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Spurs fan slagging off Pochettino big time on 5Live right now

1-1 Van Persie Title still within our grasp

We're never gonna win this flippin' league if Chelsea keep this up

With every poor Spurs performance I get more and more annoyed that they beat us

Spurs 1 Newcastle 2

Newcastle equalise within seconds of restart. Now that's a shame. (Chortle)

Yep, this line up for me too

This has got 0-0 written all over it

I could have sworn I saw Gallagher in the training video before the Sunderland game. Oh well, that's another marble slipped out of my bag then

Ultimately, life is pretty pointless

If it's so blatantly obvious that Cameron would have known about this 'bombshell' (and I've no reason to disbelieve either side of the story, yet) then it would appear that Cameron has lost the plot by raging about it as he would surely be made to look a buffoon if it's going to be so easy to prove that he knew all along when this was coming and how much was coming. (apologies, just read that sentence back and its a bit withering but can't be arsed to refine it!)

I'm no expert on EU rules (strangely enough), and I'm fully aware that Cameron will be milking this as much as he can, but he's saying that this £1.7bn demand is outside of the realms of the usual budget "adjustments" that happen every year. He's saying that this "bill" hasn't come about as part of the standard EU budget process. Now, I've no idea whether to believe that or not but I'll keep an open mind until someone proves him wrong and that this is indeed "business as usual". Call me old fashioned and/or naive....

Forster Clyne - Fonte - Alderweireld - Bertrand Schneiderlin - Wanyama - S Davis Tadic - Pelle - Mane Subs: K Davis, Targett, Gardos, Cork, Reed, Long, Gallagher Saints 2 (S.Davis, Mane) Stoke 1

3 points please

This!

I can't work out if this bloke is a genius or a buffoon. Maybe he's both? re: his answer to the 9/11 question.....he'd make a good politician with that evasive answer.... [video=youtube_share;VqsFp0J22Hc]

"In hindsight"?

Winter came early this year

Anyone else wonder about the sanity of football authorities sometimes....? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29753007

Well, that seems quite clear cut that the panel have got it wrong then. Edit: that said, the definition of the phrase "as a rule" is: 'usually, but not always'..... So, maybe not clear cut then....

The defender's foot did deflect the ball but I understood the 'rules' were that they (the 'dubious goal panel') had to be 100% certain that the ball wouldn't have gone in the back of the net without the defender's intervention. Looking at the replay footage, I can't see how anyone could be "100% certain" that the ball wouldn't have gone in, which would tend to suggest that maybe I/we don't understand the rules that the panel are duty bound to abide by. Perhaps they don't have to be "100% certain" and are allowed to use their discretion and/or an element of probability or gut feel? Does anyone know for sure what "rules" the panel are instructed to adhere to? That said, I still think its harsh to deny Mane the goal, whatever the rules might say.

Party!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11184044/EU-makes-Britain-pay-for-recovery.html

Just watched it again on the MOTD highlights (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04mm14d/match-of-the-day-20142015-18102014 ). They showed 4 or 5 different angles and it does look like the defender changed the direction of the ball on one of the angles. The keeper also dives the opposite way to the ball which I didn't notice at the time, which is a bit of a giveaway I suppose. Still harsh to deny Mane though IMO.

No worries dude. Seems an odd decision. No one questioned it on the day.