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Another disastrous result! We’ve been in 9th or 20th position for months now. How have we been so lucky to maintain that? The teams below us must be dreadful.

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What a turnaround! We can almost start to believe again. Well done to the squad for picking up from what seemed like certain relegation!

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I wonder when was the last time we had five draws in a row? We are becoming a team you would select on the Littlewoods pools (if that even exists anymore).

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It is getting desperate! I’m not sure what sacking Hodges will actually achieve. It may even hasten what we dread. You just wonder how well thought out these decisions are? Sure, losing to MK Dons is no good, but that is our fault, not theirs. Losing him two hours after the match may have been a tad an over-reaction? We lost to Doncaster today, so sack the interim manager today? Dunno, I thought we had more spirit and gumption.

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I’m reading that Foxtel is witholding many millions from the FFA for the A-league contract. I have never bothered with the A-league, it is so Sydney and Melbourne-centric and has made little effort to appeal to the regions. The FFA does not understand that in the regions no-one talks or pays attention to anything to do with it. I hear 50 times more chat about the Premiership and Bundesliga than about Melbourne Glory, Sydney Invictus, Melbourne Triumph, Sydney Supremos, or whoever. Imagine you lost Wimbledon. Would you be glued to your gogglebox watching West Brom take on Huddersfield? I doubt it. And yet where I live recreational soccer is very popular. There are lots of leagues and the schoolkids love it, including my daughter who (thanks Doc Murphy) would normally play in a very well-organised junior league. It is a great sport for health, fresh air, developing skills and running – regardless of the score. So puzzle me this one – it can be no surprise that the average young person distances the fun side of the game from the tawdry, poor quality, wee George-Calombaris-swearing-from-the-sidelines, let’s behave like morons elements we see in some of the A-league clubs. It is just not appealing to most young folk, who do not have 90 mins to watch a watered-down version of League 2 played from a city 900kms away. The jewel in the crown is the woman’s soccer – but that will get ditched. So many mistakes all round. Like the ARU, it is time for some serious revision at the FFA. But, these are not strongly held views with me – its’s League One and Scottish League One for me [smile]. COYD. Also, just thinking – when are we going to see a new European nation team with a name like Coburg-19 FC, AZ-19 Alkmaar, 2019 Dusseldorf?

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Yes, it is hard to see any non-essential international travel being allowed at least until October. They will need to add more routes than the current Auckland, London, LA and Hong Kong hubs, but I suppose that will only be to countries where the pandemic is under control at the time. I reckon that the first tranche of travel will only be for business, government and emergency reasons, probably for those with say an APEC card or an official passport, and not for anyone on a tourist visa. Well, if the SARS and MERS experience is anything to go by, then there ain’t going to be a vaccine, so we will all be holidaying in our own countries. While that is okay, as there is tons of Australia to see, when it comes to football, then it is a real downer. I no not rate the A-league. But what worries me is that the lower pyramids of football are going to go bust while the cashed up Europa League types will survive. What chance Bolton Wanderers coming out of this? They must be one of scores of clubs on the edge. A lifeline from the Premiership would be helpful. Our wonderful Dons will hopefully survive. And who knows, perhaps the combination of post-Covid elation, a return to footy, and a new stadium, will convince ever more South Londoners of the value of having live sport in their backyard. We will surely have one of the first new stadiums post-Covid. A big media event and a symbol of resurgence.

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