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Assuming (s)he's old enough, (s)he must have been a wreck in the '96-7 season.

Bloody hell, DJ - I thought I always looked at the worst case but that's different gravy. Even I'm pretty confident it's done now. Certain? Course not. But pretty confident.

That was Lamptey's, what? Fifth, sixth league game of his career? A sign of his inexperience, not his quality. No doubt he'll learn from it. Webster and Dunk outstanding in that second half in particular, which I did not enjoy watching – if I were a Saints fan I'd be pretty happy with the effort...

Let 'em enjoy it. I got on at 150/1, 'just in case', exactly as you say. If the worst happens it pays for next season's season ticket and softens the blow very, very slightly. (If there's another way of mitigating it, I'm all ears). If not, it's a fee you'd hand over without a second's thought...

Effort is not the problem (though I admit to being concerned at seeing the team celebrating after the Norwich game like it's already done. It's not.) We passed them the ball, directly, fifteen times in the first half alone. (I'm in Spain, the Spanish commentators counted and reshowed them). If...

I don't care how good City are - and they're very, very good - but if you pass the ball to them again and again and again and fail to stop routine shots, they're going to look like Brazil 1970. This is embarrassingly one-sided and, frankly, an inexplicable and indefensible performance. You have...

I know this is how the game is. I know it was always going to happen. And I know there wasn't a place in the team for him any more. But it's rare that I feel so gutted when a player leaves. Knocky absolutely epitomised the spirit of the club during his time here, and looking at it from the...

Net spend since 2015 is £74m according to Talksport and other sources.

Sorry, Palacefinder General – more specifically, they haven't changed clubs according to who's being successful – a trait I have seen in some of those who were young like me in the 80s and 90s but now support Brighton (or someone else) despite mocking people like me for doing so at the time...

Not sure where giving credit where it's due is 'fawning'. Gerrard was captain of England and an outstanding player, a bit of mutual respect (he returned the applause) is hardly something to feel queasy about - when did it become a negative thing? Most of us who grew up while Liverpool were...

That post from Spanish flair dates to January, old bean. Refers to the original loan out.

First time I got a decent look at him I thought, 'what's Potter doing, putting a 9-year-old in against this lot?', but bloody hell! He's set the bar ludicrously high with that debut. If he can maintain that sort of standard we've absolutely robbed Chelsea. Quick, fearless, tough if that smack in...

I found it a hugely diverting and enlightening interview - cap tipped to the lads for getting him to talk so openly. Personally, that period was one of my favourites (I first started going in the mid 80s) and that 2010-11 season was just fantastic. Being at the Charlton and Peterborough games...

I've just checked. His last league game was Betis v Real as recently as March 8th, and his last ever commentary was at Anfield in the Champions' League, appropriately enough. It continues to shock me when a hero of my childhood goes - some part of me fixes them as immortal in my mind.

I can't believe this - I live in Spain and he's been a fixture on commentaries here. He's a legend here too and his passing is dominating the sport headlines today. I can't remember the last game he did but it was certainly recent enough to not think anything like this was coming, despite his...

Why do we punish people for murder? Because killing is wrong - the police don't even have to name an Act when arresting for murder, it's under Common Law. It's just plain wrong. So how can it be right when the State does it? Not in my name, thanks. Even aside from the morality of the thing in...

"When the big man agrees and promises something to you, and then the little guy comes along and changes it, it's a hint you should leave. It'll be family things." Also this today, merely gossip of course.

I agree it's dull - I also didn't watch the final - but don't have a problem with City's wealth per se. For any club outside the elite (as City were, for a long time) what are they supposed to do? If you want success the only way in from outside is to buy it. You can't do it organically any more...

The great Gordon Banks said that the best way to beat a goalkeeper was to shoot early. Well Murray's absolutely CREAMED that one about twenty minutes before kick-off. Keeper's not even set. Can't work out which of the two goals is the better one - this is going to take some serious repeated...

Their boards are indeed a joy this morning. For every post slaughtering the ref (whom I thought had an excellent game, personally... *chortle*), there's another bemoaning how poor they were, how short their squad is on quality and how one-dimensional their tactics are. Oh, and that they weren't...