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We win 3-0 and only one player has an average mark over 7 ?

In 2013/14 we'd spent over a decade out of the top flight, and the stint in the 3rd tier was within much closer memory, as were heroic failures at the ends of seasons, so it was exciting and fresh to see us, after a long period of decline followed by dashed hopes, dominate a league, with generational attacking talents in Vardy and Mahrez. This time, we were relegated with decent players playing poorly and being managed terribly, throwing away a decade of mostly high performance. After the first few games seeing how it would work out at this level, we have pretty much *expected* to go up, since about September. Going up will almost be a relief, not exhilerating. First time round: "Fook yeah. The promised land." This time round (if we don't stumble) : "Thank fook. Now, where we..."

Looked like Daka fell over, tbh. But who cares? 3 points. TOTL.

We looked better with Yunus on than Praet.

I thought Swansea pressed us at the back better than most teams. Quality told, though.

I grew up on the Saff in the 1970s and 1980s. I wonder how many of the kids in my class at Newry Junior School were conceived in that Capri.

(27 years of insurance and loss adjusting experience here. ) I think it's possible your Insurers might be at it. Unless it is a specific policy requirement to have receipts / serial numbers for every single item (admittedly my recent experience has been mostly with business policies rather than commercial motor policies, but I think that would be a rare policy wording) they would, instead, rely on you providing reasonable proofs of ownership. They usually only decline to indemnify you where you have a claim for items without any proof of ownership / proof of acquisition, where it would be reasonably expected that you should have such proofs. It's reasonable to expect receipts to be held for commercial items for tax/VAT reporting periods (6 years). It is not reasonable to expect receipts held for items a decade old and older. It is not reasonable to expect the meticulous keeping of serial numbers for a decade. Additionally you might have some proof of ownership in the form of evidence of work carried out by you and invoiced by you that could only be done with the stolen kit. Or maintenance records for the claimed items. Or photo / video evidence (even with the items visible on the background). You might not get full replacement prices but if you can show you had it and used it, the Insurers should be giving you *something* towards the stolen kit, rather than simply declining the lot. Depending on the amount at stake, you might be as well to either appoint a Loss Assessor to act for you (they would take a cut of any settlement), or you could submit a written complaint directly to the Insurers' Chief Executive Office (details of this will be in your policy), requesting a review. The "contra proferentem" principle is there to protect the little guy from the big bad insurers, and the Insurers'complaints teams *hate* dealing with complaints about settlement amounts, unless they are on absolutely rock solid ground. Good luck with it.

If you ignore the Klopp announcement,which was not known about when the decision was taken, televising this match was an insanely shitey idea. It was never going to be close fought or exciting. Boo.

On the ball, Ciddy.

If it were down to me, Vardy and Albrighton would retire on the same day with last 5 mins substitute appearances at an emotional KPS, and like Marathon runners who finish jointly, hand in hand as they cross the line, they are happy to have reached the end together.

Ex Villa player. Birmingham fans.

So who is your money on, Vardy or Albrighton?

I think I'm wanting Fulham to beat Newcastle in this one.

I'm probs too old, but happy to participate in a Dads Army / Home Front deployment, telling people to put their lights out and practising marching with a broom handle. As luck would have it, I already know a good few odd looking Scottish guys who would say "We're doomed" from the outset.

During AFCON, after some disappointments in the league, with a few injuries, you're damn right I said to start the fringe players against Birmingham, and I'm glad Enzo did. Imagine if Winks or KDH played in that game and pulled a hammy or broke a leg. That doesn't change that I really wanted the fringe players to step up and win. And it doesn't change that we should be in a much stronger position when the 5th round comes around. But sure, talk about posters in here rather than the football, go ahead.

Is no one saying Forest because they don't want to jinx it?

It was clear that scoring that goal meant a LOT to Yunus. Pleased for him.

Agreed. A stark contrast with his performance up to then. Obviously needs the A team around him.

If Stolarczyk wasn't asked to play so much with his feet (and have so many scary moments) that would be a 10/10 performance. Outstanding keeping.

You boo Marc Albrighton, that's what happens

If this happens, it would be the latest blow in a series of bad happenings. Before Christmas it was wa-hey, HMS Piss The League, Wilf Ndidi is a previously undiscovered world class attacking midfielder, no one scores against us, Vardy still has miles in the tank, we're gonna smash all the records, start preparing for the Prem. Then Wilf got injured, AFCON robbed some players, we've had one striker fully fit and available for a while, teams have discovered they can score against us, we've dropped points in the big games, Southampton have found their mojo, Hamza got nicked and now KDH is potentially on the way out.

£30 million is nowhere near enough to cause us to gamble with our promotion by losing KDH. And if it was going to happen, it should have happened at the start of the window, not leaving us scrambling to replace him at the end of January.

Thought that had been well and truly shat. If Tigers could scrummage they'd have romped that. Miles better in the line out and winning the kicks, all their problems came in the scrum. Phew.

Hang this in the Louvre. Or on a massive billboard outside Lime Street station.

What chance has Gerrard got of getting the Liverpool job? Al-Ettifaq all chance.