Popular Post Lord Snooty Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 'I say, the gardens looking rather well don't you think?" 'Indeed, Sir. All roses and light...' 'Bit of a masterstroke that by me, eh, sacking the gardener.' 'Mmmm' 'What do you mean, "mmmm"? I don't like that tone, I really don't, Stubbs. I know you. That's one of those "mmmms"'' 'Mmmm' 'There you go again, dash it!" 'I don't know what you mean, Sir' 'You bally well do, it's one of those "mmms" that jolly well means something! Well lets have it! I know you're thinking something. Just come out and say it!' 'It's really none of my business, Sir, not my place to-' 'No , no Stubbs. Lets have it. If there's one thing I've always said it's that I don't want a "yes-man". I want someone who can be as honest and open with me as I am with them. Now lets have it. You've something to say about my masterstroke with the Gardener haven't you. Well come on' 'Well, it's just that I can't help but wondering,Sir...if we might not have been as well not hiring him in the first place. Then, we wouldn't have needed to get rid of him' 'No, I'm afraid I don't see your point here Stubbs. I, and I do say "I", by the way, I don't know where you've got this "we" thing from, I sacked him because he wasn't very good.' 'Yesss...I do understand that, Sir, but what I was saying is. You don't have to sack a gardener if they aren't appointed in the first place' 'Yes. I know that. But he was appointed, and he was rubbish. That's why he was sacked. It's really very simple. There was a problem, I solved it.' 'Ahum, well, Sir, that is sort of my point. We, sorry, you, appointed him, he wasn't good and then we had to pay him a severance.' 'Of course! Common practise!' 'Then perhaps, money being what it is with Covid.. and the way the Estate has been...uhm, run, then it might have been more prudent to accept his resignation the previous week'. 'No no, deary me, Stubbs, deary me. You don't know much about business do you. If I'd accepted his resignation...then I wouldn't have been able to sack him would I, for heavens sake!' ' You do have the most dizzying intellect, Sir' 'We do Stubbs, us visionaries, our minds work differently from the hoi-polloi , it's what sets us apart. What makes us successful. Look at the gardens now!' 'Yes, they do look nice ,Sir. It's seems that old Timpson with his years of experience is what we needed all along' 'Ohh, no. Not at all. He's just tending it while I get in someone top notch.' 'Top notch? Capability Brown III, Monty Don?' 'Ohhh no. No one like that!' 'The top rated graduate student from the Horticultural College?' 'No, actually. Been recommended a couple of chaps by friend of mine from the Casino.' 'Friend from a Casino...good grief.' 'Oh yes, but don't worry, Stubbs, he's the same chap who tipped me off about the last gardener.' 'Man alive' ''Yes. Bright young things according to him' 'Will you be interviewing them soon?' 'No... no, alas not. Was going to of course, but then it turned out that they'd entered the country illegally. No work permit or some such. Stuck in a hotel in Luton. Will be jetted whence they came once they've had the Covid all clear.' 'Illegal , surely your friend would have known this beforehand?' 'Always so negative, Stubbs. Here, go and get the footman, tell him to get the fire lit. There's a chill blowing right through here. They're expecting snow y'know' 'Shall I release him from the shed, Sir?' 'The shed?' 'You told me to put him in there to "have a think about his life and realise how lucky he is" when he got that call from MacLennon asking him to go to Park House to join the staff' 'Oh yes, I forgot about that. No, leave him there to stew for a while. Right, forget the fire, bring the car round, I'm off to the club.' 'You can't go to the club ,Sir' 'I can, you can hire a room each now. Total social distancing' 'No, I mean you can't go to the club because the Bank manager and the Estate auditors are coming around tonight,Sir.' 'What on Earth for?' 'To check the books, sir, you forgot to send them in' -----------------------------------THE MATCH---------------------------------- MILLWALL V's WEDNESDAY 6th February 2021 Kick Off 3pm The Den -----------------TEAM NEWS ---------------- MILLWALL should have a full squad available to pick from in this game, with no major injury doubts. In recent weeks, Gary Rowett has experimented with his team, moving midfielder Ryan Leonard into the right-hand side of a back three, and we expect to see the former Sheffield United man in this defensive role again in this game. This has allowed space for Maikel Kieftenbeld in midfield, who arrived at the Den in January from Birmingham City, while they also picked up George Evans from Derby County, adding further depth and quality in midfield for Rowett. Attacker Troy Parrott is no longer with the club, after the Tottenham loanee failed to make an impact for Millwall from his 11 league appearances. Millwall Possible (3-5-2): Bialkowski Leonard Hutchinson Cooper McNamara Kieftenbeld Woods Thompson Malone Wallace Zohore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY may have Jordan Rhodes leading the line if Cult hero-in-the-making Callum Paterson isn't declared fit, having picked Massimo Luongo is pushing for a recall having done well from the bench but Neil Thompson will not want to ask too much from the reterning midfielder after playing him earlier in the season made an injury worse... Young defender Osaze Urhoghide made his first two appearances of the season in the South Yorkshire side's last two matches, however the games are coming thick and fast and Thompson might be tempted to rest the lad in favour of Chey Dunkley. Wednesday Possible: Westwood Lees Hutchinson Urhoghide Palmer Pelupessy Bannan Penney Reach Kachunga Paterson Injured: Iorfa Twilight Zone: Shaw ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM GUIDE Millwall form: D-L-W-D-D-D Wednesday form: D-W-W-L-W-W ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AS IT STANDS... ------------------------------------------------------------------ COME ON WEDNESDAY Edited February 6, 2021 by Lord Snooty 28 5 7 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 THE WEDNESDAY 7 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I'm knackered from all this gardening.......someone get me a beer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Would be a great 3 points against a good side. I'd settle for one though. UTO. