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Not after 'entertainment' in games of this magnitude.

Totally with you on that. Had this arguement a while back that were it not for City "buying the league" and by extension Chelsea and Blackburn too - we'd have had the Premier League won by three clubs plus Leicester's miracle. Add on to that the fact Liverpool and Arsenal were winning the 1st Division nearly every season and with Manchester United hoovering up the majority of the cups. Instead of one club that nobody outside of Manchester had any real dislike for dominating this generation we'd have had three clubs dominating the last half century two of which are the most loathsome clubs of all and the other Arsenal. It might be boring but boring is bliss compared to the alternative.

Don't like playing teams after games like this so glad they've got Arsenal, every chance that will go the same way but when their backs to the walls and underdodgs they can pull something out there

Pardew'll be dancing the night away th'neet

Unlike the other towsings they've had once on a blue moon (no pun intended) this has been in the post for ages. The shock is as much that they've dodged it for so long

89/90 or the season they were relegated I'd guess

Us 5-0, Southampton 6-3, Chelsea 2-1 in 96 was one unless there was a cup game in the middle of it all course the run broke with Arsenal at home, interesting

The jammy bastards aren't going to blag their way out of this one.

Its early doors, new manager bounce etc. - but not to this degree, they've been excellent since he's been there

A scoreline reflecting how second best Man United have been?! I've seen it all now

93-95, but still

Stood in for Ando on some commentary at Brentford a couple seasons back and was great, won me over.

Well the PL's crack team in the fit and proper persons department with the game and fans at its heart certainly gave that lot a thorough going over.

This has nothing to do with us. Generally more people dislike Villa than Brighton.

The votes for POTY are cast as early as January (maybe earlier), the gig itself is in March whilst our own reviews the full season or near enough

Maybe Peacock isn't that far off for 95/96 when you think Lee, Ferdinand and Ginola were right off the boil in the second half and Albert and Batty were on fire at the end but weren't around for the first half. Still would have thought Beardsley mind. Paradoxically 95/96 and 96/97 are the hardest ones to pin down.

What's 'hard to believe' is that the three clubs below them in the attendance figures make more money than them from attendances, Leeds three times as much and that there's nothing in it with most of those other powerhouses. 20-25% of what's visible on their goals look empty, you can see the seat colouring pattern from some angles as if it was a display. Hardly surprising a fantasist would go along with the official figures

Long before FFP I had few qualms about selling Woodgate who was until recently the best defender I've ever seen in a toon shirt for the same reasons as were debating Wilson. Paradoxically if we dont have to rely on Wilson I'd be more inclined to keep him.

Don't think anybody's doubted his ability and what he produces when he plays, its only ever been whether you can carry someone who only plays half the time

Cant ask any more. Performance and result. Could have been more comprehensive and clinical I suppose, course they're going to have moments, everyone does, would have taken that and a scruffy win. Players back and everything.

Yeah, that relegation was very much not coming until the name appointment of a non-manager

Lost more games than we lost in our worst ever season under Ossie. Minus the high points, the good football and rosy future

Should have brought all these ffp/psr rules in then. Except it would have been a shameful c*nts trick and an affront to the sport.

Had phases of being very good but phases of being scamming by levels of bad. Therefore probably rightfully appraised generally. Based purely on his Liverpool/England run. Remember a tragic display for England at SJP and against us the last time we won at Anfield for example.

No, it was stated in the post, continuing on how we have been building nicely and steadily which has brought us champions league football already, unless you consider that doldrums