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The badge and Leeds squares got me

His departure will be up there with Alan Smith's in terms of pure joy.

That list was almost perfect. Even then, I'm not going to lose sleep over De Jong. Perez and Shelvey/Townsend will probably go too.

Shelvey against Swansea as well, they'll have him sussed out. Suppose it could motivate him, but we've already seen enough to know it wont.

Oliver Todd ‏@oliver_todd 9 minutes ago Kevin Nolan set to leave Leyton Orient this week after being asked to step down as manager but stay on as player. More on @MailSport soon.

Oh man

The good thing about signing Townsend was that we finally had a threat down the left. Sissoko/Janmaat was our only attacking plan and it was so predictable - Townsend added variety, yet we've hardly seen that arrangement. If Dummett is back and Sissoko HAS to play, play him down the right. Basically, Disco's team

If there is one player to save us, it certainly isn't Papercut De Jong.

Results-wise it's been an ok weekend because we expected to lose but our rivals did too. However, the manner in which we lost is telling. We won't do our bit, no matter how many slip ups we see.

That's the problem with bringing in a manager mid-season, it's taking him a while to see what we've known for ages. Even if that's it for Anita and Taylor, or he's brave enough to drop Wijnaldum, it's probably too late.

Who'd exactly take him?

Koscielny 8, Ozil 7, Williams 6 Top work

I must admit, when doing predictors I had never us to get anything from Southampton and was fearing a Norwich result. In that respect today was ok. But then you see a 'performance' like that and it removes all hope of these players ever giving a toss. We simply can't win, we're Aston Villa. 9.5

What's the Aarons contract situation? Didn't it turn out that he's got another year?

Double most of those. Other clubs will see Wijnaldum's 10 goals, Sissoko as a French international, Janmaat's assists. All this stuff that masks what they're actually like.

I think we're underestimating how good agents are at their job. Most of them will find a new club, escaping punishment.

You know I'm joking, right?

You're going to have to stop being optimistic. This affects us in no way whatsoever. I know. But if Norwich can't beat Sunderland next week....

They're doing us a favour today, which hurts to say

This is fun.

Great trolling from Rafa, taking Taylor off when the damage has been done.

There's a chance we'll do a Leeds but I'm willing to risk it right now - whatever guts this squad. Staying up would keep more of these dickheads here and it'll be more of the same next season. Fuck that, time to shake things up.

He keeps outdoing himself, it's incredible.

They just don't give a shit. They're a bunch of unprofessional, spineless dickheads.

Well now I'm confused.