Lighthouse

Cork, Romeu, Bertrand and Hojbjerg all have an attitude problem? Boufal was not a regular for Lille?

Ashton gate isn't that big, although I've just remembered Hillsborough, that'll probably be there.

I thought there was some rule about having only one venue in each city? Good shout on Murrayfield though, if the egg chasers let them borrow it.

I reckon the certainties would be: Wembley Mill. Celtic/Hampden O/T Anfield SJP Villa Elland Road Stadium of Light Windsor Park Aviva (Dublin) Then 5 more from any number of places. At a guess I'd go with City Ground (Notts) Riverside King Power St Mary's Tynecastle

Incidentally this will be 3 World Cups Mexico has hosted since we last had one, not to mention USA's second. Surely we're due one next, even if it's UK and Ireland or something.

You'd think so but that would be enforceable once you get to the knockouts and the winners of the Mexican group are playing the runners up on the New England group etc. It's like Poland/Ukraine 2012 on an even larger scale and getting from Donnet'sk to Wroclaw was bad enough.

It's a bit far but I do agree things like this need to be punished. Instant 1 year ban for using a phone and 5 years for drink driving, IMO.

So the next world cup goes to Mexico, Canada and USA. Bit of a f**k you to the fans, trying to get between Vancouver, NYC and Mexico City to watch games.

What’s the name for the disorder where you’re obsessed with proving to everyone that you’re right all the time, even when it’s blatantly obvious the person you are arguing with is deliberately being wrong, just to waste your time?

Doesn't rule him out. If he is genuinely unhappy he can still go back there on reduced (but still massive) wages.

Alpine must be wondering just how obvious he can make his trolling and still get bites on here.

A delusion solely held by the fans. Just because that’s what we achieved last year, it doesn’t mean that’s our target. This summers transfer window will be the true indicator of our ambitions.

I've never got this logic. I presume your saying VAR would be used to keep the games as even as possible, so if a team is 2-0 down and concedes a penalty it's more likely to be overruled to keep the game 'alive'. I think this would ruin the credibility of the sport. We already have people furiously shouting, "how has the ref not seen that!?" without VAR. If an obvious incident is missed even after 3 replays, such as the goal Carroll conceded against Spurs, Lampard against Germany or Henry's handball against Ireland, it would be massively damaging for football.

The shoulder panels look disjointed, like they hadn't been lined up correctly when it was sewn together and the flybe logo was just awful. Tacky plastic and again it didn't line up properly with the edge of the stripes. Why go 2/3rd of the way through the stripes at either side and not just have a plain white space going all the way through. To each their own but I thought it was crap.

If they start playing meaningless friendlies, they wont be able to.

Not as bad as the Poortvleit/Pardew kit, which was just terrible on many levels. It was quite the metaphor for our worst season in recent history.

And you care because...

Where has this conspiracy come from that everything is just for the benefit of 'the big six'. Other players at other clubs play the same number of games and will be equally fatigued. If anything this will benefit clubs like Saints who don't have anywhere near the depth of squad as those above them.

Been saying that for ages. Make each half 35 mins of 'in play time' (or whatever the average is, rounded up to the nearest 5). When the clock turns 70, play continues until the ball goes out of play, then FT.

Looks pretty amateurish, like 2 kits sewn together at the front. Why not have the stripes go all the way up? Also the widened stripe around the UA logo looks like it was drawn by a 5 year old. I'll pass thanks, may be tempted by the away shirt if it's decent.

Don’t care, so long as people like Mourinho stop moaning about fixture congestion. This has been done before but I’d be happy to see a month long break and finish the season a month later. Have some nice warm away days with better weather and pitches.

Right up until the point his agent told him he could get a move to Man Utd but they weren't the least bit interested, so he moved to West Ham instead for more money.

I don't see why we couldn't match their wages. Everton have a massive wage bill and catch keep heaping more and more onto it, indefinitely. Likewise Leicester will have seen a big inflation in their wage bill after winning the league and the signings they made. All depends who is serious and who actually makes him a decent offer.

There's no doubt he has the talent and can unlock any defence with a few tricks and turns. I certainly hope he stays, needs to work on his fitness and decision making though.

I think there's a large element of truth in this. Our complete lack of adventure over the last 2 years has flattered our defence somewhat. When Hughes came in and tried to play with a bit of purpose we immediately started shipping 3 goals a game.