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Top of the page. Started in the 5-0 win against Colchester a few days ago (26/11).

The pen was a dive, it was Rahman that fucked up for Felix's goal, and what else was Salisu meant to do for the third when the Ghana defence was overrun? It would've been mad for him to push up while everyone else was sprinting backwards.

Classic Ronaldo dive over a classic Salisu clumsy challenge.

He's started 28 league games in almost 5 years. Does that sound like a player at the peak of his powers?

Good lad. Nice show of faith from the club after he'd just suffered a serious knee injury with his contract almost up. We're pretty decent with that kind of thing. Fingers crossed for a full recovery and pushing for a place in the team next season.

Not sure Chamberpot can play as a winger or 10 anymore. Since he absolutely destroyed his knee, the few outings he's had over the last three (!) years have been in the centre of midfield, unremarkably recycling the ball. No speed, dribbling, creating. That injury has long since wrapped up the high point of his career. So I suppose the question is, do we need an injury ravaged number 8 whose best days are long behind him? Or can we do better?

Really? A 19 year old striker who had just bagged 5 goals and an assist at the Toulon Tournament for France U20s, available for a relatively modest fee (for a striker). I think it was a decent enough piece of business - an investment in a young player of some pedigree. He might not be ready now, but that's no reason why we should've turned our noses up at the opportunity to pick him up. It's not his fault the board completely bollocksed signing a more experienced striker or two as well.

Watched the first two episodes of the C4 Italia 90 documentary and they've both been predominantly about hooliganism in the 1980s, framed sympathetically with various old hooligan talking heads reminiscing wistfully about all the faces they used to stove in on a weekend during the glory days. The other 2% of the episodes was old footage from Kevin Allen's Italia 90 documentary which I saw when it originally aired. Pretty shoddy stuff so far. Hope the Sky one is a bit better.

I think he plays off the left wing (right footed). Dibling off the right wing (left footed). That's how they lined up with England youth the other week when both scored. Doyle's more of a central player. A 10 or an 8.

We had the weakest first choice keeper in the division. We still have. And £13m less in the bank. That's not an upgrade.

Apparently had a poor year domestically (Marseille didn't exactly dig their heels in to keep him from us), and also some grumblings about his character in the dressing room - ducked out of a national U21 tournament to go on holiday with his girlfriend. Not a popular chap. Then again, they keep selecting rampaging asshat Lovren, so Croatia aren't that picky.

Turns out the "leaked" 55 man provisional squad that was doing the rounds a few weeks back was bollocks. Bella-Kotchap wasn't in it.

Abraham has gone ice cold in front of goal this season. Think he's only scored twice. A real slump. Tomori seems to have basically been judged on Milan's two CL games against Chelsea, where he had a pretty mediocre game at Stamford Bridge, and then got (harshly) sent off after 20 minutes in the home game.

Always seemed a decent guy. Tarnished that image a bit, I think, by not walking away in the summer and instead allowing the coaching staff to carry the can for his poor results. He must've known his number was up, but he was more than happy to carry on pocketing his big wage packet for six more months while his staff lost their jobs. Very David Brentian. "Well, there's good news and bad news... The bad news is some of you will lose your jobs... I know, I know. Gutting... On a more positive note, the good news is I've been promoted. So... every cloud... You're still thinking about the bad news." Looked like a dead man walking all season, grimly waiting for the inevitable. A rubbish way for it to end.

He's our equivalent of Joelinton. A striker with a midfielder's attributes.

No Payne. No Finnigan or Tizzard, who have been training with the first team recently. Ballard only on the bench. Chance to see some of them in the League Cup on Weds?

Well, at least we finally know that SR are fucking useless. So much for these cool, calculated Danes that have got it all planned out. If they wanted a long ball merchant suited to the lower leagues, Dyche's available. Dave Bassett would probably still be up for it. What a mad appointment.

This keeper saves nothing but shots straight at him. Didn't even get close to two powder puff finishes. Maitland-Niles has been hopeless on all three goals. They say it's the hope that kills you, but we've had none of that in months.

Forum's fucked. Probably for the best. Truly inept defending for the goal. Both CBs sold themselves, then Maitland-Niles put on his clown shoes... Elyounoussi missed an absolute sitter. We've not been awful. But there's no quality. Walcott predictably invisible. Newcastle much more dangerous going forward. Can we muster a rousing second half come back? Not optimistic.

February at a minimum, I reckon. End of April he did his ACL. 9 months is normally standard.

Young as in experience. He's only managed two clubs, and only in Argentina.

He says it's Marcelo Gallardo, which pretty much confirms it's bollocks. One of the most highly rated young managers in the game - he'll start his European career in Spain or France (where he played for Monaco and PSG), I suspect.

Have my doubts. Elyounoussi had better numbers in Scottish football - and he's absolute shite. For the money, Aribo was a punt worth taking, but looks a fairly mediocre squad player to me. His two goals have rather papered over the fact that as a midfielder he has otherwise contributed fuck all. He doesn't tackle, create, sprint. Doesn't do anything much aside from wander around half heartedly and occasionally get his legs in a slow motion tangle.

Literally signed a new 6 year contract last month. That ship has sailed for us (unless he's available again on loan).

We need a 6, 9, and a 10/winger (depending on whether a different manager might play a different system). Doubt there's going to be much value out there in January for such key positions. They absolutely ballsed up the summer recruitment - whilst their cheerleaders waved their pom-poms and declared us transfer window champions.