My dear wife has intructed me NOT to get into a state of spittle-flecked fury if we are defeated today.She added that she has had enough of my foam-flecked frenzy after a loss and dinner reservations being cancelled.

Bloody harridan !

Edited by Willo (18 Feb 2023 11.43am)

Crystal ball time.
0-0 with 2 minutes added time left. Brentford 36 attempts, 24 on target all saved MOTM Guaita. Palace no attempts whatsoever.
The time is now or never. Guaita rolls the ball out to Guehi, who instead of playing square passes a short ball to Schlupp, sitting deep in his own half. Schlupp swivels his hips, drops a shoulder, turns on a sixpence and is away from his marker in a flash. Skipping past numerous challenges and with the crowd urging him to shoot, he instead plays an sumptuous pass with the outside of his right foot perfectly into the galloping path of Jordan Ayew, whose first time chip to the far post is met by Eberichi Eze who has just dashed a full 40 yards to arrive at the perfect time to meet the cross and who rises majestically above everyone else to send a thundering header into the top corner of the net. The Brentford fans are silent, the Palace fans ecstatic. It's already being called the goal of the decade by the pundits. The ref checks his watch and blows for full time.

Edited by southnorwoodhill (17 Feb 2023 8.32am)