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Not a great appointment in my opinion. The jury is still out on him as a manager. They need a wholesale reformer and a personality who will fill the lifeless void that is their club, I don't think he is either of those things.

To strain or not to strain; that is the question.

Lucas Atkin: I want to be overpaid to put only occasional effort into my job over the penultimate year of my contract and then be allowed by my employer to move to a destination of my choice with no benefit to them and regardless of their personnel needs.

Leaving his ethical shortcomings aside, he's indisputably been one of the best five defenders we've had since the Premiership began. I'd say that the decision to move on - should it come - is probably one year too late; it's just been exacerbated by our poor recruitment policy not signing a centre half to partner him to complement his skill set/mask his weaknesses. He's been here what 8 years? Thinking beyond the likely acrimonious exit, I'd say he has done more good than bad in his time here. He'd get a firm handshake and a thanks as opposed to a hug, but I don't despise him.

Oxygen thief. Serve him to Mitrovic for supper.

Anyone want to tell Nike they got the socks the wrong way round on the England kits?

1. Nice chap 2. Arsehole employers 3. Grossly incompetent nonetheless (and predictably so) 4. Move on. He doesn't deserve blame for the rotting cancer the club has become - he's a symptom, not a cause - but within those constraints he was totally found out and showed up for what he is - yesterday's man, unable to inspire modern footballers and tactically limited.

I agree. I think he'll resign.

There was a telling moment where that assistant manager of ours was giving Mitrovic instructions before he came on. He ran on halfway through the sentence, just ignored him.

Spot on. He didn't bother.

Or does he jog back into it?

Lads, any chance you could opportunistically export the brand for Asian awareness and stage it as a friendly in Singapore? Cool, thx.

12 and under.

Well there I went overestimating some IQ points. Since it was to be your LAST WORD until MAY and then you SPOKE ABOUT IT AGAIN literally TWO POSTS LATER I thought that was quite funny. But I note that my calendar says FEBRUARY so more fool me. Adam Johnson likes children, you know.

Is it May already?

Hello? Clark Kent? Have I got a scoop for you!

I think about 300 pages ago.

If we'd have had Scott Dann instead of Mike Williamson the set penis would have poked and prodded us to the champions league.

Same as usual - a lot of neat huff and puff but nothing to show for it

Text from my Palace supporting mate after their game: "You were right. I hate you."

I didn't include Lacazette in the above analysis because that was never going to happen

I think in the circumstances he's the 2nd best of the 4 behind Remy. Gomis is around the same level as and has similar attributes to Mitrovic, Berahino is an overrated pole greaser. He'd think he was bigger than the club the moment he scored two goals in a game or reached double figures. He's worth £15-18m, tops. Remy's better than Doumbia but really, really doesn't want to play for us. I've seen Doumbia play against Bayern twice, he's good enough.

Also, didn't we already have a player very similar to him and decide he wasn't good enough (Routledge)?

I think I'm more sad about the reality that he's the best we can get in our current state.

Panic buy