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Given the industry he now works in, I suspect he can't wait to enLIGHTen us...

Kindly take your pragmatism elsewhere. It's not welcome here.

I much preferred him in his previous role as Daily Express copy editor... Anyway, back on topic...

That's a relief hun. I'm always here for you babe if it does start to bother you. x

Ryan Seager

No, according to Unbelievable Jeff, it'll just be because 3 teams scored less points than us... (Sorry UJ... Couldn't resist)

Good news: he scored a goal yesterday Bad news: they lost 3-1

As long as the lack of attention isn't making you sad, that's the main thing

Time for our Austrian manager to promote the highly rated Austrian centre back from our U23 squad I reckon. Can't do any worse, can he...?

Hope the lack of bites you get these days doesn't make you too sad?

We'd be mid table with better finishing...

Aye, bit gonna make the last half an hour interesting, when our unfit players will have run out of juice

No impact players on the bench. Could be a long afternoon...!

Fair enough. I'll get the hang of this thinking-out-loud malarkey one of these days...

Quite a few changes in tonight's line up and some new names in the squad, isn't there? Can we read anything into that? Early intervention by Hesenhuttl perhaps?

I would say that's an illogical conclusion. Disagreeing with someone is OK though

Indeed. Which is why I caveated my point with: "taking those remaining games in isolation"

Indeed. That is my point. Hughes' appointment may have got us more points than sticking with Pellegrino; or it might not have done... The point is, we can't rule out the hypothesis that Hughes kept us up. Unless I'm mistaken, you seem to be ruling out this eventuality?

Good spot. The earlobes in particular are uncannily alike...

Is it me or is his head a morph between Richard Madeley and James Martin?

Nice one. Enjoyed that

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46467268 "Championship strugglers Reading have sacked manager Paul Clement"

Its as far removed from textbook as one is likely to get

The thing is, even when a team goes up a few gears there's no guarantee that they'll convert the increased number of chances they'll get. There are plenty of games like last night where the team coasting along get pipped by the team going full tilt depending on the rub of the green. All ifs and buts I know but the bottom line is we had enough decent chances and near misses to nick a point, despite Spurs not being in top gear.