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Draw tomorrow and a win on Tuesday against Wycombe would be a great few days. Come on Wednesday! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On the ball today. Well, tomorrow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Snooty Posted February 5, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 "Who was that on the telephone, Stubbs?" "It was Mr Hargreaves, Sir" "Oh. What did he want?" "He said, and I quote, "Will you two watch your bloody step, its a bit too near the knuckle, and with Covid and everything else we can't afford the solicitors fees, FFS", Sir" "Ahhh. I see. Maybe next week we'll just do something purely togger related eh?" "It might be for the best, Sir" 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Lord Snooty said: "Who was that on the telephone, Stubbs?" "It was Mr Hargreaves, Sir" "Oh. What did he want?" "He said, and I quote, "Will you two watch your bloody step, its a bit too near the knuckle, and with Covid and everything else we can't afford the solicitors fees, FFS", Sir" "Ahhh. I see. Maybe next week we'll just do something purely togger related eh?" "It might be for the best, Sir" Just post it on Twitter mate, it seems you can say whatever you want on social media with impunity...... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ante's Bubbly Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 It will be intersting to see if we can keep up the high work rate. We even went up a pace when all the subs came on. If we can keep the foot on the gas a point or more would be brilliant, but our current form is top 5 and hard to maintain. I reckon Mr Thompson has hypnotized half the team and ling may that continue. I like his low profile and up to now, very crafty style. UTO! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Just now, Morepork said: Just post it on Twitter mate, it seems you can say whatever you want on social media with impunity...... Don’t do that. It might destabilise the club. Or something. Anyway, a draw tomorrow would be a good result. When was the last time we won three in a row? It was probably more recent than I’d thought, but it still seems bloody ages ago. Come on Wednesday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, Pablo Bonvin said: Don’t do that. It might destabilise the club. Or something. Anyway, a draw tomorrow would be a good result. When was the last time we won three in a row? It was probably more recent than I’d thought, but it still seems bloody ages ago. Come on Wednesday. Draw specialists Millwall 14 league draws, more than any other side in the division. 9 of them in their 13 home games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Daz Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Going for the win again, 3 on the bounce. The Herculean onslaught continues. 1 - 2 to THE MIGHTY OWLS Reach and Rhodes to score. COME ON YOU BLUE AND WHITE WIZARDS !!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Thommo's Barmy Army 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said: Draw specialists Millwall 14 league draws, more than any other side in the division. 9 of them in their 13 home games. Hmmm. Tough to beat, as only 4 teams in the league have lost fewer games than them. Yet only one club (Let me tell you this Wycombe Wanderers) have won fewer. I’m lumping on Rowett’s team getting another draw tomorrow. 1-1. Edited February 5, 2021 by Pablo Bonvin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Pablo Bonvin said: I’m lumping on Rowett’s team getting another draw tomorrow. 1-1. Please don't remind me of that horrible, almost bankrupting time! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wexowl Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Cold Blow Lane in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Wonderful Snoots. Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Wednesday! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I take it New Cross Gate will be very, very quiet and 3,000 owls fans won't have to negotiate that horrible tunnel of Love. The home fans denied access will be up to their usual pass time of picking on the slippery mud flats of the Thames. An anvil with a mousehole stamp was once found there, a rare find. But try as we might we couldn't find a striker to go with it. I'm getting an appetite just talking of Millwall pre match Pie & Mash Served with Liquor and post match Jellied Eels. An air of calm seems to be settling upon me these last two or three weeks. So I will politely suggest a win by more than the usual odd goal. WAWAW UTO & DTB COME ON THE WEDNEDAY I'M GOING FOR 3-0 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sunburn Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Jordon Rhodes convinced me he's not suffering 'draw specialists'. That 90' winner is more contagious to a team than, well, you know. 1-2 WED. UTO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Impossible to call this one. There’s no Millwall home advantage this season with no fans there and their form is very average. It’s absolutely a winnable game but I would take a point. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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