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Stephen Blackford 👽
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Father, Son and Holy Goat. #LFC fanatic, cantankerous old soul with a heart mainly of gold. Author of 16 books, seller of very few. Lives in a time warp with the ghosts of my heroes Hunter Thompson and Salvador Dali https://linktr.ee/theblackfordbookclub
Konate looks a lost soul, Kerkez is still a kid (and Andy Robertson must play) and there's a rotating game by game filling in at right back. Apart from that, Liverpool's defence is sound! Salah's post game quotes don't help, and I can't believe how far the champions have fallen.

And so quickly.
December 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yep, perfect summation. I've written about both teams extensively since Sandpapergate and the Aussies continue to be an ultra professional team of belligerent winners and England, a reckless team overmatched and outclassed by a REAL team missing Lyon, Cummins, Hazlewood and Khawaja.
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Test cricket is a more nuanced game, you cannot play the same way as you do in a one day game and hope to come away with a result.
Its about digging in an picking off runs with the loose balls, that was amateur hour by the England batters & they got mullered because of it.
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The ball that got Smith? Sure was.

But England's day. Game on tomorrow!
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM