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Hanley has a free-header from the free-kick, but heads it over. Tell me something new.

You are comparing the wrong player - Emi = Sainz

Over two legs I think we'd be found out, but in a single game on neutral territory, who knows.

I don't disagree, which is why I think Southampton will overtake them. But it doesn't change my comment both teams look miles ahead of our level of play "at the moment". I know we can play much better than we have for too many months this season.

So we remain 1 win behind 6th as a result of that. Although they are being very Lambertesque, don't think Ipswich will hold off Southampton much longer, but it's fair to say both Ipswich and Sunderland look miles ahead of our level of play at the moment.

Sunderland doing their very best to lose this game. Shocking miss, followed by shocking marking 2-1

Oh well 1-1

Oh dear or dear oh dear 0-1

Playoff semi v Ipswich and final v Leeds, What a way to get promoted. OTBY

Chelsea at home in a cup game which was abandoned due to fog rolling in off the river. I’m sure it wasn’t the first though. Crystal Palace relegation scrap when I was allowed in the “grown ups” South Stand comes to mind too. Edit: the allowed fog of time perhaps. Just looked it up - Dec 20 1972. League Cup semi, we were winning 3-2 at 75 min when game was abandoned. We obviously won the rematch but I didn’t see it or the Wembley final - read about them in the paper Pink’un

Like yellow for example. Why give up a natural advantage?

There is a perfectly reasonable “away” kit, so we roll out a third kit. Absolutely pointless, and an insult to the yellow and green army. Ditch the 3rd kit - 100 % losing record to date.

Well he’s a progeny of Man Utd, so yes makes sense they’d pick him.

Oops. Well at least they can concentrate on the league now.

Indeed they are. However the threat to the EPL finances is lack of TV eyeballs. And the key question them is - do TV viewers watch the sport for the players, or the clubs, involved?