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I'm conscious that some of my posts in this thread could be construed as anti-Hughton. For the avoidance of doubt, I think Chris is arguably the best manager we have had in our history. He kept up a side that was in SERIOUS danger of suffering relegation when he first joined; made additions that...

I haven't advocated Normann - in this thread or elsewhere - not least because (as has already been pointed out) he isn't even eligible to play in the Premier League before January 1st because he is too old to qualify as un U-21 player and he wasn't named in the 25. I was merely commenting that...

I watched the match on TV today, and didn't see Kayal get booked. The BBC website does not show a booking for Kayal; we will have to wait for the FA website to be updated on Monday for the official confirmation, but I don't think he was booked (if he was, it would indeed be his fifth booking of...

Sanders, over the last couple of seasons, has played the "Stephens" role in the U-23s (and for England U-19s in the European Championship finals in the summer) better than Stephens plays the role in the first team.

Anders Dreyer is a wide midfield player, he doesn't play in the middle.

If poor decision-making was a reason not to select a player, Anthony Knockaert would have to retire.

In the Argus last month, Bernardo explained that his preferred position is central defence, but whilst he felt he could play there in Brazil or possibly Spain, he felt he was "too skinny" to play there in Germany and especially England. His second preferred position is left-back and his third is...

Must admit that piss poor display this morning hasn't got my weekend off to the best of starts, but given that the inclusion of an up-and-coming youngster in a Hughton league matchday squad is rarer than rocking horse shit, it would be remiss of me not to record the naming of young Viktor...