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You could also argue that he hasn't really been given a consistent run in the team. I've always liked Long, unsettles defenders when he plays because of his direct running. I think he's on 8 or 9 goals for the season in all comps, and given his somewhat bit part role for most of the season, I don't think it's a bad return.

That one from Joe Hart should get it, I have no idea how he saved that. The power on his wrist to get that over the bar, incredible.

2-2

2-1.

Two.

Bit of a blow for Swansea not having Ki available, he's been v important in their midfield.

Yeah I thought that! Nice one Mane! Great video though, spine tingling stuff. It's got me pumped for next sunday already.

Amazing news on Clyne, I felt this was ''next'' on the list after the comments that started to come out next week. I think any move for Toby will just linger in the background for a while, but maybe the club just feel they need to go out and replace him rather than wait around for what may be. Morgan - expected. But to spurs, no - not expected. If that's his only choice, you'd hope he just sticks it out here. Not expecting him to sign a new contract, but going to Spurs would be such a pointless move for him.

It wasn't a bad game to go into really, what you want to see from a loanie like Djuricic is to turn a game we're chasing, which he hasn't had the chance to do yet. If there is an opportunity to loan him next season, I wouldn't be against that. But in no way what so ever would I shell out the £9m agreed fee on him based on what we've seen.

This really has been a tremendous bit of PR exercise by the club. Has raised our profile somewhat as well. Excellent work, give whoever came up with this idea a bonus!

Yeah these comments confuse the **** out of me as well, someone at the game yesterday said that our new shirt was awful, the worst he'd seen in PL time. I mean, what do people expect? Multicolored stripes? Red and white stripes vertically, diagonally? I mean come on, we're red and white stripes, we have a red and white striped kit. What's awful about that exactly I'll never know.

Why are you defending toe-punt? He was poor at the time, but I held my view that he was a good player going through a rough patch. That didn't stop the incredibly embarrassing OTT posts as above and from others. What people seem to forget is that he was a young player, coming into a foreign country in the middle of a very hard PL season. He had a dip, but so did a few others. The way he's come out of that dip shows to me that he's adjusted and he's playing to the ability I could see from the start. I'm not just saying that either, from the start you could see that he had real quality in his game - but he's the sort of player that can become erratic, like most wide players. I think the best way to describe him is someone who can be damn frustrating, but the only player in our squad capable of doing something downright outrageous. And those sorts of players are hard to come by. I wasn't picking on toe-put just because of that thread, but in a few other threads he had a heated argument with me that he wasn't good enough - conference level I think he called it. It's interesting to see that he hasn't posted since Mane's form turned.

I may be wrong on this, but going by Football manager - which to be fair, is usually pretty solid on release clause figures/contract values etc......Toby has a 13 million euro hard release clause, so if they do recall him then he can go for 13m anyway - i'd still pay that. I think it's up in the air to be honest. I don't think he'll get the football he wants every week @ Madrid, may be wrong, but I think their current 2 of Miranda and Godin (and Jiminez as well) are outstanding. He'd be 4th choice CB (unless they know they're losing 1 of those 3..?) But if Madrid do then accept to sell him, I think we're in pole. You could say that Madrid do hold all the cards, they do in effect have the power...but player power can also talk, as we found. If he knows he's not going to be getting week in, week out football at Madrid then I can't see him accepting their decision.

Hi, How are things? Face still bright red?

I think that's Jake Sinclair...might be wrong though.

Thank **** that is over. What a load of over-emotional clap trap. Not even a word for Palace, not even a word. Sickening.

We just need City to do the biz tomorrow so we can go into Sunday worrying about ''what's above'' and see what we can do, rather than worrying about what's behind...

I doubt poor palace will get much talk here, even though they were truly superb. This is what happens when you have a sky channel full of scousers, utter trash. They've got Liverpool FC TV, so ****ing use that. We don't care.

Another LOLvren special today.

POTM to you!

Worth getting to be honest, if you can deal with the drones of Owen their buildup and coverage is good. The fletch and sav thingy they do on Saturday mornings from the days ''live game'' is a really good watch I think.

If there is one thing you can guarantee almost every season, without fail, is seeing Alpine get it spectacularly wrong once again. He's so consistent.

Yep, fair play to the ref! Oh so so happy with that result, it ****es on Sky's cringeworthy trash. They're in the bloody cop with the pundits ffs. Seriously, who cares.

Come on Palace, ruin the party.

To be fair, it's just the normal BT Sport guys. They brought out their 'big hitters' for their last PL game. They're all signed up to BT Sport in one way or another, pretty sure there wasn't anything to do with club affiliation with any of them.