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Went missing or was returning to full match fitness and adapting to a new system after a long time out? Could have been the later. Look how Ulloa has struggled to recapture his top form since returning from injury. Apart from perhaps Upson, Bridcutt was our best player. Having him back, fully...

Pleasantly surprised by the relatively small increase. Will most likely renew. Would have to think twice if it wasn't for the interest free direct debit payments so, again, kudos to the club for that. I doubt I am the only person who appreciates that option. That said, the season tickets were...

Indeed. A hugely important point Beagrie fails to take into account.

Indeed, the ten per cent left over were the cases where the authors suggested managers had over-achieved and thus indicated a talented manager - or under-achieved an indicated a terrible one. Strangely, there was far less of a link between transfer fees paid and league position. It is the wages...

Which, according to research of the top four divisions in English football dating back to around 1974 in the excellent book Soccernomics, a club's position will pretty much match their playing budget in around 90 per cent of cases. Poyet certainly over-achieved in our first season in the...

I predict the Honey Badger will soon have his own Kevin Keegan post match rant moment as the Mantis Shrimp eats into his lead.

VOTE Shrimp. The Honey Badger has had its chance and blew it in previous years. Bottles it in the big fixtures.

Whether we had managed to get by without him for large chunks of this season or not does not mean we won't miss Liam Bridcutt. And just because he didn't come back into the team and look a world-beater following long term injury does not mean he wasn't suited to Oscar's style. We will never know...

No idea who Oscar will pick but I would consider giving Lewis Dunk a game alongside Matthew Upson. If he is now our third choice centre back he could benefit from a few games here and there.

Yeah, the panel on the back aside, it is a lovely kit. I like the black on the neck and the white on the bottom of the sleeve.

Nike do a lovely blue and white striped shirt for Hertha Berlin. The good thing about having a big name brand is the leisure wear is often better.

Genuine question: given that the amount made from a fairly hefty increase in attendance from the first season to last in the accounts appeared to be fairly minimal (in the big scheme of things) is it worth increasing the cost and potentially alienating fans? Presumably any increase in each...

A season in the top flight might be fun as something of a novelty factor. Like getting half a dozen great away cup games in one season. Couldn't afford/justify it for a prolonged period of time though. Would probably find myself drifting along to a local non league club with occasional trips to...

Pretty similar to how I feel at the moment.

I would be more happy having a competitive Championship team which was affordable to watch than a struggling mid table down Premier League team who overpaid average players, charged a lot for tickets, and was interested only in competing with the other bottom eight clubs. What is the POINT of...

Difficult one. It is already expensive to watch the Albion - and football in general in this country. What happens on the pitch isn't a massive deciding factor for me. I go because I want to see the Albion. That said, I am feeling more and more apathetic towards football in general. I don't...

Not responsible for two lapses in concentration by Bridge and Greer. Also, had Speroni not tipped Barnes' shot onto the bar we would probably be looking back saying he got in spot on. Just one of those games.

Or that he wasn't bothered towards the end of the season because he knew he was going, ignoring the brilliant run we went on towards the end of the season...

I would like to see him start the next few games. We need creativity. He brings that. He also looks the sort of player who would benefit from a run of matches. Two of the best performances this season were wins away at Birmingham and home to Burnley. He played a significant chunk of both. I...

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