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Pompey have conceded. Now losing 2-1 to Reading with six minutes left...

One of my all-time favourite Alpine moments. Lamenting our business (Lovren, Wanyama, Osvaldo) while lavishing praise on Norwich and wanting us to follow suit. Norwich went down and we came 8th.

Lewis Grabban does a runner from the Norwich team hotel and gets a train south to force through a move to Bournemouth after a third bid was turned down by the Canaries. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3210635/Norwich-striker-Lewis-Grabban-goes-AWOL-team-hotel-Capital-One-Cup-snub-bid-force-Bournemouth-return.html Madness...

Lewis Grabban does a runner from the Norwich team hotel and gets a train south to force through a move to Bournemouth after a third bid was turned down by the Canaries. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3210635/Norwich-striker-Lewis-Grabban-goes-AWOL-team-hotel-Capital-One-Cup-snub-bid-force-Bournemouth-return.html

Quite enjoying West Brom making everything public and playing the whole transfer out as they are. It's interesting. Either WBA keep showing Spurs up with their offers and subsequent rejections, before getting the money they want, or, they stand firm very publicly. Wonder how it'll pan out... (I still think they will sell when they get to £25m)

I like what I've seen so far. Maybe needs to chill out or he'll accumulate cards rapid-time, but he's useful - especially at £5m. Strong, good positional discipline, good range of passing, bit of a unit who puts himself in for everything. Looks to help his teammates. Happy to 'hold the fort' but can get forward from time to time. Looking forward to seeing him and Wanyama joined in midfield by Clasie.

They have to want to stay, basically. Many don't - for reasons stated above.

Pretty much! I don't see it, and I think it'd need to be someone who finished above us last time out - with guarantees of starts - to derail it.

Voetbal International report that Virgil van Dijk wants to seal a move to a Premier League club this week: http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/week-van-de-waarheid-voor-virgil-van-dijk.htm

Can you stop taking it off-topic please? I was sharing an Instagram post... ;-)

In other Instagram/VVD-related news...

Matt Targett going for Mr. Charisma 2015.

Didn't Tadić get more assists in that three-month period than Lallana did in the whole season prior to his move to Liverpool? Fairly sure I've seen that stat a few times. Not saying he's better or worse, but he obviously has the ability to be on that level (or better) on his day. Let's hope he can get back to that soon.

Those who have tickets must pick them up between 12:00 and 17:00 from this location: http://www.scandichotels.com/Hotels/Denmark/Herning/Scandic-Regina/#.VdrzP3h-_q0

Hope his blood issue isn't anything too concerning or serious, but it should be put before football. Explains the limited playing time. It'd be good to see Dušan back to his best soon, but not worth taking risks with really.

Defensively sound, offensively predictable. Never looked likely to score in open play. My match highlight was a photo I took pre-match. Says it all. Here it is.

Fair point. It's almost like he's actually... oh never mind.

He's just the hockey man... But really, as the others said, lame thread.

Noah Liebherr rearing his head again...

It's spreading...