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Look at that space given to him man.

All those dives with obvious non-contact should be punished retrospectively with match bans though. Those players would think twice before trying to con the ref.

Lloris Walker Dawson Calriches Rose Dembele Siggurdson Eriksen Lamela Soldado Adebayor ?

He got confused with Spurs legendary WC winner and three times Ballon D'Or recipient Joe Kinnear.

http://i.imgur.com/iI5MVwL.png Run of 4 games in 10 days. Good thing is we are at home for 4 of them. 26 Dec Stoke (h) 29 Dec Arsenal (h) 01 Jan WBA (a) 04 Jan Cardiff (h; Capital One Cup) Stoke's last 6 games - W2-0 Sunderland; Everton L4-0; D0-0 Cardiff; W3-2 Chelsea; D0-0 Hull; W2-1 Aston Villa Stoke's next 4 league games - NUFC (a), Spurs (a), Everton (h), Liverpool (h) Newcastle Team News: Tiote suspended; Sissoko on 4 yellows (cut-off date for 5 cards suspension is 31 Dec) Stoke Team News: Huth injured

Anyone going to start the Stoke pre-match thread (with 5 days for the poll) yet?

After his early anti-diving stance, Moyes has now come out defending Januzaj's dive, asking for more protection for his player instead. Hopefully valid decisions such as penalties will be dismissed when it comes to Januzaj, Young and Hernandez and cost them a few points.

Unbelievable. It was all for a good cause and nothing unmanageable. And it's SBR's charity to boot.

No I don't think he did. Was bragging about how much he earned (which wasn't an amount to brag about) but claimed poverty when he lost the bet. w***** basically. Thought so. All I could remember was him losing the bet then dragging his feet with some lame excuses. And it was just a tenner iirc? Any recollection who the wanker was?

Speaking of dares, I remember someone losing a bet and having to make a donation to the SBR Foundation. He was making excuses all the way. Did said guy follow it through in the end?

I prefer to talk about it if and when it comes. Especially when we might not invest the money into players. Would rather keep him here and extend his contract. He's been invaluable in his performances and also as a tapping-up machine.

Froggy should eat a California Reaper if we finish above Man Utd like.

You are also missing out some key players though injuries while we have been relatively unscathed on that front. Once those players come back well-rested and with the benefit of a more settled side with few incomings, you should be able to pick up pace and push for 4th. We are only 2 points ahead despite this being one of our best starts ever. I doubt we'll be able to maintain the gap once you get going.

http://i.imgur.com/C8oZGoJ.png?1 Players weighing in with their share.

That was some incredible balance he showed while stumbling across the box before toeing it to Gouf. Most of us would have fallen flat on our faces after a couple of steps.

http://i.imgur.com/V7uf5N9.png Feel free to post it anywhere else with a Xmas greeting.

Should have given his shorts.

Another red card today? How many have they got this season?

Shola earned a penalty.

Oh look, another chance created by Hatem.

3 chances in 2 mins after Hatem came on.

12 mins.

Surprised we have made no changes yet. Thought Pardew would have wanted fresh legs for next week's run and also to inject some life into this match.

Krul's kicking again.