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Welcome to NSC! :) P.S. It is also worthwhile CULTIVATING the habit of RANDOMLY using CAPITALS..................

Very true, but try telling that to some on here!

Yes, that would do fine. Even those who seem determined to defend his strop to the hilt have to admit that he'll have to work a bit to get back in the fans' (and probably his team-mates') good books, and that would be a fine start. Maybe not kiss the badge...

January will be a different world. Burnley might be mid-table, in which case they might still want him, or they might decide that with all the PL money pouring in they'll be able to go for someone better in the summer and don't need Stephens. Alternatively, they might be well adrift at the...

Have a pop if he plays badly. If he comes on and links up with Kayal like he did last season, then cheer him all the way - and wish him success in getting to play in the PL in 2017!

His only sensible course of action now (regardless of whatever his agent whispers in his ear) is to play his socks off for the Albion. That way, PL teams will still be after him next summer (or we might be a PL team by then). If he doesn't stay with us, he'll get all the benefits of being on a...

Fair enough - but putting in another shift with us like he did last season would inevitably get him a shot at the PL in 2017-18. Either with us, or with a PL team that picks him up on a free. Bad advice from his agent? I suspect so.

That's interesting. What is the age limit? And what lengths of loans are allowed? Edit: It does look from this - http://the72.co.uk/57887/change-efl-leads-loan-deal-changes/ - as if the only concession to the loan window restrictions for young players is the ability to recall them after 28...

If we keep Stephens, and if he doesn't sulk and plays full out to his best ability alongside Kayak I won't be too unhappy with this summer's business. Yes, it would have been nice (still would be!) to get a fast, skilful, 20+ goal striker in, but if we have Kayal and Stephens firing on all...

How does that work then? Have you got details? Can they play for the first team?

Less than 24 hours to go now. I'll be glad when this thread (and one or two others!) is history!

It's not delightful irony at all - except for Burnley. They will enjoy their season in the PL, raking in the dosh whilst keeping a sensible rein on their expenditure, then return to the Championship with masses of parachute payments to enable them to mount an even better promotion campaign for...

You ask the question - but two quotes from your post sum up exactly how it was different! "Players from yesteryear, with todays fitness regimes, better pitches, lighter kit and ball, would have thrived." "A heavy, sodden leather ball. Heavy energy sapping pitches. Brutal tackling. Less...