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Yeah there's 7-8 decent teams but no great teams as there has been in the past. I honestly think Atalanta have been the best side in the league this year and have basically wasted a huge opportunity through a few duff home results mid season and that silly spat between Lookman and Gasperini.

It's a weird one with this Napoli team. I feel like I spent so many years actually quite emotionally invested in the club during this De Laurentis era - first through Mazzarri's team, then Rafa's but particularly under Sarri. Three years in a row they had points hauls that would have won the league this year, and notably his final year in 17/18 where they still finished second with 90+ despite winning in Turin. The Spalletti title win came a bit out of nowhere really and was after the end of an era when the likes of Mertens, Insigne and Koulibaly had all left over the summer. But they fully deserved it and did it playing fantastic football so it really felt like a vindication for the club in this century - and also for Spalletti who had always been Mr. 2nd place himself at Roma. To now see this rag-tag Conte side scrap to the title this year playing once a week and be able hobble over the line with 82 points feels a little bit annoying to be honest. Obviously still pretty happy to see any title go outside of the big three and can't argue with Conte's record.

I've been to Napoli a few times and love both the city and the stadium, but I wouldn't go there as an English fan in Europe. For a minority of scumbags you will have a target on your head unfortunately.

He's a very good player clearly but crazy money if it's upwards of 100 million IMO.

Yeah I can see that justification to be fair. If Trippier is out as well I think we probably are best going with 3-4-3 it just doesn't convince me.

It's fine if you play it all the time, not so much when you've only ever used it as an adaptive system to play on the break or due to personnel availability like we have. Think part the reason we struggled second half against Chelsea was because we'd been set up in a 3-4-3 and then suddenly had an issue with the extra man and needing to be the more proactive side. I don't think I'd want to play it at home to Everton personally.

I'm not sure I'd play 3-4-3 at home to Everton mind.

Jesus Christ mate do you ever stop

Spurs fans are actually enjoying the trophy. I feel many Man Utd fans just wanted CL qualification to save a pitiful season and arrest the decline. For that reason it was the best outcome of a shit situation.

Have they bought a dud in Khusanov is the question. He's certainly not looked convincing although obviously still young. It seems like they might move away from playing so many CBs and focus more on traditional fullbacks again given the links to Cambiaso, Kerkez and Tino.

There's nothing wrong with the Football League, I have no idea why you would want to regionalise the pro game at League Two when the league is thriving and one of the strongest pyramids in European football. An additional promotion place from non league is obviously overdue as there is a current bottleneck - but that is it.

I personally don't believe for one second he was on that much, as it would have been far more difficult to shift him. Certainly he would have not fit into Juve wage structure. Capology has his Juve wage at 40,000 euros a week.

There's also a chance that it gets reduced to 2 points on appeal, which would mean Samp are still down, but Brescia are in the play off instead of safe.

I know the answer to both of these, because I'm sad af, so I'll let others guess.

Only one I thought would be likely was James McClean, but just checked and not quite.

Probs Joel Campbell

Be probably loads of examples with minnow legends - e.g. Lima of Andorra.

Definitely Stern John for TnT. Added bonus that he also scored more goals than at any of his clubs.

Got more appearances for Basel than Switzerland, unless you're just talking league games.

I know it's a relatively small thing in the grand scheme of things but given our propensity to have at least four goalkeepers on the books with two of them training cones it makes absolute sense to make one of them club home grown - even if they're actually fourth choice you can name them as the third choice keeper in Europe and means we can name an extra outfield player in the squad. The fact we have a few options (Woodman, Krul and Forster all out of contract - Alnwick down L1 with Cardiff and likely nominal fee) makes it seem even more obvious.

Surely they have nothing to play for anyway? They're 4 points behind them. Edit: forget that obvs they're playing Wolves

He's announced he's leaving, but he has a year left on his deal, so no way it would be free.

Not leaving on a free mind

I never gamble but put some free bet accumulators on this weekend on Villa, Chelsea, Forest and Arsenal. Obviously it came in. Just put all the £65 winnings on us to finish outside the top four which will return £235. Obviously I hope I don't win it. Unless we end up 5th like, that would be ideal