Whitey Grandad

Interest that you thought Rodriguez was poor. The report in The Times this morning rated him as '8', more than any other of our players.

They were at that time. The Championship didn't start until 2004/2005 season. I still call them divisions 1 to 4

I agree with you, except that I went to Milan instead of Prague. The only away game I could do was the win at Arsenal and the vast majority of the home games have been turgidly depressingly negative affairs. And we haven't even got close to qualifying for Europe.

No, it is quite possible. Some clubs like to leave the keeper with clear space around him, others like to pack the six yard area, every club has its own system.

Europe? This is the first time in three seasons that we haven't qualified for Europe.

Not Forster's fault. We had Bertrand and Long hanging on his shirt sleeves so they should have put him off. In the Sunderland game Pickford comes for the free kick and doesn't get there. It could just be that when we defend corners Forster is told to stay on his line.

How do you know he's paid big bucks to score goals? If the management are happy with his overall contribution and are happy to pay for it then that's what matters. It's the difference he makes to the team that counts. Sky commentators were making this point earlier.

...yet very effective.

There's obviously a big difference between home and away as evidenced by the goals scored and corresponding results.

I expect there's a big difference between home and away figures. I haven't recognised any of those stats in our home games. No shots at all against Hull in the first half, for example.

No probs. Your mistake is understandable, missing a penalty isn't.

18 yards might be excusable, that would be the edge of the penalty area. The penalty spot is only 12 yards from the goal, and the goal is 8 yards wide.

I've just got back in and I'm trying to order a Chinese. I have a selection problem.

Cup final apart, and don't forget we lost that too, it's been a crap season.

On top of that we threw the home FA Cup game against Arsenal.

Yep. "Mutual consent" whether he agrees to it or not.

Exciting football? Of course it was. The games were full of incident and effort.

I would. Have you no soul? Have you no pride? Whatever happened to the 'beautiful game', the 'King of Sports'?

How many dummies can you see in this picture? Daily Mail The Times

Redmond had signalled to the bench and then gone over and exchanged a few words a few minutes before his substitution. Whatever that was for I cannot say, he might have been ordering the post-match drinks.

I certainly don't hate him but I hate his style of football.

I thought that was chicken chow mein, crispy chilli beef and a portion of egg fried rice???

We played better than against Hull (it couldn't have been worse) but we never attacked with intensity. It was an away performance. Leave one up front, try to keep it tight at the back and hope to nick a goal.

Put Puel in charge of those players and tell them to defend at all costs and you'd get similar results.