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Who the f**k is this clown.

Mick Channon.

Nolan, even you, pal, must know what the EU means - they principally mean the exit bill. The EU have been clear from one day that needs to be resolved -or specifically 'sufficient progress' be made before talk of trade can begin. No moving of goalposts then except in your head.

Sounds right.

More of a Ben Bradshaw.

They seemed to click when they played close to each other -Gabbi's goal run coincided with Tadic playing in the no.10 role (and JWP moving to the right). Tadic is a mystery: at times he looks like he could flourish in that position; at others, indeed often, he looks like a complete fish out of water there.

Next month or two? Behave. If he's not held down a regular place in the first XI by the end of the season, then it might be warranted to ask a few questions.

Couple of pints, cheerful wave, big grin, breezy walk, purposeful handshake, a choice one liner, big grin, cheerful wave, couple more pints. Rinse and repeat, David 'Davo' Davis-style.

He could be your base of the diamond/forward sweeper hybrid. That way, you can fit Longy, Austin and Gabbi up top and ping the ball to the backpost and bully the fullbacks. Remember football's about scoring goals and not conceding them.

Lemina seems a born shuttler.

You'll be calling for Puel to return next...

Like it or not, next summer (if not earlier) is going to be very turbulent: I fully expect VVD, Cedric, Bertrand and Tadic to be off.

He got booed quite a bit at Liverpool as well as at West Ham, at least in the opening stages of the game. What really made the difference was the couple of goals he got at West Ham and the very fast start the team made in the league as we scored plenty of goals and occupied the top spots. Not hard to imagine how this time might be different.

The boo boys are going to absolutely love it.

They've not been to Stoke yet.

Dream on, dream on With a hole in defense you'll never get van dijk you'll never get van dijk.

We got what we've been demanding for the last 4 years -that is, to have a window without any sales. Alone worth 8/10.

Edit

There used to be a time when Uncle Les was fiercely and vocally opposed to loaning out youngsters.

Why? Lots of people were clamouring to sign him in 2014 and were delighted when we got him in 2015 after Morgan left. Remember in 2014 he had played in a World Cup side that finished third. With hindsight people are quick to draw parallels with the signings of Elia and Martina as Koeman idiosyncratic pet signings but they are spurious. Just go back and check his announcement thread at the time.

Highly likely that VVD is staying - question is now whether he goes in Jan or next summer.

Do we still have the best pool of midfielders in the league? Maybe Clasie is like Pete Best or Stuart Sutcliffe, the Fifth Beatle.

Jean-Pierre Papin #oldschool