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Even batting to 11, with not bowlers, we can't get 400 these days

Or will it result in a points deduction, meaning that having saved ourselves (or more likely ManU having saved us), we get relegated anyway

Neither of them would be staying

Carv's "best coach in the Premier League" sound bite was played on ABC News Radio's sports news this morning Not in a good way either

Brilliant article HF - captures the position exactly

I was quite pleased when Taylor had to come on, so we actually had someone who can take a free kick or corner, but we still did not use him all the time

Does that mean he can only play on a sunny day or under lights?

English - tick, Premier League experience - tick, overpriced (probably) - tick

Not really the point though. I just want a pundit to tell it how it is, not jumping on a bandwagon without any knowledge, or trying not to offend an old mate

Presumably he will start at right back

He's a nutter, isn't he? Can see Pardew getting "pushed with the head" this time

Big Sam should be at Real Madrid or Barcelona

New excuse for typo

He's a Leighton Orient fan, isn't he? Good article, though - it'll never catch on, and his ban will be extended

I like Dummett playing, if only for the left foot playing on the left and the right foot (Colo) playing on the right. Oh, and the lack of gurning in front of the goalkeeper at free kicks

He seems to forget about getting unnecessary yellow cards, though. He will never truly replace Tiote

Sinbad - is that Steven Taylor's new nickname?

You should have seen the Asian Champion's League Final from that point of view. The losers are arguing they should have had 6 penalties over the two legs and are calling it a black day for the AFC. The fact that they spat at and headbutted the WSW players afterwards does not seem to get a mention

I am afraid that harassment is how it is received, not how it is intended. The same with bullying - just because you think it is all a "bit of a laugh" does not make it alright.

... is the right answer

Think that's his cousin, Peter

Interesting issues regarding the bowlers being so unpleasant to others. You could see it with Swann and Anderson, particularly. Always interesting to see how they looked when they dropped sitters or let the ball go under them

Perhaps I did not make myself clear. I agree that British players are stupidly inflated, but Bale, Suarez, and Ronaldo all went to Spanish sides who seem only too willing to pay incredible fees. I do not believe that Shearer would have gone overseas, which would probably mean a decrease in the amount which would be paid for him. It was not an attempt to downgrade his value as a player, merely the market in which he would be bought.

Although he would probably not have gone to Spain, so we are talking about English prices not mental Spanish prices. Probably around the 40-50m, I would have thought.

Precisely, but a Ben Arfa replacement who cost 12m without any discernible benefit.