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My main concern now is that the second he puts in a sub-par performance, he's gonna find himself under huge pressure.

Knocky's close control is LIGHT YEARS ahead of what Wardy's was.

Watch the 66 final. Then come back to me with a straight face and say it wasn't a massively lower standard back then. I understand, much tougher pitches and balls, but that's all part and parcel of it.

Fair point. It was a different sport back then, not comparable.

If the same exact game now was played now as a Prem game (forget World Cup final), you'd be absolutely laughing your bollocks off at the standard of football.

....So you're suggesting footballers......aren't fitter? Or more technically gifted? I watched 1966 World Cup final recently, the full game - it was f***ing woeful. The standard of first touches, movement, speed of play was about League One nowadays. In certain attributes I don't think...

Agreed. Players were far less fit, and far less technically gifted.

Also, the fact Kayal has spoken to the press TWICE now about his contract situation, and Stephens not even once...

Eh? Whether he stays or goes doesn't make the slightest bit of difference to this.

Anyone in the world still genuinely buying the "extra training" story?! I can believe Hughton when he categorically denies Stephens refusing to play. But I can also completely believe the club and Stephens together deciding it's best for him not to play these couple of games whilst a potential...