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I'm almost positive TB will stick. He'll have the opinion of senior players, staff, people he trusts, he'll take in various opinion and make an informed decision. I'm not blindly backing the manager, only giving opinion on matters that might be outside his control. Too many clubs change managers...

They don’t call it second season syndrome for nothing. Cup run undoubtedly a distraction this season. We hit the new year after some good performances, the games against Arsenal and Everton we’re both very strong. Confidence seemed to collapse after Burnley, there is no easy fix for that, last...

That's because in retrospect people can just say it was all rubbish, but actually while we laboured for 3 straight wins against West Ham, Newcastle, and Wolves, we destroyed ManUtd and Palace, probably deserved to beat Arsenal, had a strong game v Everton, and probably created enough to win 3...

I don't think this season we have intended to play in that way, we have ended up that way much of the time, largely down to the form of some of the players, which has eventually dragged everyone down with them. I thought we've been decent at certain times, we created more chances and more shots...

Transitional play always goes out of the window when you're low on confidence and short of form - otherwise you wouldn't be. Dyche couldn't coach Burnley out of their malaise until January. I agree with your point about our transitional play being diabolical, I disagree with it being simply...

Exactly. Fortunately for Dyche, his absymal run, worse than ours has been, came at the start of the season. He had time to turn it around; by doing exactly what Chris is doing, by turning back the clock and going back to the basics they got right last season. We've just got a lot less time to...

I don't disagree, and it was the players they signed from the Championship, hungry, prepared to battle for every lost cause, that was the real difference for me in watching that game. I haven't seen the kind of commitment McNeill showed from Locadia, Jahanbakhsh or Izzy this season, and only...

Average wage bills Premier League 2018/19 Rank Team Average annual wage per player 1 Manchester United £6,534,654 2 Manchester City £5,993,000 3 Chelsea £5,020,004 4 Liverpool £4,862,963 5 Arsenal...

Well Nuno Espírito Santo was a keeper, so not sure how to explain that one. Whether we think Hughton should stay or not, I don't think he is a defensive manager, I think he is a pragmatist. The evidence is that we had 2 brilliant free scoring exciting football seasons under Hughton, when the...

Seriously? Did you watch a different game to me? They were excellent but no team all season has defended so much of a game with so many of their players inside their own box. Chelsea had some huge statistics of the most touches or possession inside an opposition penalty area. Burnley had 24%...

Interesting listening to Dyche last night after their draw at Chelsea. They got 12 points from 19 games up to Xmas and he admitted they’d tried to develop into a more open attacking side and paid the price for a poor run of form. Turn of the year they went back to complete basics and have...

Football is never that simple though. As Fulham showed at home to Everton, their preparation for next season starts now. They’ve had time to get used to going down, and I expect a couple of really strong home performances for their fans. Last season Palace won 5 of their last 6 once they knew...