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Can't see why it would affect them at all, apart from not having him available to play.

Puts it in perspective, doesn't it. What was the pub Peter Rodrigues managed after he retired? In Totton, I think.

I also often wonder what they even got paid in the Paine/Davies/Chivers era. They always seemed to have to carry on working when the club put them out to grass, usually running a pub iirc. Christ, how things have changed.

The ref gifted two goals plus that weird decision at the end of the first half when kevin friend fell over. There must have been some injury time to play, and we were actually, for a few moments there, looking like we might just grab an equaliser on the stroke of half time, which would have knocked the stuffing out of them and probably ended with us winning the game. That said, we were poor last night and bournemouth played very well. If we'd got anything from that it would have been a travesty, tbh.

I was yelling for him to play in that overlapping run towards the end, but he did exactly what you said; played it back into a safe area we were never going to threaten from. All in all, a plsspoor performance, including from the ref.

We're starting to look desperate now. Some awful passing.

Giedroych. Perkins. Toksvig. Calman. I rest my case.

I find it impossible to watch him or listen to him. I can only think he's got something on one of the bbc top brass, there can't be any other explanation for his continued presence onscreen. Utter pillock.

Priceless.

Yes, I noticed that. I'm not suggesting he should have stayed on, just that him going off was a pretty big turning point.

I only saw the second half, but going on that we were well beaten. Long going off was the coup de grace.

Yes, hazard is due one and probably under a lot of pressure to get one. I'd go along with that, but hopefully we're both wrong.

It pains me to say this, but as turkishes ever-rising bar bill will attest I get these right more often than not. I'm not expecting any more than a point from this game, and I'd be elated to get even that. Hiddink is massively popular with the chelski players, that counts for a lot as they pretty much run the show. If we get a draw I'll be well chuffed. If we win the game I'll be delighted and amazed in equal measure. I know we're both on even runs of form, but my guess at this is 0-2.

Absolutely. This one's a keeper. (see what I did there?)

This, 100%. Preferably doing a Prutton in the last game of the season so he can't play the first 10 games of the next. That would be hilarious.

This, exactly. I've been hugely impressed by Romeu, and Clasie is also hitting his stride at just the right time.

Nope. I don't see it happening anyway. This seasons leicester are last seasons saints, the big clubs are going to throw everything they have at them to keep the status quo, then raid them for any players they think cdaj or weaken the upstarts by removing them.

I've wondered the same thing. When I was a kid my recollection was that when the half time scores were read out over the tannoy there was always a cheer if pompey or bournemouth were winning.

If there's one thing I've learned about mauricio pochettino it's that his loyalty to a club is beyond question. His heart is at tottenham hotspur, no way would he leave for money or glory no matter what else was on offer.

If you're on holiday, stop wasting time on here

...Oh, I wondered about your username

I've just now seen that incident. Utterly ridiculous decision.

Slipping nicely under the radar.

Six clean sheets mate. Six. In a row. Did that happen while alderweireld was playing for us? He's an excellent defender and I would have liked us to have signed him, but can you honestly say we're missing him?