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The step up to the Premiership is a huge leap for managers of his background but he showed that he was up to it after a baptism of fire. I think calling him mediocre is harsh and I certainly wouldn't judge him by his time at Reading.

I guess we are all envious of the money and the ability to pull fit women, but the thing that irritates me about Brand is the narcissism.

There is no such thing as a false position. The only position that means anything is the one you are in after the 38th game. All the rest is just jostling for position.

I'd like to see him at a club like QPR when Harry gets sacked. He deserves another shot in the Premiership and with the right backing I am sure he would do well.

I seem to remember someone called Anthony Wedgewood-Benn changing his name to Tony Benn so that he could be taken seriously as a socialist. I can see why people don't take Brand seriously though. It is easy to preach from a position of privilege. He is entitled to spend his money as he wishes but could still lead a comfortable life and use his wealth to help the underprivileged. Words are cheap - actions speak louder than words.

Pochettino also inherited a good squad, does that make him less of a manager? Back to back promotions was no mean feat and if he hadn't have been sacked I think he would have had continued to be a good manager for us. I was upset when Pardew was sacked but I can't fault NA and hope he gets another chance in the Premiership soon.

The party system is a mess and failing us. We need more strong independent voices in Parliament. I am no fan of Brand but if he really does want to change the system then that is where he needs to be - and many more like him.

If you dropped every player after making one or two mistakes you would struggle to put a team out. What message does it send out if you drop players for making errors? That you have to play safe all of the time and not take any chances. Koeman is no mug and has done a good job so far. I think it is fair to say that he knows what he is doing.

Not really. Farage didn't bite and just sat back and let Brand make himself look silly. There was one small section when some of the audience got lively and a guy suggested that Brand should stand for Parliament (Brand just replied that he didn't want to turn into one of them which was a total cop out). I agree with Lord Duck about the dumbing down of the programme. It really needs revamping big time.

WTF???

Just watched last week's Question Time and was looking forward to the fireworks between these two but it turned into a damp squib. Brand seemed to lose his nerve after he was slapped down by the ladies and Nige seemed to be happy to sit back and let him hang himself.

I hope he gets another chance in the Premiership. Reading wasn't a good career move for him.

Nils Lofgren on the live acoustic version of Keith Don't Go is superb. Also, although not a guitar solo the guitar parts on the Yes track Gates of Delirium by Steve Howe are awesome.

Best three - Greg Lake, The Pogues and Slade.

But then we will sack Koeman and get Hoddle in and all will be fine.

He is earning a lot more money no though - unless he is getting paid for minutes on the pitch

I thought we had progressed from the rack and the thumbscrews to truth serums etc? Clearly not.

We are all entitled to our opinions and I don't think that Yoshida is good enough at the level we want to play at. I am not alone but clearly RK thinks he is better than Gardos. Yoshida made a howler last night that he managed to get away with and you can bet you will get one of those at least a match. Our form tends to dip when he plays. Sorry, not a fan. 4th choice for me.

Apart from City we have only lost matches by the odd goal. Still a loss I know but the margins are very narrow. We are a decent team.

And were are one of the best team in the Premiership. Let that sink in for a while.

Rooney was rubbish as were most of United last night. I don't think it was down to how Yoshida played to be fair.

I thought we have already offered him a new contract?

You would like to think that they would go right back to the beginning and double check everything in the case, including the evidence of all of the Tapas 7 and the McCanns.

He is a PL player, but in my opinion he is more of a QPR/Crystal Palace level player.

I am not a Yoshida fan but he wasn't too bad last night. He was caught knapping on the ball in the penalty area and he does tend to lose concentration at times but as a 4th back up CH he is ok. When I see his name on the team sheet though I always worry and I really do not think he is consistently good enough if we are looking for a top 6 place. I am very surprised that he keeps Gardos out of the team and it makes me wonder why we bought him if he is no better than Yoshida.