Saint_Ash

Looking Steve's stats I would say 72 points in the target to aim for to get to top 4, this will obviously be reduced if we manage to get some excellent wins against the usual big boys which we are more than capable of doing at home. This would need us to get another 47 points from 27 games. 16 more wins and we're there. Easy.

Looks like Ched Evans could get a nice warm welcome...

Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor: We are afraid to play at home and it's hard to understand what Pochettino wants Shame he hasn't got his translator anymore.

He likes banging the same drum every week with the hope we'll lose so he can do his told you so bit. Extremely tedious.

But not made up by the paper I think is the point. They probably print stuff they know is false but that doesn't matter if they have been told by their contact as they are just passing it on then.

Interesting. So based on that, our best 11 would be ----------------------Forster---------------------- Clyne--------Cahill--------Jagielka---------Baines Downing-----Henderson----Noble--------Sterling --------Berahino------------Austin----------------- Only two players not in the England squad there. Sod it, let's give it a go!

Some surprising inclusions there, have Lambert, Carrick or Walcott started a game all season?

Bit like Drogba with Chelsea really.

Really enjoyed that, not the usual rhetoric of "yeah they're doing well but will fall back down the table where they belong". I don't think we'll finish top 4 but nice of some football people not completely dismissing it.

Divine intervention?

Yep, I think Sakho has scored in something silly like 5 games in a row.

Getting JRod back in the team in January will be like the best January signing we can do in the window. Our players will start to get a bit knackered by then and, if fit, he can help keep us firing on all cylinders. The only reason we should sell him is if it is for stupid money and Koeman gets to spend it how he likes but I'd personally want him to stay as we'd struggle to find a better player to sign in January.

Winning the League Cup would be our strongest chance to get into the Champs League. And if people don't love a good cup win then there's something wrong with them, you will not feel the same euphoria "winning" 6th.

Cracking game tonight. Proper cup stuff.

unfortunately nothing on it though but damn happy with result!

We all are!

Fuuuuuuuuuuuucking get in!!!!

Oh dear, hope we are on the right side...

Great line up, long to get off the mark tonight in a 5 goal thriller, hopefully we're on the right end!

Saint_Richmond? Sorry, Tony, Never negative!

I don't think Leicester will go down, worse teams than them around.

If it's like our justice system, which I know it isn't with regards to jury etc, then this is a crime against the state and it has nothing to do with the family, the family will only get involved if it was a civil matter, which this is not.

Yep. First games Chelsea and arsenal. Great Christmas and New year.... If we get some points that is!

I'm sure that Koeman will pick the players suitable to match up against Stoke regardless of our thrashing of Sunderland. I heard somewhere that Sunderland were virtually an unchanged side from the one that easily beat Stoke 3-1. I never go for playing an unchanged team because of a decent win preceding the game, one or two tweaks could always be beneficial as playing a different side. Koeman will check the strengths and weaknesses of stoke and apply our team accordingly, I do think that will mean Wanyama coming in to stand up to Stokes bully boy tactics and Mane on the wing for that explosive pace. Either way it will be interesting to see what team goes out there.