Nickfosse

I'm really pleased for them as it's another team and it's supporters yet to experience the Premier League who I hope will have a wonderful experience of top flight football. There were a lot who might do OK as you say but most of those were on loan.

Interesting that you think that celebrities voicing left wing views on current affairs put them in the knobhead category. If I had to compose a list of celebrity knobheads, Katie Hopkins, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Littlejohn would come a long way before Gary Lineker

I knew Demarai Gray when he was at Primary school. Went in every fortnight during his 7 years there to do assemblies. On one occasion they asked me to highlight the achievement of their sports team in winning a Birmingham area sports competition. It was a small school not renowned for sporting achievement so I asked the teacher, how did you manage that?She replied, we just put Demarai in the middle and he won every contest on his own virtually. Thought nothing of it till he started playing for Blues. He was a nice enough lad. met Wes, Drinky, Dyer and Kasper at M42 services when they were waiting for team bus to Yeovil, all pleasant enough. The joy was going to my car and bumping into Craig Shakespeare. Told him I'd been supporting for 45 years and was a ST holder. Couldn't have been better company. Talked openly about how things were going and his love of the industry as he called it. Genuinely top bloke who was a delight to talk to. Can completely understand why so many who have worked with him and for him speak so highly of him.

Nice work Nuge, Christmas with the family!

Live in Rubery. Work in west brom, Kings Heath, maypole and hall green

It actually says primarily which is not quite the same as his alone. I don't see it as a bad thing. Wasn't it Ranieri that bought Makele and Lampard to Chelsea. Gave Terry his debut when he had two World Cup winners at centre back, and gave Martial his debut for Monaco? Perhaps he knows how to spot a gem too?

I thought he was the pick of our back 4 at Bury. Showed a lovely touch and pass at times. Also looked solid and uncompromising defensively.

Ostriches one and all

The ref had a v poor game and I'm sure even he will be aware of that. The worst 2 for me were the "off the ball" barge on Danns in the area that would have been a regulation free kick anywhere else on the pitch and 4 mins added time when we had two 3 minute stoppages. However, he still does not win (he single biggest reason for not winning. That award IMO goes to our first half performance after the early goal. Apart from one move involving Peltier, Bexkford and Nugent that ended with a good save we were v poor and didn't make the most of a golden opportunity to kick on.