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Yes I do, have done for almost 30 years considering when I was going to West Ham games they were a second tier team. Its without doubt the most competitive league in the world. I think it should become a Premier League 2, it may eventually with the size of some of the clubs there. Id rather be watching Leeds v Aston Villa in this league than Bournemouth v Swansea in the Premier.

What stunned me last time I was there was the size of a the new 360m exhibition centre next to the airport - it got planning permission instantly and is going up like lego yet it wasnt necessary as there is already one. The council there cant even finish a bypass road. If they had any common sense Aberdeen should now move 1 mile north and build a new stadium where the current exhibition centre is.

Carroll can be unplayable on his day but he struggles to make double figures in games. I like him as a player and Im hoping he stays. A front 4 for West Ham of Arnautovic, Lanzini, Antonio and Carroll can upset a lot of teams. A good player but has one of the worst injury records ever. Could do a job for Chelsea as a plan B. Its out of the blue and he would be thinking all his Christmases have came at once, he was probably thinking his next move would be back to Newcastle.

Think we need a der berliner squad post update covering the Ins and Outs. I make it Murphy, Goss, Cummings, Martin in along with MOH and Halliday returning. That fair bolsters the squad especially in the attacking sense. Looking forward to the end of the break.

Nah, I just liked the way if you logged in the only threads marked unread were the ones that had new posts since last visit. The mark as read check will cover everything though. Its no hassle though..

Drop down menu at the bottom of page? My eyes must be going.

I hope he does. i think he will start well but go off the boil after 6-12 months. His body has to catch up with him as he has played so much football (every summer for 5 years), he has maybe peaked and Arsenal will have had the best out of him.

First permanent managers job for Giggs. Seems he gets touted for every premier league job outside of the top 6 but hasnt landed one job. Not sure why nobody took a punt on him. Now he takes the international job which is tough as this Welsh good period seems its fazing out. Good luck getting Bale to play in friendlies! Giggs should hold the international caps record but he avoided them for 16 years.

Couple of quick questions? Can the twitter feed on the main page be hidden again like previously? For unread threads is the only way to mark them unread is to do it manually? (Previously if you logged out the threads unread in that session would become read) Thanks

Sensible deal - on loan first to see if he is good enough to buy. Quite interesting signings in January then, Murphy, Cummings and Goss. The first thing Id imagine is they will give 100% and know what the league is like rather than Pena and Herrera.

Well done City manager and board. Stating the finances involved are too high and that they cant offer him a wage higher than the other players at the club. Although I do expect they will get him in the summer if he doesnt leave. Interesting now to see if Man Utd hold their word and bid or will they try drop the offer a bit. But Chelsea have just entered the bid also. Great player but disrupting. Not sure greed is coming into it, seems he has only said he wants to play for City but time will tell. Surprised PSG havent came in for him. He cant surely pull on an Arsenal shirt again though.

Sunderland are depressing. Why did Coleman go there!

Well done Liverpool, absolute great game to watch. Bristol City have worked out how to play City by pressing them and Liverpool did this. But I couldn't believe it when David Silva didn't start and thought that makes City weaker going forward. A lot of keeper errors in the game though. If Liverpool just go and get a real keeper then they can challenge next season. In the other game Arsenal are on such a spiral downwards its unreal. What an average team they had, its the weakest Arsenal XI in a league game ive ever seen. Holding - Came from Bolton and hasn't developed. Chambers - Was out on loan to Boro last season says it all. Xhaka - I think there is a player in there but has not lived up to his transfer. Maitland-Niles - Only played a handful of games and already replaced the impressive Kolansanic, don't get this. Welbeck - been on the injury table for majority of last two years, doesn't look fit. Iwobi - What does Wenger see in him. Has a night out last weekend but plays 3 games in a row. They are now no longer a top 4 club. If they don't win the Europa they are going to be on par with Everton at best next year. And to get back to the top 4 they will need to win the Europa first to attract top players or nobody will sign for them. The only way they would be able to get players is to throw a warchest at a top manager like Anchelotti or Simeone and persuade players to come on a rebuild job. I hope the swap for Sanchez and Mkhitatrian happens but they need to get Lemar, Malcom and Mahrez in to freshing up the attack plus Jonny Evans and Calvalho from Lisbon. Sell Sanchez, Walcott and possibly Ozil if he doesn't resign. Wilshire is a must to stay.

Sanchez would be OK at Man Utd for a few months then start to be huffy also. Arsenal should accept but ask for Juan Mata in return not Mkhitaryan.

Murtys reign alone we have had some silly results (Hamilton, Dundee, Kilmarnock, St Johnstone). Just 2 wins there and we would actually be in with a shout of winning the league from absolute nowhere.

I think he would be first pick at City but he doesnt seem their type of player. Im hoping Arsenal can get him as he would be a solid signing thats needed. They have to splash out and get Lemar along with another. Cazorla doesnt look like he will play again which is a great shame and they have to sign Wilshire up. They should let Sanchez go straight away, bite 25m off City. He has played way to much football over the last few summers and will start to decline. He's turned out to be a bit of a wee rat and thats obviously shared in the dressing room.

Is oddchecker a bookie? I thought they just assembled various odds. Not sure what to make of it though. One punter can lump a heep on in hope and if affects all odds.

Need to borrow few of Rouseau's images for Craig here.

Herrera can join him. Obviously both were signed by PC and only came for him and not the club. The Portuguese players are a bit nearer to home and may stay but Dalcio is out doing Maniero for being a waste of space and Alves hasnt exactly been brilliant. Best let players out the club and rebuild.

Wasnt made for the Scottish game. There is a decent player in him somewhere but he obviously wont adapt in the same way as Pedro didnt, best let him go.

jeezo, how fat is the guy in the green tshirt.

How many players down the years have been paid while sitting in the treatment room then move on.

Top job for all involved. Thanks for that. And if any donations are needed please PM me, Ive been on here long enough (15 years holt shit) to be welcomed to contribute. I'll have a jar with you.

Agreed and an 18 team league should be in place with 2 or 3 divisions max. Although the 18 team league can wait for now to keep Dundee Utd out of the top tier :-)

Miller and Kranjcar at their peak would be, perhaps Alves although hasnt shown it. Morelos is on the right track.