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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Maty should be out of the team with immediate effect. He's a good goalkeeper and, to be fair, HKFC's comparison with the other 1st choice goalkeepers adds good context. I agree it's a low priority position but I also think that the general criticism of him is...

Unless we can unearth a Nick Pope! He was nowhere before rolling up at Burnley and developing outrageously. I wouldn't be unhappy starting next season with Ryan as first choice, he's certainly not Bong - an obvious weak link in the team. He's more than capable and worthy of being our first...

Not a popular opinion but I agree - I don't think he's anything more than a bottom end Premier League goalkeeper. Which certainly isn't a bad level to be at and he's been very good for us for 3 seasons but goalkeeper is absolutely a position we should be looking to upgrade in the summer. He's...

I think we should move on Button, because he has some resale value. Also, I think it would be cruel to sell Steele to another club, knowing he's only really fit to be a training goalkeeper. Based solely on the Sunderland documentary, he seems like a good bloke and I'm sure he works hard in...

A good friend of mine is getting married in May, I'm honoured to have been chosen as a co-Bestman and we're going suit fitting over the weekend. I've been running an average of 35 miles a week for the last 9 months, I've lost a couple of inches around the waist and I'm in the shape of my life...

Cheeky double for me this evening, the frankly dire Call Of The Wild (5/10) and then the interesting but ultimately a little flat Greed (6/10). Not a good year for films so far in my opinion, 24 seen in the cinema now and I don't have a particular favourite. Nothing particularly interesting or...

Gutting. :down: Whatever you think of certain people in our community, to lose someone is incredibly sad and especially someone so prominent. It makes you realise how fleeting our existence is. All the best to his family and all of my best wishes and respect to the man himself.

There is no point in playing three central defenders against Palace. Ryan Montoya Duffy Dunk Bernardo Stephens Pröpper Jahanbakhsh Gross Trossard Murray Subs Button; Webster; Alzate, Mac Allister, Mooy; Maupay, Connolly :albion2:

Individually, no. But collectively - that's a drugs bust. I move to have your times struck from the table for a period of no less than 10 years to allow the POLLUTANTS to leave your system. :clap2: I'm in for that one for sure. First of presumably 3 showdowns with the Big Fella (Worthing and...

There is definitely a lot of truth to that! I have a pace session scheduled for tomorrow and I think that's far more important than recovery miles. Nah, I always have a few pairs on the move. My new and sparkly yellow shoes were worn for the three runs last week, but parkrun on saturday and...

Some fantastic race pictures, not the most flattering but there's a man on a mission! :thumbsup: I'm experiencing some soreness in my left calf this morning, I'm tempted to have an easy recovery day and bin off the 7 miles I have planned. The temptation to run is strong though, it doesn't feel...

I need to find a quick 10 mile race to run, when I make my selection I'll let you know! Lydd is exciting, I'm hoping to use that as a real pace session over a long distance. I can't make that - I'm co-bestmanning in the New Forest on the friday, saturday will largely be a recovery/hair of the...

I have to say, I'm massively in two minds about my running today. On the one hand, I am disappointed not to have run the Half but I made a conscious choice to pick Worthing (I couldn't afford both) - obviously I was stitched up there a little bit. I've already had a few people message me asking...

Good luck to everyone tomorrow - I'll be keeping an eye on Strava and I'll be getting out in the evening again when hopefully it will be closer to reasonable out on the streets! February can't end quickly enough for my liking. :thumbsup: I returned to Bevendean Down parkrun this morning and...

Not me, Gaffer! I'm not entered. :lolol: The contrast to last year is striking, it was so hot people were melting last year!

Frankly, anything could happen. But this is what I would choose; Ryan Webster Duffy Dunk Montoya Stephens Pröpper Bernardo Gross Mac Allister Murray Subs Button; Burn; Alzate, Mooy, Trossard, Jahanbakhsh; Maupay :albion2:

Stephens is unquestionably our finest central midfielder in the last 30 years. There can't be any argument about it - look at the number of games he's played and the level they've been played at. He is a key player in our midfield and when he plays well, the team plays well. If he were to leave...

You should want to think about the people around you. I had a bit of a problem on a flight last year, it was 9 hours and the person in front of me wanted to recline. I could barely fit my legs under the seat in front as it was and reclining would have meant crushing me entirely. The chap asked...

And this is partly why Man Utd apparently didn't want to proceed with the Erling Haaland deal - they didn't want a release clause in the contract. If true, it makes a lot of sense because if a player demands a relatively low release clause (€50m I've read somewhere), their club are screwed...

A married couple of friends were debating getting a cat, the wife wanted one and the husband really didn't. So they compromised, and got a cat but with the condition that the cat needed to have some kind of disability so the husband would feel a connection with him/her. They got themselves a...