Lighthouse

I remember that day too. Woke up to hear Bin Laden had been shot, flew out to Ibiza and Saints got promoted. The run in was mental. We won 13 of our last 15 games and still only just made it. I went to the Rochdale game too which we lost in the middle of that amazing run. Sat in traffic on the M5 and M6 for about 7 hours and only just made kick off, despite leaving early enough for a late afternoon in the pub. One the way home my mate said, "if anyone asks we spent the afternoon bumming each other. It's much less embarrassing." Pretty much summed up that trip.

7 rounds of Premier League fixtures remaining and 5 in the Championship, things are starting to take shape. At the bottom of the Prem I'd say the likes of Palace and Newcastle are pretty much safe with West Brom almost there. That leaves Sunderland Hull Villa Burnley QPR Leicester Out of that lot there is only really Burnley I'd want to stay up in particular, for family reasons. I almost want QPR to stay up just to prove that Redknapp isn't the great manager the media think he is. The rest I'm not bothered about. At the top of the Prem it looks like two from Bompey, Watford, Norwich and Boro to go up automatically. For me Bompey and Watford would be best as they are down South and grounds I've never been to. Also Bompey in the Prem It also looks like 2 more from Derby, Wolves, Brentford and Ipswich joining them in the playoffs. I'd quite like Brentford from that lot, again just for lols and because it's local. There only team I wouldn't want is Boro as I've been there already and it's a long drive (and a sh*t hole).

Had a stressful week Bear? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/naked-man-rampages-through-toys-5466122

Ramirez - Will probably get sold back to Italy at a knockdown price. Osvaldo - Probably another loan because nobody wants to get lumbered with him permanently Toby - Will probably have bigger offers and end up at Spurs or Liverpool Djuricic - Haven't seen anything from him to suggest he is worth keeping. Elia - Has done little since the Newcastle game. Wouldn't keep him. Clyne - Probably end up at Man U Morgan - Will probably also leave J Rod - We will probably be forced to sell if he doesn't sign a contract extension. Will probably go to Spurs. Boruc - Will leave on a free Mayuka - Probably another loan. He is likely to be on more money here than anyone else will give him.

He is a one man, multicultural internet society. Mandela would be proud.

I'm being called dim by a man who doesn't know what capital letters are. Clyne is not a wonderkid like Shaw. He is 24 and has a year left on his deal, we will probably get about £15m for him. Morgan I'd say is worth about £20m. £25m at an absolute push. JWP for £20m when he doesn't even start half our games.

We would probably get something like £40m for Morgan and Clyne if we were lucky. £5m for JWP as he is at the moment and £0 for Osvaldo. That's £40-45m for those four. I'm not sure if you were joking but £75m? Dream on.

I've never understood why players like Sneijder go and play for Turkish clubs. I'm assuming they are on pretty meaty pay packets but what good is that when the fans of every other club would quite happily murder you.

Not very often you score a goal and then walk FORWARDS for kick off. (Yes I'm exaggerating but only just)

Je suis Charlie

I've been thinking it for a while but seeing all the flak Pelle gets for his lack of form it annoyed me that Long gets off so lightly just because he runs around a lot and puts pressure on defenders. Pelle has show he can play well at this level, he is just badly lacking in confidence and form. Long has been lacking in form since his Premier League debut. 3 League goals this year, 7 last and 8 the year before and 8 again before that. If Pelle doesn't score again this season he will still have equaled Long's best ever season. I know strikers aren't all about goals but hold up play? Assists? Chasing is about all I've seen him offer.

I wont argue he is worse than Elia, who is on loan and therefore not much of an issue. Wouldn't keep him based on what I've seen so far. Tadic put in a lot of good performances earlier in the season, 4 assists in one game against Sunderland and seemed to be making us tick. If he can get his form back he can be an excellent player for us. Not sure how Mane is worse. He has put in some excellent performances despite being inconsistent. He also has 7 League goals to Long's 3 As I said, this isn't a knee jerk thing based on today's game.

I'd much rather we scored a goal. Like West Brom did.

I sense another frustrating game with Hull coming for a point. They will have Meyler suspended after he was sent off today at Swansea. Most of the team picks it's except the front 4. For me: Mane - JWP - Tadic Long

My judgement is that we have had an excellent season, to which Long has contributed very little. 2 goals against Leicester and 1 against Burnley. 1 League goal in the last 5 months, at home to Burnley. You honestly don't find that disappointing? I think a better player might have nicked a few goals away at West Brom, Burnley, Spurs, Everton, Villa, Arsenal or Liverpool. Or at home to West Brom. We've got the best defence in the Premier League. If we end up seventh in spite of that it will be utterly criminal.

Charlie Adam. Wow

I'd expect that kind of attitude from 'Orn but do you really think I'm a c**t because I don't rate a striker who's scored 3 goals this year?

That's nowhere near enough. I'll agree Chelsea was one of his better games but 'getting behind a defence' every now then just isn't enough.

So... the team who finished 2nd last season spends £50m sabotaging the team who finished 8th? They looked over their shoulders at Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd, then saw us back in midtable and decided we were the main threat? Liverpool bought those players because they were very good last season. Lovren only for 6 months but that's not the point.

Which part of "This isn't a knee jerk reaction to today's game".... ah f**k it Most of the other players on show today have put in decent performances this season, hence I'd keep them. Not been impressed with Djuricic and Elia personally but since they are loans it's not such a big issue. Long has never been anything other than a bottom half, 6/7 goal a season man throughout his whole career.

I would start the next match with Mane, JWP, Long and Tadic and see what that brings us.

I was massively underwhelmed when we signed him and he has done absolutely nothing to change my mind. This isn't a knee jerk reaction to today's game but I thought it was another typical Long performance. Energetic and a nuisance but there are no points for that. He can run around chasing defenders all day but he seldom looks like scoring and 3 goals against relegation fodder this season is a poor return for the best part of £12m. I know what people will say, he brings something different and wasn't brought in as a goal scorer. To me that's like signing a goalie who lets in a load of daisy cutters and claiming, "he wasn't brought in as a shot stopping type of 'keeper." He isn't creating chances either and we should be looking for someone better. If one of the promoted clubs offered us £6m in summer I'd take it.

Who's going to break it to him...

Emre Can will miss the next game then.

No Lukaku has got to be good news.