S-Clarke

More luck than anything, IMO. Kane was flogged around in the summer in part exchange deals, as they couldn't afford outright transfer fee's.

To be honest, I didn't think he was as good as he's shown, his development has shocked everyone - but MP stuck with Soldado at the start of the season and Ade - and Kane was often in their 2nd string in Europe. I remember Spurs fans chanting at home games and even showing banners begging MP to play him in the league games, which he eventually did. Time will tell if this is a serious purple patch though. Players have had patches like this before in this league and then have vanished the following season. Next season is important for Kane, Spurs and MP - that's when everyone will be looking and judging on every single result.

He was always a little like that for us, he had more of a stable season last year....but he'd always miss a few chunks of the season with niggles and injuries. I don't see Lallana as someone you can rely to be available all season, for 90 mins most weeks. He's not that sort of player.

A lot of the Spurs fan's still aren't sure and I think next season will be the real tester for Poch. He's kind of steadied the ship after a poor start, but they still look set to end up with a lower points tally this season than they did under Sherwood last year. I think what people will expect is a overhaul if the squad, some of the players like Soldado, Paulinho etc all moved on - and once it's fully his team, we'll see how he deals with it all. I think it's fair to say that Harry Kane has probably saved their season this year though, and that was the same Harry Kane that Spurs fans had to beg MP to play. And Liverpool, well those media darlings can't do wrong. Apparently if they finish 5th/6th this year and win the FA Cup it's a season of progress. Is it, really? The one lesson they should learn from this season is not to let Brendan Rogers lose with their cheque book again. In the main, bar maybe 1 or 2 exceptions, his signings have been a complete mess since he joined them.

Morgan has 2 years, Clyne has 1. So we have more power over Morgan than we do over Clyne, that's for sure. Should still be able to get a top fee for Morgan, but don't believe it will be high as some are anticipating (£35m+, no chance)

lol. Luckily you post like this most weeks, and you're wrong most weeks.

Every bloody time he does this, switches the blame - yet the media pander to it. He is a washed up dinosaur who is no longer good enough to manage at this level, he's old skool and the game has moved on. The amount of money he had, not just transfer fees - but wages, should have enabled him to put together a better team than he managed. It just seemed like the normal job of cobbling together a load of has-beens on huge wages, no imagination and no management really needed there. I still believe that with the likes of Isla, Taarbat, Austin, Vargas, Phillips etc they should be doing a lot better....but he couldn't get them playing at all. They look much better under Ramsey for what it's worth.

I wouldn't have thought he'd be part of the full normal training if i'm honest. I reckon, what RK was referring to, was that he'd be back to some resemblance of ball training - albeit light. There's no way, after a year out, that he'd be able to do the same structure as the current squad. He'll probably get some U21 games over the next few weeks, and I think we could probably see him involved in the full training in about 3 or so weeks, and then another week of that until he plays.

Shaw had about 4 years left on his contract. Clyne has 1. I wouldn't expect anymore than £15m tbh.

That S-Clarke fella talks some sense.

Ridiculous post. What do you want us to do exactly? Top 10 is pretty much where we are.....Top 6 is the aim, but anything other than that is a little too much - especially a sustained attempt. You may be following the wrong club as your expectations are completely skewed. I'm not entirely sure how a top 6 finish can be seen as false promise. For us, that is an amazing achievement. If we finish top 6 for the next 10 years, then sign me up for a 10 year season ticket thank you very much.

I think he'll be loaned out next season. No idea if he's ready for the PL though.

I don't think that's the case what so ever. Dujuric has actually come out with a quote along the lines that he expects to go back to benifca, as it's such an 'important' club. Whereas Gaston has never wanted out of here massively, he just doesn't suit this league full stop. Don't have a clue what Djuricic is all about to be honest. Not seen enough.

Don't open that can of worms! For what it's worth, I think that is a place in it's own right - so it doesn't affect the country's current allocation. And WHU, top of the fair play league, what???

I think they only brought it back once we had the electronic turnstiles in place (which still seem to confuse some people!!!!) - that way, if you haven't paid your card is disabled full stop.

All this Pelle hate is a little bit tedious, and incredibly over the top. He is a good player, he wouldn't have already scored 12/13 goals as he has if he wasn't a good player. And poor players don't have the ability to score that overhead he did against QPR. He isn't a great player, but he's a good player. More than good enough for us. He's struggling with form, as a lot of top strikers do over the course of the season. The most important thing for me is that Koeman trusts him, he knows him better than any of us, so I judge his decisions over the whines on here.

Epic game. Benteke was like a man possessed tonight.

I'd be tempted to do that, if we're honest we shouldn't need 2 'holding' midfielders for this game. Just throw the attack at them.

Bring back the Intertoto Cup.

Yes

Atrocious is putting it lightly.

Is it Gerrards birthday? Can't say I've heard that mentioned anywhere yet! Who'd have thought it.

That's got to be the target now, for me that would just cap an amazing season. What a way to stick 2 fingers up to Lallana, Lovren and MP. The home game against Spurs is HUGE.

I love the Championship for these end of season nerve-shredders. Such a competitive league with a lot of quality. I did fancy Derby as nailed on, but they're totally lost their way. Play offs for them now at best. It's 2 from 4.....Norwich, B/mouth, Boro, Watford. My personal preference would be Bournemouth and Boro, 2 good sides who play the right way. I'd like to see Watford come up via the playoff's. Exciting end to the season though for the neutral! Reminds me of our L1 run-in, where we were being relentlessly hunted by Huddersfield. Sunderland need to go, that club needs to be flushed out and they need to start again, every season is the same and it's boring watching them. QPR, everything that is wrong with modern football in terms of the money they ****ed up the wall on players. I'd like to see WBA go, but they won't - that's more of a personal preference than anything football related.