Sour Mash

What was disclosed about Puncheon's off-field problems? Point being, there really is nothing to be gained by MP bringing this up at all.

One of the most frustrating things in modern football, I was watching a game the other week when a player kicked it out because an opposition player had cramp!

MP said quite soon after he took over that Gazzaniga wouldn't be going out on loan as he's likely to learn more spending time training with his coaching team, than he would going out on loan to a lower club and potentially picking up bad habits. Or words to that affect.

I don't care if they like each other or not, it's basic professionalism.

And what's that got to do with Lambert shouting at Lallana about Hooiveld?

What about them?

What was the point in him saying it? What benefit could it have brought to the team?

Exactly that. Criminal that after all that money spent the likes of Hooiveld and Fox are still being called upon on a regular basis.

Look at Luke Shaw's appearance record while in the first team. And look at what was coming out of the club in the summer re our targets for this season.

It's obviously a joke.

You reckon NC will be content with being 9th?

Sorry, I may have misread, but did you ask what the likelihood of Shaw getting injured again this season was?

Shaw's own twitter post said he was available to play.

All true apart from your last sentence. Really can't see Azpilicueta being their left back for too long.

No, we're discussing what we think the club's policy should be towards the cups. Don't make up things to try and suit your own agenda.

No, the post that kicked this conversation off again, was the one from Lighthouse, he was talking about cups in general, which is what people are responding to.

What "forum truth"? I'm not sure what you mean.

Lighthouse thinks it'd probably get us relegated.

We will most likely be trying to do some business in Jan, but you don't shout about it from the roof tops, plus it is very hard to find any quality to come in without being completely ripped off in doing so.

SOrry, since when did playing a strong team in the cups mean having to play a side full of reserves every week? Absolute nonsense.

But surely they'd be better than a player that can't play because he's injured?

I'm not saying it would have helped yesterday's result, I'm trying to understand if Fonte is injured and can't play why he was on the bench ahead of Stephens or Turnbull?

Much easier to win a squad with an overall weak squad (circa 6 games), than finish in the top 6 with an overall weak squad (38 games).

If Fonte was injured, why not have Turnbull or Stephens on the bench?