cup overall showed how useless we are. Any of our previous international teams over the last 20/30 or so years could have won the last world cup. Not these dolts though.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

So from the unremitting misery that is domestic football, its back to international football. So let's see how long the press love in with Gareth Southgate continues.

England has some interesting players coming through - can Mr Southgate mould them into a winning team? Well he's continued to pick Jesse Lingard so I have my doubts.....

[RangerJoe]

Irish Seven Course meal:

1 six pack of beer (aka barley pop)
1 potato

So grab a six pack, a bag of potato chips (American English, Queens's English is potato crisps) then sit down a watch a game. [8D]

[warspite1]

In true Spurs style the wheels have well and truly come off. How bad can Eriksen get? What did he do when he came on (rhetorical question). Given his penalty record recently why was he even taking one?

Spurs are clueless, negative, slow, unimaginative and totally unable to pass a ball between two players (unless its to the opposition).

Oh well, a few years in the Champions League was good while it lasted. Back now to mid-table mediocrity.

[loki100]

that was grim ...

it does seem as if Pochettino has lost it?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: loki100

that was grim ...

it does seem as if Pochettino has lost it?

warspite1

It's really difficult to know what has happened - pretty much since the start of the 2017-18 season - and has been getting worse each month. Alli is just useless and offers nothing - back to another embarrassing dive trying to win a penalty too. Eriksen's performance when he came on had to be seen to be believed for its sheer ineptitude - his first corner kick found the opposing corner flag...... Moura - as always - blows hot and (mostly) cold - touches of brilliance and many, many more touches not out of place with a 4th tier player. When attacking it looks like they've been drilled as to what to do - sideways, back, sideways, spread out to the wings, back and then either lose the ball or cross it into the box - a cross that meets a defender every time. Its a world away from City and Liverpool - an absolute world away - and is a long way from many other premiership teams too.....

[Crossroads]

If Poch is to have an off-year, finally, maybe this is not a bad year to have it. United continue to have totally lost their ethos, Chelsea is in transition, and Arsenal is doing their best impersonation of the stereotypical Spurs (if I may say so). So unless Hammers or Leicester can sustain their level, and I don't quite believe they can, I don't see Spurs falling off from top four.

But quite a strange start to this season, must admit. With the summer business done I thought you lot would improve from last year, rather.

[Piteas]

The Spurs disaster has been commented on the spanish televisions... The world is a village now.

[warspite1]

Well we can't play football but we can put on a show for our American cousins [:)]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/a ... -470056859

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/american ... l/49945551