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Disappointed not to have kept a clean sheet against that load of rubbish.

Agree, though the Daily Mail, for what it's worth, is saying Terry will play. I think they will stick with Zouma. If they don't, then get pace in and around Terry and Cahill as they won't cope. I'm guessing they'll drop Ivanovic. It's an interesting one tactically given what happened in the corresponding fixture last season. Difficult decisions for both managers and it may be that tactical changes will need to be made early during the game.

Anyone notice how weather girls go a few months before they're up the duff? I used to blame Micheal Fish but he's long gone and it's still happening.

Pochettino's system was much more flexible than Koeman's. Playing from positions rather than out of a good organisation. The front four interchanged constantly. So called sideways passing was a consequence of Pochettino putting a premium on possession.

I love MotD. It's an institution. Been watching it my whole life.

Oh well, thats what £200 million get you, by a pip and a squeak. Outstanding Rodgers, outstanding.

Lallana misses

Lovren getting stretchered off.

Mane 2-0

Cheers Whitey. Personally I prefer pig climber, a kind of German version of sheep sh@gger.

Disagree with all of this. I see virtually all of our matches and in my opinion Yoshida is error prone, even when at CB. His howler on Sunday changed everything. Confidence visibly drained and the defence sat deeper and deeper ceding space for the likes of Rooney, Mata and Schweinstieger (sic. can't be arsed to look it up). It was not an appalling performance by the whole team. For the majority of the first half they all played very well and were well on top. Pelle in particular had a fine game.

First time I've seen them live and enjoyed watching. Hesketh stood out. He's very slight. Is he the lad that got taken out by a Burnley player? Big gap between that and first team but technique and passing was really impressive, much more so than Reading.

Was Soares bought when we were still expecting Clyne to stay or am I imagining that?

A load of middle aged muppets singing made up words to the tunes of nursery rhymes and crass pop songs.

It was indeed. Quality.

About as cringe worthy and small time as fawning over another club's supporters.

Another bandwagon. Yawn.

Agree. Great ball for Rodriguez which was an opportunity he should have buried. Two decent passes in the whole game. That one and Lambert's through ball to McManaman which should have been a penalty. Both should have been goals. I'd actually give Tadic a try more centrally. He doesn't have pace for playing out wide but he can hold the ball up and thread a pass. Just needs to move the ball a bit quicker sometimes. Ron could sort that.

Do it. We might not hear you if you're not there. Alternatively, go to church if you want to sing along. Though they might not let you in wearing the dog outfit. Maybe just the dog collar.

Correct. Some academic should research it and report his findings. Who knows we might find it's referees that are most susceptible to crowd pressure.

Seems vocal support has minimal impact on performance even with home advantage. If you want to influence the game, concentrate on the ref. Managers do it, players do it. Put refs under pressure and we might just influence a few key decisions. http://freakonomics.com/2011/12/18/football-freakonomics-how-advantageous-is-home-field-advantage-and-why/

Dull game but I'm ok with that performance. Much better than the 0-0 v Watford. Confident we have a firm defensive foundation to build on. Flawless performance from VVD. As so often, struggled to create much but that's been the story so often, especially against West Brom. From behind the goal it was apparent there was space on occasions between West Brom's fullbacks and centrebacks which we didn't exploit. That's surely what JR was on there to do.

This is how I've justified it previously but I've resisted on this occasion. Strangely pleased I have. This weekend feels like a much better deal. Ticket £25. Train £20.

The Wellington and Old Joint Stock are close by each other and 5 minutes walk from Snow Hill station. The Old Contemptibles is adjacent Snow Hill station so a good one to finish up at. All have a good range of beers especially ales. The Wellington is probably the best for ale. I'm sorry to report that it smelled of wet farts when I was in there prior to the corresponding fixture last year. Since I visited all three and the other two had good air quality I'm satisfied it wasn't me or anyone I was with. Anyway, a small price to pay for the beer. I expect it's clear by now. The Old Joint Stock is a beautiful pub inside and outside.

Enjoyed the scenery. All those hills and trees. Very scenic. One positive, though qualified by the standard of opponent, Shelvey. Also, Hoddle is annoyingly perceptive.