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Borough have had full-time pros on their books before of course. The first being a young lad called Ashley Barnes. (OK, joint first, with another Plymouth loanee whose name escapes me.)

I wish we were back in the EU. Admittedly I'm only basing that view on economic, cultural, political, environmental, social, historical and humanitarian factors.

I've noticed a bit of a trend to just the sweeter condiments with poppadoms – especially very sugary mango chutney. I wonder if people are just not eating the spicier ones and so they no longer bother even bringing them to the table? I like a good lime pickle or anything else with a bit of a...

I really like her actually. I follow her on Twitter and she seems to be an intelligent, hardworking and principled campaigner, full of positive energy. It's a yes from me.

Feel very sorry for Danny. He clearly loves the club and has put his heart and soul into it, and massively over-achieved on the budget he worked with. The new owner will have a hard job replacing him, especially if the new recruit has to sign up to the technobabble in the press release. At...

Not feeling very good about the new ownership at this stage.

Good on him. I hope he doesn't add it to his CV if Tottenham ever start hunting for a new CEO.

Got a bit obsessed in my hatred of them for a while. Probably unhealthily so. It’s eased off quite a lot but it would be lovely to watch them spend a wretched decade trying and failing to claw their way back to former glories, and to watch veins bulging in the necks of their grotty fan base.

Exceptional goal and I'm sure a lot of City fans appreciated the quality. As for clapping it ... I'm not so sure. There were pockets of City fans clapping along to chants we couldn't really hear and I think that's the more likely explanation. There was another moment in the game when I thought...

Can't imagine watching a better game at the Amex in terms of all-round quality, or feeling more upbeat and optimistic about where we're going next. This has been our best ever season and we're playing the best football we've ever witnessed. And yet the sense is that this isn't the peak. It's a...

Buono. I was about to suggest him too.

Well done Lewis. Pretty much anyone who has been watching top-level football in this country for the past five or so years knows he should have more than one England cap.

Yes, this keeps crossing my mind too. I guess top footballers can adapt to various managers and styles of play. But there's no doubt that De Zerbi brings out the very best in our group, and I wouldn't be completely sure they'd hit those heights as part of a team playing a much different system.

Pep can be very sullen and taciturn with the media at times, and like all top managers he's an incredibly bad loser. But when he's more relaxed I quite enjoy his perspectives. I suspect he's genuine in his admiration in this case, and that's a big compliment to everyone at Brighton who have...

I remember when we got promoted posting something along the lines of “enjoy the moment, because this may be as good as it ever gets”. I never thought we’d be seriously competitive in the EPL, let alone qualifying for Europe. Now we’ve achieved those things. Not only that, I’m beginning to think...

Undav pressure! Bearing down on you In Europa League He’s gonna score (Maybe)

Personally I'm more interested in what the much-maligned Barry Lloyd was thinking yesterday. Where is Barry these days? Plenty of ups and downs during his time here but his knack of tracking down excellent value transfer targets pre-dated our current algorithm by 30 years. (Yes, I know, Mark...

I'm still clinging to the possibly deluded idea that Alexis will stay. He's won the biggest prize in football while playing for us. He clearly loves being here. He seems to have an amazing bond with his teammates and the staff. He's helped us to our highest ever finish, is adored by the fans...

Very good. Maybe “when the Saints are going down”?

He’s ok really. It’s a thankless task anchoring those kinds of programmes. Idiot fans of every club claim you’re biased against them, and you have to fill hours of time asking largely pointless questions and responding to largely pointless answers. Even Des Lynam in his prime would have...