Danbert

I see the Grauniad is linking Michael Appelton with the West Brom job. What is it about that guy? Is he just amazingly attractive to chairmen or something?

Last season I wasn't convinced but he seems to be coming on in leaps and bounds. Now the third top English Premier League scorer behind Rooney and Sturridge, and looks to me like another player who's gained a yard or two of pace. Would be strange in my view if Lambert made the England party and he didn't.

No, no it's not, in fact, "Fratton Park is set to be alive with excitement." It must be such a laugh watching Conference standard football in what's left of an unmaintained fire trap whilst wearing a blue santa suit. I wish our club had such amazing traditions.

You, for **** stirring

He was relegated with Birmingham and damn nearly relegated with both Wigan and Sunderland.

He's a Championship manager and a bit of a Neanderthal. Every time he's managed in the Premiership it's been a disaster. Hull's wheels will fall off sooner or later. IMHO.

To be fair he's been quite careful just to say "big stadium" not "nice" or "great" or "state of the art" or any other obvious lie.

Wow - that's a statement of intent if true

This

Don't knock it, he's a freelance sports writer whose "writing credits" include... wait for it... Pompey Online.

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Pompey-ace-linked-Potters/story-19930952-detail/story.html#axzz2hlfYd9xU

Steven Davis turned out for Northern Ireland who lost 2-0 to Azerbaijan. They're now level on points with Luxembourg...

They're at home on Thursday against FC Gallen, currently fourth in the Swiss Super League behind Grasshoppers, FC Basel and the deliciously-named Young Boys. To me it sounds like the sort of fixture where you'd expect to be able to rest a few legs.

Always look forward to these - thanks Bearsy

He's also got factless' flair for a heart-string-tugging flowery sentence. All he needs to do is to break those horrible paragraphs down into nice sentences and he can be a proper member of the Pompey school of journalism.

Look at you quoting statute. You are Matthew Le God and I claim my free ride on Uncle Avram's Thai carousel.

"Not content to sit on their lead, Palace created plenty, albeit most of it from long range. The man of the match, Jason Puncheon, ran unopposed into the Sunderland half, before cutting inside and sending a low 25-yard drive fizzing inches wide." Grrrrr...

Hmmm Shrek?

That is a new low and a desperate one. It seriously reads like it was written by Rallyboy.

Ladies please, take it outside.

All the away fans can sing "we're not singing anymore"

The only thing that's strange about this to me is that we're loaning him out just after he signed a new contract.

There's a full list of all the English players starting in the Premier League last weekend here: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/20/premier-league-english-talent-margins By my reckoning about 10% of them came through our academy...

Watching the Hull game, it would be a travesty if Steve Bruce isn't sacked very soon.

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