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Yeah most will, but it's after a decent amount of time unless it's clear at youth level there's nothing there. I'm arguing more against the point of binning Campbell. He might not make it here but I'd rather he went out on loan a few times more, scored a few goals and added to his price tag.

But how do you bin the players who aren't going to make it? Offer them shorter contracts or no pro contract at all? The number of scouts at youth games at Premiership clubs would mean you'd miss out on gems more often than not, unless the player was above and beyond to offer a decent deal for his age. The current way is a good way to do it and if a young player doesn't make it, it's at little cost to the club to send them out on loan. I just wish we sent youth players out on loan more often, in the past it's something that has certainly been lacking. Look at someone like Inman. He'll have a decent career at the lower levels, whereas if we had decided to bin him without loaning him out, he would have found it far more difficult to find a club as a free agent with only youth appearances for us behind him.

There would be ways around it, a signing on fee would perhaps be too obvious, but compensating him with appearance fees or a higher wage could be a way to go. I don't think there's any worry of him buying out his contract or leaving in this window. Summer I think he'll go to the highest bidder with Champions League football.

I think his record speaks for itself. League titles in 4 different countries. The things he says in the press are mind-games to give an edge, and more often than not, they work.

No argument from me on a 3 game ban and I'd be very surprised to see the club appeal a decision.

As soon as he left the ground, he lost control of his body and it was anyone's guess as to what happened next. He got the ball, but he could just as easily have gone over it and then you're in a situation where the opposition player is lucky if he can walk away from the incident.

No just someone who goes into a tackle with two feet in the air knowing they aren't going to be the one that gets hurt if they clash. Not sure why him not making contact means it can't be cowardly. Yep.

What else is he doing with two feet off the ground like that? Everyone knows the rules now and there's been enough leg breaks to know what happens as a consequence of challenges like that. It's idiotic and cowardly.

He had time to think about it and still done it. Lunging in with two feet and off the ground like that is cowardly in my book, the intent is there to hurt the oppositions player.

Course it is. Lunged in with both feet off the ground, it's a shocker of a tackle.

Disgusting and cowardly from him. Shocking.

Would switch him to the right tbh.

Hope he gets a decent amount of time in the second half, we need a spark.

It's not clear cut but I haven't seen anything from them that suggests to me they'll stay up.

Suarez doesn't have as many assists as the team around him for most of his time at Liverpool have been inferior to Arsenal. It's a hard stat to judge from, as he could play the most beautiful pass the world has ever seen, but if Henderson goes through to miss it, it counts for nothing.

His technique and vision is phenomenal. He's a very classy player but comes across as an absolute arse imo. Hard not to rate him despite that.

If he stormed out, fair play to him for showing a little bottle and wanting to be involved. However, from what I've seen in his time here, his main attribute his useless as he doesn't have the technique or the brain to match it. Bringing in Sammy ahead of him was absolutely the right thing to do although I'm not sure why the decision to do this was made so late.

Wow.

So any club looking to sign him has to better £60k a week. No thanks.

Expected to return for West Ham against us on January 18th.

10 goals in 16 appearances. I hope we keep hold of this lad.

Why is Pardew dressed as Willy Wonka?

Linked with ex-Bolton defender Marcos Alonso on loan from Fiorentina.

This man is on a wage to fall asleep in the stands during games. Astonishing.

Refreshing this page on my mobile and expecting to see another goal each time. Sounds nuts.