S-Clarke

Massive game for Spurs, if they lose this Arsenal can confirm 4th with a win on Tuesday - big incentive for Arsenal there as well! Amazing how tight the bottom half is, a few weeks ago Stoke were dead in the water. Now they're 10th.

Stop biting! He knows that, he's just trying to wind up.

Positive news. Hope he makes a full recovery.

You can't be serious?

Odd, Wigan win an FA Cup which has no bearing on the league, and all of a sudden this thread comes a live with the usual nutter. Fair play to Wigan, but Man City were atrocious, that was unacceptable from 1 to 11 from them. That was probably an even worse showing than when they played us, and that's saying something! Cracking day for Wigan and a seriously deserved win, but complacency and lethargy reigned king in the Man City side today.

He'd add to any of the top 4 IMO.

I'd love him, reality is that he's now in the bracket of ''Top European strikers'' and will fetch upwards of £20m for the Vill, therefore totally out of our market. They will sell in the summer, that's for sure.

I just signed up on their website and popped in my viewing card number, my BT account details etc, and it confirmed my order.

No surprise in the grand scheme of things, he's in remission now but clearly not in a condition to ever play at the top of the game anymore. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2321729/Aston-Villa-captain-Stiliyan-Petrov-retires-football-battle-leukaemia.html He looks so different now, and it really puts everything into perspective to be honest.

Think that's the non-HD channels. I've also got it on 413 and 414 on my TV.

I believe we're approaching the time of the year where we can get excited whenever we see Itchen_Dan post... He saves us all the time of trawling twitter Your work doesn't go unappreciated itchen...!

It's BT's own version of Sky Sports, basically. They will have their own channel numbers on the Sky planner (415 and 416 iirc). So they're basically just 2 additional HD channels added to your sky subscription free of charge, if you have BT broadband at the moment.

Just (after a few attempts to be fair) managed to order it. Have standard BT ADSL 5mb and Sky, and still got it for free - so it's not just limited to infinity customers as some outlets seem to be suggesting. Also, worth bearing in mind that it resets your BT contract period for another 12 months.

He's a top, top player by the way. He's a Zabeleta style full back. I like Clyne and think he's been top notch, but we're clearly losing Richardson in the summer and we need proper competition back there. No harm in this what so ever. Squad depth is something which has been shown up this year, so if we're boosting the ranks at this level already, then that's a good sign.

Ah yeh, I can see clearly where MP has been quoted as saying that. Clearly. You're a nutter!

Don't think Everton will go, but they may well slip to mid-table. I'd worry if I was a Fulham fan, a very old squad and not much financial clout to rebuild in the summer. Could be a hard one for them next year.

Altidore, really? What's he up to these days anyway? Didn't he have that completely forgettable spell with Hull a few years back?

I think we'll genuinely progress next year (if we stay up, obviously...but we're as close as we can be right now!) I see us as one of the most progressive teams in the country right now - right up there with Swansea. I'd look to emulate what they've done this year and I honestly believe it's then only going to go from strength to strength for us. The difference between us and the rest is, IMO, finance. We have the scope to continue adding to our side and also secure our best young players to long-term contracts. I look at squads such as Fulham, West Ham, Stoke, Norwich for e.g. and see an aging squad with no real youthful foundation to it, and I don't think any really have the financial clout to replace all those aging players straight away. They'll probably buy enough to continue muddling along in mid-table, but I think we've got a real opportunity to over take all those sides. The bonus with us is that we already have a nucleus of fantastic young talent, there's no denying that. Cork, Morgan, Clyne, Shaw, Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse - brilliant young players, will only get better and will grow with this club. Sprinkle a little bit of international class in and around them and you have the basis of a fantastic premiership squad. I think we could become as strong as Villa were 4 or 5 years ago, but believe we have the clout to sustain it whereas Villa couldn't and had to start selling. I'm genuinely excited for the future, and I don't think our football club has ever been in such a good position both on and off the field as it is at the moment.

It's alright, something positive has happened tonight, so it's an alpine free zone. Until we lose the next game.

Also, I remember saying at the start of the season that Dwight Tendalli was a poor signing for Swansea. I take that back, and he can have a drink on me after tonight.

I see that as a possibility, but I just don't think Wigan have the required quality to be honest. They're missing so many players now it's untrue.

True, he's a funny player. Came to us with a pretty big fanfare, and his first couple of performances were really promising Then for whatever reason, he just stopped being picked. I don't think he's rubbish, I think he's got alot to his game to be honest. I saw him in the Liverpool U21 game at St Mary's a few months back, and he did stand out as a pretty decent player (although he probably should at that level!) Still hope we persevere with him. Difference with him and Gaston, is that Gaston has had genuine playing time but hasn't really delivered consistently. I don't think anyone can really say Mayuka has had a poor season because he hasn't been given a chance. I think as a fan base, we still don't really know what sort of player we have!

To be fair, at least Wigan have given Kone playing time. It's hard to make any judgement on Mayuka to be honest.

I reckon we're already safe, but there will be a big rubber stamp against our name come Sunday night.

Yep, it's not like this is a non-game for Arsenal. It's a massive one for them. They will quite simply have too much attacking quality for them. I think they may try and hold out for a draw, but anyone on 39 and above is now a PL team next year. I don't think I'm being arrogant either, as that's assuming we don't even pick up another point.