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HT 0-2 and five Villa changes.

Any chance we could weadle Winks away from Leicester? Proven championship quality, solid experienced player, might struggle to get another PL gig.

When do they play us?!

All a bit academic now but are Leicester actually worse than us?

Dibling in the shop window. Will he step up today?

I posted a jocular reference in the Palace match thread to the 1976 semi-final at Stamford Bridge. Amazing to think it was 49 years ago this month. Little did the 15 year old me know that some of the younger fans around us, and indeed some that were just babes in arms that day, were already showing an interest in some day joining some sort of secret society that would, almost fifty years later, be able to foretell our every move. My moneys on Malcolm Allison in the hot tub with Mary Millington and the Silicone Piping.

Please, please, please, [t would surely be 'peak' Spursy to lose at home to the three no-hopers.

They were behind in 76 too.

Think Everton will be fine next year. Buy two or three of that standard and they will be back top half.

Are we boycotting the match thread?

I've got a promising young player to sell you, he's played a part-season in the PL for the worst team in the history of the PL. Despite looking good in parts he's struggled for consistency and in fact he's only scored two goals. I'd like to sell you one of the standout players in the Championship, he looks stronger and fitter than last season, has scored a dozen goals and has seventeen assists, and is a regular in the England u21 side. Option A we get money to buy (several) players for a promotion side but lose one of our genuinely PL standard players. Option B , we get a season of him in the Championship, if/when we go up we cash in (and swap our crown jewel for the 2020's version of Speedie and Dixon). B for me, but it's not my money.

Home against one of the weakest teams in the league, no Cf/striker, and three attacking midfielders. Seven defensive players. Anybody that bought a ST needs to have a word with trading standards.

My telly is just about to time out, cant be bothered to reach for the remote. And blissfully it has all stopped now.

2016, how the mighty have fallen. Forget the Derby points record, my thoughts are already on finishing above 'them' next season. I think I can safely say we have 'never' finished below BHA, Boscombe and Them all in the same season. Tick tock.

Tough gig for Ivan, he had to pick up the Relics of the RM years and not Meddle too much, shame we don't still have Che Adams Heart Mother to call on.

Went to both those games, CMFG and the 2-5, happy days. Ipswich have given it a good go this year and still have some sort of chance of staying up. We seem to be scoring one a game now but are still letting in two or three, or more. Loved the intro to last week's Guardian match report: When Eddie Howe called for a response from Newcastle after the bruising end to their nine-game winning streak last Saturday, he was aware the immediate task ahead was statistically the gentlest the Premier League can provide; perhaps destined to be the easiest in top-flight history. Results aside – an absurd combination of words in a sporting context – Southampton are no pushovers. They took the lead here for the third time in five league games. But they rarely draw and almost never win. Controversial, but I will go for a 2-1 or 3-1 to them.

Wasn’t a serious suggestion, personally couldn’t stand the bloke. Surprised that he got that Hull job but he seems to be making a go of it so good luck to him. No sightings of RM resurfacing anywhere yet?

Ruben Selles, football genius? If he had stayed, bought us back up (strongest squad in the league, no?), and not played RussBall for half a season where would we be now?

Poundshop Alcaraz?

One more for the GD

Weird Lallana can't get 15 minutes

You never get over scar tissue.

Burnley home, that might be more of a test.

Is this Swansea's regular team? Reminds me of the lge cup game against Stoke reserves.

Dearth Material to pick from TBF.