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Don't think it's a 'size' thing like (think: Messi, Keegan, even Wise, McCreery and Batty if you want pint sized players with bite) Size does matter when you have no physical presence to impose yourself. At the top level it is very rare to become a regular if you do not have either. Atsu lists his height as 5ft 8, he's nowhere near that so why state that is your height. Rafa is 5ft 9. You decide. Not his fault but it counts massively against him. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=atsu+benitez&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlhK6J1vLTAhXBLMAKHeAQCucQ_AUICigC&biw=1024&bih=649#imgrc=XH3PiroJUOV4GM: No physical presence, ok so you wouldn't want to sign David Silva? (173cm and a lightweight; Hazard is also 173 cm; Coutinho 171cm; Atsu is 172cm).

Your lass do the wall papering these days WEM? "Don't know why people spend so much time choosing. Straight to B&Q, ten rolls of what's on offer, it'll cover the cracks and put a pattern on the wall. Job done... and ah divvent knaa what her indoors is moaning about, Marvel's Avengers are very popular..."

Don't think it's a 'size' thing like (think: Messi, Keegan, even Wise, McCreery and Batty if you want pint sized players with bite)

Wonder if Freddie Shepherd had a hand (gland) in this? Fun with two fat ladies seems to be his thang. [edit: sorry Chopey, just scrolled backwards through the thread...]

S Worth signing for the song alone.... That said, difficult to get singing going at reserve games.

He's got such good technique, doubt she'd mind...

Ill-conceived at best, deeply shameful at worst. Not that it is of any consolation, but there will come a time when the organiser(s) are thoroughly embarrassed by this.

I know what you mean. Damian Reilly a professional writer, really?

Now you're talking banner-worthy material.

Canny cheap love a bargain! Happy to volunteer; reckon I am even better at fouling than Hackie Jackie C, and available at 5% of the salary.

Reading got given 12 penalties and gave away 21 I hear Geddy Lee is a Reading fan.

Who scored that one against Albion? Clearly goal of the season. Oh yeah, Grealish The cheeky li' Peaky Blinder.

I've had similar thoughts. A player like Sigurdsson (still only 27) may be more Rafa's type, potentially available, and don't think he (a) gets on with, (b) would complement, Shelvey (together at Swansea).

Stab in the dark re who is going and how much we might get plus which positions we might stregthen. I reckon this gives £62m to add to the war chest (plus removal of wages etc) and a guesstimated expenditure (for purchases, assuming in reality we'll get some loans and maybe a free or two) of £100m; net spend £38m. Rob Elliot Karl Darlow Matz Sels £5m Tim Krul Freddie Woodman loan Ciaran Clark Grant Hanley £3m Jamaal Lascelles Chancel Mbemba £6m Kevin Mbabu NEW CB £14m NEW CB £4m Achraf Lazaar £3m Paul Dummett Massadio Haidara DeAndre Yedlin Jesus Gamez £2m Jamie Sterry loan Vurnon Anita NEW LB £8m Isaac Hayden Jack Colback £5M Matt Ritchie Jonjo Shelvey Mohammed Diame £4m Rolando Aarons loan Yoan Guoffran £2m Christian Atsu buy £5m Siem de Jong £9m Henri Saivet £4M NEW CM £18 NEW CM £4m NEW LM £12m Dwight Gayle Ayoze Perez Daryl Murphy £3m Aleksandar Mitrovic £8m Emmanuel Rivière £3M Adam Armstrong loan NEW no10 £20m NEW striker £15m

These happened to be next to each other, made me chuckle...

Sunday... now Wednesday... I'm going start scanning the news for Trump starting a nuclear war. It's the only logical conclusion

The father and son tops-off duo made me smile: this is how you support the lads, son!

Hope Hughton gets it, to go with his promotion in second place. Yeah, second place, that'll happen. Well I am hoping they do, obviously. But it is not such a stretch of the imagination. Basically if we do what Brighton have done over the last four games, I.e. win them, and they do what we have done over the last four games (win two, lose one, and draw one) then we win the Championship. We both did worse (NUFC: LWWW, 9pts ; BHA: WLLD, 4 pts). #believe_GTFI!

it's the only solution. If it is not worth towing on a banner, it's not worth saying.

Did feel for Albion/Hughton a bit, especially given what happened last season. Hey, first time in the Premier League; it is all good.

comments like that really bring it home. Gutted couldn't get two tickets together/take my lad.

I just read that deaths by road traffic accident peaked in 1974; as did sales of Mars bars. Reckon people were taking their eyes off the road to get the wrappers off?