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Begovic and Vestergaard? Are you trying to pick a worse team than Marti?

Palace are awful right now too.

Both stats need to be taken into context. What those as a % of big chances the team are creating.

Im finding this the least compelling series. Still watching and the boy is still really into it, but i'm just finding the contestants behaviour irrational. I've done the Traitors experience in London, so i know people act strangely, and i know they must use clever editing to sell a narrative. But Fiona and Harriets outburst were just outright weird. I found Harriet even stranger, as she was coming across as formidable and playing a good long game. The outburst was weird, coming across as angry and 'having enough', as if the players were breaking the law or something!. And to come out of all of that and for nobody to even mention Rachael? Odd. Although maybe some of the quieter contestants are playing the long game well and just not trying to rock the boat? Also, the tasks are now very repetitive and you actually seem to see less interaction between the players. Last nights was all about the shock value rather than how the players interacted with each other. The secret traitor didnt really offer anything new to the series, i think its the tasks that need a reboot.

How you can wear that shit, and not have 1 person make any comment.

But if they did that, wouldn't clubs just start issuing 7 year contracts?

I'd happily do it. I'd take 5k a week for the rest of the season. They can put me on the bench against Oxford and give me the last 5 mins to see if i've adapted to Championship football well enough. If it looks like im struggling, im more than happy to sit on the bench for the rest of the season. Get a good view of the match from the bench. I'd still have more impact that Carranza, and probably equal Daka's goal tally.

If its harder to get out of the sh1t, then the rules make it easier just to give up and let the club go into administration. As for how it deals with academy players - something should have been done to address this a long time ago.

You wern't expecting incomings were you?

Just watch him have the games of his life!

In reality he hasnt played that much for them so i wouldn't get too excited. He would still have decent game for us now and again and i think he is a long way odd being first choice.

But other than that what has he done wrong?

Thank you for everything. Your grace, humility, wit and humour has been a lesson to us all. I just hope, deep down, that the Monaco fans will love it when Wout flaps his arms about after a brain fart as much as i did.

Odd that i here 'FORWARD' less these days, which is ironic as we have our backs against the wall and are defending far more.

I am sure the French will just love him.

Good opportunity for Top to do some networking.

When we say injury, we do have to remember this was an ACL that kept him out for over a year. He is still a long way from hitting his ceiling. Maybe it wont be PL, but I think its possible.

These are struggling and low on confidence I think we get something here and can go on a bit of a run. Ask me again in a few weeks

Tough. I think there are 4 that will likely play at PL level: Nelson Page Braybrooke Monga I also think that Alves stands a chance, but the injuries worry me. Think you will see Brayebrooke get there at a later age. I also think that Motsi and Hutchinson stand a chance, but thats from reputation mostly and i know very little about them. I like Aluko, but think he will probably be Championship level. Not convinced about Evans.

My wife complains when I stack the dishwasher as apparently its done 'wrongly'. So i stopped doing it and now i get complained at because i dont stack the dishwasher. No pleasing people sometimes.

How much was a ticket?

My sons first day back to school was the Tuesday as Monday was a teacher training day. It was an 8pm kick off and we live in Harborough. Even with the low attendance making it easier to get out he didn't get to bed till 11.30 - not great preparation for his first day back at school after Christmas. Anyone further out would have been getting home much later. It was a terrible kick off time for families.

Now - come on You have to remember that the academy players are growing kids, many still at school who get paid a tiny fraction of the first team. You can see from Monga that he was able to make an impact in certain scenarios, but you've already got fans saying he isn't playing well enough when in fact he he is adapting to doing more with his game. I would argue Monga is learning more at the moment than when he was skinning PL defenders in the 80th minute last season. Their pathway is incremental and needs to be based on learning and what is right for them. Those around them know them best. We aren't 'right' demanding Evans should start, but we would love to see it and see him grow into a success. However, we have no idea what the situation around the player is like, and the reasons why even yesterday it was deemed not the right time. I liked watching Page both yesterday but also actually mostly when he came on against Derby. He looked a lot more confident and assured than when he was playing earlier in the season. I can't help but think we may have got it right - protecting him a bit but also giving him chances when the opportunity arose. I dont think he can feel hard done by.

Because right now, Ricardo is 'nailing' the Ricardo role isnt he!?

We have one of those - he doesnt improve the squad and Page is as good, and potentially better.