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Big day out for City fans returning home for Christmas visiting relatives and football tourists. Usually a great atmosphere as a lot of attendees are pissed

We have everyone back to defend corners and free kicks. We often put JDS, Tatsu and Allen on the periphery with the rest to contest the first header. You stick more players, who are not brilliant in the air into the mix, and it will weaken our clearance on first balls. The classic case was...

Wonder how that works out with fatigue? Torp took a while to get going. Not sure if his season had ended or it was their Winter break.

It just shows how quickly things can go wrong with just a few bad decisions. Southampton were always put up as an example of the perfectly run club. Now it is Bournemouth, Palace and Brentford. Historically, smaller clubs than us. We were doing fine until Richardson screwed up. Between then...

And soundproofing where we congregate.

Thought it was a deliberate bad tackle at the time worthy of a yellow. Looking at that should have been a red. Career threatening tackle. Still angry about the tackle by the Sheff Wed loanee from Southampton. Bidders has never been the same since.

After Tatsu, I was really thinking we should be buying into the Japanese market. Then, someone on here pointed out how it would harm our defence having so many small players. Shame.

and played a lot of minutes for us since his arrival from Swansea I believe it would be nigh impossible to realise the value of a player who is working his way back to fitness, especially in January. Clubs want a player who can start immediately. Where we differ is in our assessment of his...

Like his movement creating space for the other front players? Or the fact he is double marked as a top threat that leaves our wingers and Torp with more space? BTA has scored so many as he was less closely marked until recently. Or is it his defensive assistance from set plays that have helped...

Leeds battered us but the loss to Burnley was avoidable. If Rushworth had been in goal, I don't think we would have lost that game.

Absolutely agree been great for several seasons. His injury has buggered him for so far this season. Also playing further forward, as Grimes who is a better performer claiming his position. We will need a fit and firing Eccles for this season.

4 or 5? Bob Hope and no hope. I think we will get two if our targets will come here.

You are making a rather big assumption that you can sell a player who is working his way back to fitness and we can sign someone who is better. Need a big fee and big wages to get a championship ready player who is versatile. Also new players often take a good while to settle (see Torp and...

We'll need Lati before the season is through. Brilliant pedigree and still fairly young. Also very aggressive which is an asset. Another player written off. Hey lets make a small squad even smaller. People never learn.

A lot of anti Palmer sentiment on here, but I wonder if Lampard could have got a tune out of him. Will never know now.

I know he said that at first, buy way before we signed him, I seem to remember there was a change of emphasis.

A scandi study among athletes showed that broccoli smoothies produced measurable performance enhancement. Other smoothies didn't work.

And in broom cupboards

Going from memory, I think Frank hinted at some stage that Patterson might get a contract. Currently we are at a stage where Frank has said he is training with us as a favour. They played together at Chelsea? With us seeing him all week for a while, the staff will know his worth (or lack of...

Think their owners only came over from USA this week.