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Why have they excluded Man Utd? And Arsenal?

"Differently abled comments"

South coast radio - yes it was Jim Proudfoot

Oh, the tension as you heard the immortal words "Goal news comes from the..." and then freezing with anticipation if it ended with "FA Carling Premiership" or just completely switching off again if it was "League Division 1" (or whatever).

Err 4th was 69 points in 2011-12... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Premier_League#League_table

Great to grind out another win. Hull had plenty of the ball but didn't really trouble us and Forster had virtually nothing to do. On another day we'd have scored 2 or 3 and it would have seemed a lot more comfortable. Just looking at the table - we have 22 points, while Burnley have 4. What are the chances we already have more points than they will finish the season with?

I see the BBC have decided to cancel Wanyama's goal... Hull 0-0 Southampton Posted at 16:35 Southampton's Sadio Mane spurns a golden chance to give his side the lead as he smacks a shot into the turf and over the bar. Time running out for both sides.

Hint of offside about that chance?

Some really good goals in this match!

Number 75 in the best footballers in the world 2013 (according to the Guardian)... http://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2013/dec/100-greatest-footballers-2013 Hopefully he'll fare better than Mayuka

Jos loan to Norwich is now confirmed - surely the club is just drip feeding the news now...

It's a f'ing long lane - they've been showing that since about 6pm

Looks like SSN(HQ) is about to catch up too...

No booking for Adrian for shoving Pelle then? Ok ref...

Robbed

Is anyone actually denying that CC is good enough for the squad? Wish him well to be honest, but am still surprised Clyne hasn't been given a chance. Most surprising to me is that Lambert is still in there. Hardly looking at the long term.

Helped us over the line to promotion and oh-so-nearly the match-winner against the skates. Compare and contrast his professional attitude to some of the prima donnas this summer. Good luck Billy Sharp Sharp Sharp.

Confirmed

Didn't Lovren get sent off for Lyon every couple of weeks or so? Anyway, that tackle might well have been a red, but 10 games seems a little harsh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26878545 Can we have our additional 2 points please?

This is very relevant - Legia followed the spirit of the rules. I.e. the player did actually serve his 3 match suspension!

And don't forget Jay Rod to return mid season (assuming he's not sold... but then that's true of anyone). Surprised at how much pre-season time Isgrove is getting. Fringe at best last season. Maybe suits Koeman's preferred style.

We were happy enough when our billionaire owner propelled us from league 1 to the prem, and we hoovered up talent from league one and the championship without any regard to the dreams or ambitions of the teams we bought from. Football is all about money these days and it sucks but there's no going back. The frustration is only exaggerated for us because we were getting so close to achieving something. If we were dogfighting relegation like the old days or yo-yoing we would never have noticed. People need to learn to appreciate the good times a bit more.

Finally someone said what we've all been thinking!