@totalsaintspod.bsky.social great show as usual. Smallbone could be our best option in games like Saturday - can pick a pass, makes good runs and takes up good positions. He has shortcomings as a regular starter but shame he is being overlooked completely

1st half #saintsfc were ok, Stoke played well. 2nd half we played into their hands and were generally awful. May not have personnel for anything else but a back 5 allowed Stoke to double up without giving up space elsewhere. Not Robinson’s best game but still only goal threat. Last 10 infuriating.

#saintsfc definitely had spells where they were on top but whereas Ipswich’s subs really improved them, ours made us worse. Towards the end they looked the more threatening, so good to take the point.

@footballcliches.bsky.social if your opponent was wasteful, can a victory really be classed as comfortable? (assuming “wasteful” means kept missing good chances)

It should be referred to as a Popen Coffin.

@footballcliches.bsky.social has infected my brain - last night I read a bedtime story to my son and instinctively pronounced “the snowman” like bagsman/glovesman

Worth noting that the second #SaintsFC goal came from McCarthy throwing it out quickly following a Liverpool attack, the exact thing lots of people (understandably) were criticising at other times in the game.

Thanks mainly to the knowledge & generosity of my two teammates at the excellent @careerwegopod.bsky.social quiz, I now have the new book from @nickmiller79.bsky.social in my collection. Looking forward to reading it!

On Bluesky I sometimes click “Discover” on purpose. Makes a nice change.

The guys at @careerwegopod.bsky.social podcast (football trivia experts) gave my a Escape Room a go. Check out the video, and if it's the sort of thing you'd enjoy let me know:

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