Lighthouse

Have Colback and Reed challenged for a header yet? We need to be careful not to set off some sort of thermo-nuclear reaction.

How predictable was that.

Get used to it. It was very easy to have a good day when we were in the bottom half and most of the teams around us were crap. I wouldn't expect more than one or two of our rivals to drop points each week. Get your Man City shirts on tomorrow.

Ball bags

I swapped him out for Aguero because I already had three Chelsea players and I wanted to put Hazard and Cesc in midfield. I've got Sanchez, Austin, Aguero, Fabregas, Hazard and Kane up front. That's usually good for a few points.

Amazing how hopeless Leeds have been for such a prolonged period of time. A club that big with such a large fan base should be Premier League top 6 really. They're hovering just above the Championship drop zone and losing at home again right now.

Is anyone else watching Soccer Saturday? They've been showing the same feature on Pulis on a continuous loop for about 20 minutes now.

I'm not sure if that's our bench or theirs.

It seems to lack any particular motivation and direction. Just a load of random jokes and sketches cobbled together, none of which are particularly funny.

Marsdinho - You have the right to free speech. Verbal, Tim and Fry have the right to call you a dumbass. That's how it works.

Except we've moved on from that particular brand of idiocy. Islam has not. I'm not denying other religions have issues with homophobia but few persecute the gays quite as violently as Islam. It is a capital offence in many Muslim countries. No other country murders people for their sexual orientation.

I was unfortunate enough to know a Pompey fan in 2008. After a lot of Cup gloating I rose to the bait and said, "Yeah well in 5 years you will be in the Championship!" Which is of course ludicrous because they were actually in League 2 I suppose it doesn't count because I said it not him but I think it's worth a mention. There is also that angry bald guy on the Arsenal Fans TV channel who was angrily shouting about being beaten by a s**t team... which was now three points above Arsenal with a far better GD.

I'd agree with that team but I would take a draw. Newcastle put in a decent showing at Stamford Bridge and we never do well at SJP (Our last win up there anybody?) 8 points from Chelsea, Utd, Arsenal, Newcastle (a) and through to the cup 4th round. I think most teams would take that, even City and Chelsea (ignoring them playing themselves obviously).

This basically. What's the point in putting all our best players out for 90 minutes and busting a gut trying to get a 3 or 4 nil? It was a cold, windy, midweek game against a tough Championship team with players injured and rested. A professional job IMO.

Tadic was moving okay then.

Nothing, I wouldn't have started Fonte at all.

I'd pretty much agree with that to be honest. If Fonte picks up a knock we've really got issues on Saturday.

Forster Lawro. FoRster. 6 weeks for Victor then.

That's a brilliant team goal.

Ooooooh matron! Let's not panic just yet, the first 20 minutes against Sunderland were sh*te too.

BBC probably wishing they had Spuds Burnley instead.

Victor going for a Hull there. Obviously not left footed.

Since nobody else has started one. COYR!!

That only really rules him out for Newcastle then, with Swansea touch and go at the start of February. I'm sure we can cope at SJP with Wanyama and Cork.

Glad to see Pelle being rested. He would have been knackered on Saturday if he had played tonight.