Lighthouse

Don't forget the team that started the game was missing Fonte, Bertrand, Hoj, Cédric wasn't fit and I'd still expect a half decent signing who will put Long or Redmond on the bench. If was a long way from our strongest team. Hoj showed when he came on just how much one quality player can change a game. Remember those garbage performances against Newcastle and Everton at the start of last season? Second half was a lot better than that, not to mention home games against Villa, Sunderland and Stoke.

I'd bring Pie man, Hoj and Austin in for Cedric, JWP and Redmond personally.

Fairly standard journey with Southern Rail at the moment.

Different class to anyone on the pitch today. Gobsmacked he didn't start, would have won if he had IMO

I'll look on the bright side, we played better overall even before the red card, apart from 20 minutes or so after their goal when we really lost our rhythm. Decent performances by Virgil, Yoshi, Romeu and especially Hojbjerg. Redmond I was a little disappointed with, mainly in the first half. Long also, had one of his tried had but didn't look like scoring games. Tadic looked decent but I got the feeling only Hojbjerg was really on the same wavelength. Cedric fairly poor, so too Davis. In future PH has to start. We can have Davis and JWP in the middle. They're both too 'try hard, limited effect' to play together. Austin should have come on sooner I though. Fonte? If he's just not fit that really is criminal from him and the club. Fair enough he got an extended break from the Euros but to not get fit for the start of the season is unprofessional. I think we will be in the middle of a media/JM/Pogba/Zlatan Bukkake party on Friday and probably lose but I'm optimistic for the season.

In a car park behind an industrial estate in Wolverhampton.

Does anyone know much about Mazzarri? I thought Kinky Sanchez Flores did a decent job and will be a tough act to follow on relatively limited resources.

You're probably right regarding the racism. My point is we have no idea what was said and posted, so who are we say CAFC are wrong.

That may well be their next step if this bloke doesn't take notice of this warning. I don't get all the animosity directed towards CA over this. They've issued a warning to one fan over abusive language aimed at staff inside the stadium and inappropriate comments on a football forum and yet people who've never met the bloke or read what he posted are swarming to defend him. I think a few people are going to look a bit foolish if it turns out he was being racist, threatening violence against staff or something of that ilk.

You'd think Kat could afford a nicer dress than that. The fabric looks like the seat cushions on a bus.

I think it's fairly obvious. Goat boy wants to undress Kat.

Where have you seen the posted? I've only seen one letter posted online and it was posted to this guy. I agree with Bexy, unless we know exactly what was posted its hard to judge. For all we know it could have been threatening or libellous.

It is possessive. The thread belongs to the news. Anyway, good news obviously that Tadic is staying, although I think it's been on the cards since Koeman left.

We wouldn't sell him unless there was a suitable replacement already lined up.

Him and Wilkins. Adkins basically 'won' League 1 as nobody scored more points over his tenure after he has appointed. Especially when you consider how tough it was staying ahead of Huddersfield, I think we won 13 of the last 15 or something.

He was one ridiculous ref decision (at Boro) away from from winning 2 leagues in 2 years, yet lard continues with this baffling routine that he was terrible. Only making himself look stupid.

Maya - hee Maya - hoo Maya - haa Maya - Yoshida

He was last season but look how quickly players like Lambert and Holt dropped away around the same age. Swansea have cashed in while his stock is still high and that's not really a bad plan. I just hope Fonte, at a similar age, can maintain his form for another year.

4 goals in the first 7 months of last season, followed by 8 in the last 2. He's going to have to improve that.

That's what Palace are asking, they won't get it. Mané is better and younger but suffers from similar inconsistency.

I'm sure we had a youth team player who eventually played for them too. I was thinking Blackstock or Jake Thompson but they represented other Caribbean nations. I'll have a think...

There's a difference between thinking we will win and taking it for granted. If I had to guess I'd say low scoring draw personally.

Basically this, there's a reason the fees are similar. Bolasie, like Mané, is unplayable on his day but those days don't come around often enough. The age difference would pretty much explain Mané's higher price.

I'm surely Burley used to play Jermaine Wright on the LW from time to time and he's a free agent. Coincidence?!

Wouldn't mind so much if they just kept the buggers locked in after FT for 10 minutes, instead of closing the North car park to home fans half the time.