Hughesy

Arguments like those at the bottom of the previous page (however banterous they are), do somewhat discredit the football watching opinions of those making the statements.

I know the usual caveats will apply (Belgian league, stats are irrelevant etc etc) and I'm posting it more for information purposes, but I was listening to a football stats podcast and the guy who used to be in charge of recruitment at Brentford was saying that at the time we bought Mitrovic he was the best young 'big man' striker in Europe and that his stats particularly stood out on analysis.

Not denying that Mitrovic misses a quite a few chances, but I think people tend to overestimate the number of chances most strikers require to actually score.

Is Graeme Bailey in Carr's pocket? That new article he has written seems very anti-Rafa.

Valuable 3 points and that's all I care about.

Should just go all out and buy a huge flag of Rafa.

Every fucking game has to leave Fat Mike in no uncertain terms that Rafa has to stay and has to be backed. If ever there's a time..

I'm not convinced - if Rafa goes because of Ashley, I really think that would be the final straw for a lot of fans.

These people who are so worried that we aren't going up should start taking advantage of the bookies and make some real cash.

Pretty sure he didn't mean to head it backwards In that case - it's an appalling piece of execution and Clark's got to take a hefty share of blame.

Thought he actually looked half decent tonight.

Not sure where Clark thought that header was going to end up though?

We're still 4 points clear of third with a game in hand and a hugely superior goal difference.

How can the linesman not have seen that?

Could quite easily be ahead of Brighton by Thursday in any event - Huddersfield away isn't an easy match.

Think we need to remember that we should have comfortably beaten Blackburn even without Shelvey.

FFP is worked out over the year though isn't it, meaning they'll have the summer to make any adjustments ? Don't know - was just going off something said at The Times and trying to sound like I knew what I was talking about.

If Palace sign Sakho, don't they need to get rid of a high earner for FFP? Reckon Ashley is just trying to see what he can get away with.

Michiel Jongsma ‏@JongsmaJongsma Sources told @Boerenmacht that Newcastle United was the English team that saw three bids for FC Groningen's Mimoun Mahi rejected. No idea who he is..

Still think it's bizarre that we didn't give Saivet a chance. Such a weird signing.

To clarify - a good transfer deadline day. My perception has been that they are often laced with disappointment.

Trying to think of a good transfer window that we've had. The Woodgate one is the only one I can think of?

Just buy him ffs.

No-one said we did - but clearly a player's development helps the club he plays for, so discussing how this might happen is relevant.

You'd have to be wilfully ignorant or a bit dense to think that youth and/or inexperience in a particular league isn't a factor in performance levels.