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Andrews, Forster-Caskey and Lopez as our midfield three is Ince does not make it? Nothing against those three individually but I don't believe that three would be strong enough to dominate a game collectively. It could well open the door for Kemy Agustien to return to the match day squad. In...

Wenger, Martinez, Slade, Dyche, Jackett, Howe, Powell.

As I said on the England 11 thread, he is obviously talented but certainly over-hyped. If Arsene Wenger ever has a fully fit squad to pick from for key games I am not even 100 per cent convinced he would make the Arsenal starting 11 when you consider he has Ramsey, Flamini, Arteta, Ozil...

I agree. I remember one opposition manager - it may have been Neil Warnock - describing Withdean as one of the most partisan crowds he had experienced, or something similar to that (I forgot the actual quote). Every decision by the officials questioned etc. That seems to have been lost at The...

Part of the problem is - aside from groups of people who sing not necessarily being sat near each other and the acoustics of the stadium appearing to project noise back on the supporters rather than out towards other stands - is that the football recently has been, well, a bit boring. The Amex...

Agree. And even if they were recommended by Jones - which we don't know they were - Oscar, David Burke et al would presumably have seen scouting reports etc before agreeing to it. It is not like Jones goes: "We had an alright centre forward at Yeovil" and Oscar, Barber, Burke et al just go...

If clubs are stupid enough not to include significant wage reductions in contracts in the event of relegation - I believe Sunderland player's can expect something like a 40 per cent if they go down - they really do need to take a long hard look at who is drawing up those contracts.

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I just don't like the way he behaved at Yeovil against us. It is not like I dislike him though. Far from it. But I don't care if he gives the occasional clichéd interview. His job is performing on the training ground and I, like I suspect 99 per cent of other posters on here, have no inside...

In this instance what do people want Jones to say? The club probably wanted him to make some comments about how important the crowd is as they try and ramp up last-minute ticket sales. Part of the problem I think is that these days there is far more coverage of clubs. A lot of websites -...

Tend to think Wilshire is a bit over-hyped to be honest. Talented player, but not as influential as some make out. If Arsenal had a fully fit squad I am not even sure he would be a certain starter at The Emirates when you consider he would be competing against Ramsey, Arteta, Flamini, Walcott...

Not on this thread. But plenty of other threads have carried criticism of either Jones' influence on Oscar or his abilities as an assistant. And regarding his media presence, he will be ASKED to talk about these things but the local media and the club.

Loved him at Withdean. Not such a big fan now. However, I find it baffling how so many people can criticise his coaching style or ability without having ever seen him take a training session, spoken to him about his approach to football or spoken to any players about how they find him on the...

Head says 1-1 but as I have some significant ground to make up in the prediction league I went for the far less popular score of 2-2.

Do I swear at football? Yes. Would I prefer to be able to stand at matches and have a beer? Yes. Do I wish football was less sanitised and corporate drive? Yes. Do I think something should be done about ticket prices moving the game away from the working classes? Yes. Do I enjoy the wit of the...

Having now read the letter in context of the background of his case, there does seem an undeniable irony in his comments about empathy considering he slit someone else's throat in order to steal from him. I have to admit I took the original letter at face value perhaps too readily in terms of...

I bet the shirts cost more money next season, regardless of who supplies them.

Not so much, no. Happy to admit that. Although I did say I didn't know enough about his own case to comment in-depth. But I do still find some of his insights interesting and thought-provoking so glad the letter was shared. Even it, as it turns out, the bits about him not committing the murder...

It those facts are accurate (which I have no reason to think they aren't) it does indeed add some context to his individual case. That said, I think his comments of the American system itself are still interesting and eye-opening so glad the letter was shared.

An absolute classic in its own right. "Oh what an atmosphere..."