Did anyone notice the time keeping. I had it at finishing 8 mins early.

I agree it did seem incredibly early. Called off to avoid further punishment......ala boxing

Walt Jnr. turned and asked me (as he was freezing!) "How long to go?"
I looked at my watch, and said "About 5 minutes" - just as the first hooter sounded!!



Russian bench must have thrown a towel at the timekeepers!!

2 mins max at most. My lad came back with his cuppa just after we kicked off the 2nd half and I looked at the time. Just before the hooter I said a couple of minutes plus any stoppage. Good job it was not a close game!

Hobson definately looks 'trimmer' and his performances have improved as result

You can rest assure i wont be trawling the internet to buy their top it was bl00dy awful

Also did anyone notice a big reduction in numbers of stewards. Only looked about half what there usually are. There must have been a change in the regulations

. I wonder if the Club benefit from reduced rent due to the cost saving by LSV.

Sorry guys our Dave uses a stop watch and the time was 'bang on' also the tape run wasn't any shorter.

Agreed. I did notice that they only had 10 mins. half time. Isn't it usually 15?

i THOUGHT THAT TOO.

They might only have 10 mins in Russia

yep, noticed that one, counted only 20 at any one time compared to around 38-42 last time, trouble is a couple of them insist on moving about.

i noticed those 2 coppers walking around the pitch, relised it was to cold and buggered back off into the west stand

It seemed like 2 hours half time in that Siberian Wind that rattles around the Gantry, is it that cold at 'ground(ish) level' in the LSV?

On the terraces it can get pretty cold, especially if the wind picks up.

hobbo looked good sam reay also played very well

Same here. Hope we don't get charged for their presence

No doubt we will

It's lovely and warm in the boxes.

It's interseting to note that every time I go, it's only the ladies who venture outside - all of the big butch fellas usually stay nice and warm, only watching from behind the glass (and also moaning every time I open the door - saying 'shut that bloody door, it's freezin in 'ere'!!

You mean the LSV will

Good point, well made

Us poor peasants in the terraces are tough so it doesnt bother us that much and anyway you can only get frost bite once in your fingers and toes coz they get cut off just after

I'm dead brave me - at least I always go outside to watch though I'm usually out there on my own cos all the lads are too mard to join me!

...but I bet you have your thermals on

Aye, never leave wom wi'out mi vest me!