Parky

Well I expected him to be sullen and give short evasive answers. I know he's pretending to be surprised at some of the practices but he did talk a lot more than I expected.

Quite taken aback at how frank he was. Clearly he knows a lot more than he is letting on....

Scored, sent off, came back on and scored and sent off again.

Are you French, my friend? I am interested that there is a distinction between "Arabs" and others. If they grew up in France, are they not French too? I lived in Paris for a year. The French hate all Arabs and there is an undercurrent of racism in all their dealings with Arabs of any background. The South of France is even worse. Multiculturalism as we know it in the UK hasn't worked in France because the French think they are better than everyone, that they single handedly invented culture and food and anything you can think of. One one level they are contemptuous of anyone who isn't French never mind Arab....Their history of colonization was barbaric and cruel and high handed. A daft and ridiculous country always in the shadow of Germany who they are shit scared of. The average Frenchman is introverted and snobbish so they find the Arabs uppity 'too full of life', too talented....They don't even like Ribery ffs because he has a rebellious nature. They never like Catona because he was an idealist an individual with gifts. Ever play table football against French in a cafe and you soon find out their nature....Blame each other and thoroughly bad sports. The beautiful soul and spirit that is Hatem is too good for these gallic creeps.

We've never had enough scouts hence the over reliance on agencies.

Fergie will be seething.

Watched it in one of my locals with a Palace supporting friend of mine so had to keep my thoughts to myself...But when Karma strikes you know it baby!

Bear in mind that at some point they want to make the PL smaller so there will be time to play in a European league.

They've got some scam planned. Who will be these 8 sides?

Think he wants to stay but as others have said he needs those assurances. Control over transfers for one.

You have to wonder how this idiot was scouted.

Dangerous challenge.

Think deep down he wants to stay.

Albanians are very very dangerous.

The Arse league.

If Spurs finishing above them and Leicester winning the league isn't enough he'll be there forever.

He will stay.

The owners have a manager who continues to make them money and is too stubborn to quit. Perfect situation. Sir Chips and that daft yank are buzzing. True cruelty knows no bounds. /Marquis de Sade.

Best manager in English football by a mile.

Everton. Arsenal.

There is a tiny chance he will stay. He has that kind of personality.

See Sissoko.

He's not an athlete, like. That's his biggest weakness and it'll always prevent him for being a top player. When he puts his head down you think he's going to sprint but runs at the same pace.

Think it's fair to say he's not a natural finisher which is a big handicap for a striker who has no pace either.

There seemed a real lack of urgency from the players till the last 20min.