Greenridge

"They are the three goalkeepers we've got now and I do not anticipate another goalkeeper coming in during this window." http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/8378800/Nigel-Adkins-has-ruled-out-signing-another-goalkeeper-in-the-January-transfer-window

You've just said the same on the Butland thread. Even though it's a new year you still appear as boring and tiresome as ever Walter.

Steve Clarke said this was the case with all season-long loans in a post-match interview. Whether that was specific to Prem-to-Prem loans rather than outside the Prem he didn't say.

Several very positive reports in various media of Adkins tactical approach to the game.

Be nice if a few put their hands up, there were plenty of nay-sayers when it comes to Yoshida. He's settling-in now and hopefully continues in the same manner.

A good friend of mine played with Budgie and he was most definitely madder than a box of frogs.

It's part of their insurance requirements

I played snooker with Ken, on and off for many years as an opponent in the social leagues and got to know him well. A lovely guy and very competitive. A real shame to hear of his passing.

...........and Henning Berg's been sacked by Blackburn after 10 games.

My bad I didn't see the deflection off the hand, I thought it went in the roof of the net. Still, the right result!

Keeper had no chance, great pen SRL.

Good to hear, a nice touch. Goes against the grain for Cortese and his anti-history agenda.......apparently.

It was disgraceful, apparently, well maybe 50/50 disgraceful.

If I don't find out exactly how long he will be out for (+/- one week) it will ruin my Christmas completely.

Robbie Savage predicted Reading, QPR and Wigan to go down on BBC Breakfast this morning.

It's not a matter of what I think. Using the term 'disgraceful' as you did in that context can only be inferred that it was an intentional and malicious act. Make your mind up.

But did you not say it was 'disgraceful'? Surely that can only be the case if it was intentional? If it was unavoidable it can't be described as 'disgraceful' surely.

Are there any known cases of a professional footballer dying from being hit on the head by a football?

Seems you're basing that on the result not the performance, according to those that watched the game.

Listening to Matty Holland and Crooks then Liverpool could and should have been at least 3 up inside 20 minutes, it was one-way traffic even after a the first two from Villa. These things happen....it's football.

I have a vision of someone stamping their feet and going red in the face almost to the point they can hardly get enough breath to ball their eyes out.

You're of course right Rob. May be it should have been phrased 'can we call speculate....'

Only a handful of people - NC, NA, JP, his agent etc - would know the answers to these questions.

You said we could only have ONE signing so I looked at where we are most exposed and that's CB. In all the other positions we can find someone to fill the spot but at CB we have Jos and that's it basically. As I said I'd like 3.

Somewhere along the line I think Puncheon has had a moment of realisation that his stop-start career is maybe down to him and for whatever reason he's decided to really knuckle down. Long may it continue, he's certainly gone up in my estimation. Even at the Norwich game where it didn't go as well for him he never stopped trying. I'm a convert.