Big Ron fan

I predict an unexpected 5-way fight for the title with Spurs coming out on top. Bournemouth will be shocking but several teams will be in the mix for the other places. 5 managers likely to depart from their clubs: Marsch, Parker, Lage, Tuchel and Rodgers. Lavia to be the pick of our generally successful new boys. The final table: 1 Spurs 2 Man Utd 3.Liverpool 4 City 5 Arsenal 6 Newcastle 7 Chelsea 8 West Ham 9 Villa 10 Palace 11 Saints 12 Leicester 13 Forest 14 Brentford 15 Brighton 16 Leeds 17 Fulham 18 Wolves 19 Everton 20 Bournemouth

More likely the lack of fit (competent) full-backs

Welcome back Alpine

Can someone please move this discussion on the relative merits of women's football to another thread?

Good

Criterion

Cedric's cross was so shit that it wasn't a goal scoring chance

Beat me to it

Caught in possession

My guess: Forster Ramsey Bednarek Vestergaard Bertrand Jankewitz JWP Djenneppo Armstrong Ings Adams

It will only be 1 game - not violent conduct

Ralph Ball Adkins

That is the case for directors and certain others, but not employees. Saints will only be paying the PAYE/NIC when the players are actually paid.

Mickey Evans

I don't know if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but I was listening to the radio commentary and they got word (before the final decision was made I think) that the lino had said he flagged for handball by Aguero. The ref (who I accept is generally useless) went over to say that he had a clear view that it wasn't handball, but to check if the lino was sure it wasn't offside and the lino said it wasn't, hence the goal was given. Although they are not meant to do so, you'd have thought the 4th official would have told them it was offside, as he must seen a replay during the long time it took to finally reach a decision. If the above is true, it would mean that in this instance the main fault was with the lino.

In order (over the last 50 years, top division only) Worst - Davenport Vestergaard Caulker Hoedt Thank goodness two of them were loanees. Unfortunately, the other two were effectively bought to replace Fonte and van Dijk.

Danny Fox? Kelvin?

I'm not. Well said.

Agreed

Sorry, forgot Gabbi's second at Wembley - has to be included somewhere

1. Pahars v Blackburn, late equaliser (3-3) in Great Escape season 2. Le Tiss 94th minute equaliser at the Dell v Newcastle in '97 under Souness, when we had been 2-0 down going into stoppage time - the hardest I've ever seen a ball hit 3. Rasiak at Derby in play-off semi 4. Long at Anfield 5. Armstrong v Man Utd - last minute winner in the Keegan overhead kick game

1993/4 is my favourite as well. The way Bally reinvigorated us after the despair of the Branfoot years, MLT in his prime, lots of exciting end of season games (e.g. 5-4 at Norwich). Other favourites are 1981/2 and the Championship promotion season under Adkins. I didn't see any of the second half of 83/4 unfortunately as i was abroad.

Based on recent transfer windows, my overall feeling is that if we in for them, then none of them are probably not what we need.

And me

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