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I loved the pace of their play - it seemed that every player was looking for the chance to break, but still not at the expense of being wide open at the back. I've always thought that a front 6 should be able to attack on their own merits, without full backs coming up just to step on each...

BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A WORLD CUP EVERY SUMMER! Unless the players can be in two places at one time this results in a far shorter pre-season. Do you know what? Say what you want - you have a habit of completely missing the point of posts to which you reply. Try reading one all the way through...

There he goes, talking about fucking results again, when my OP clearly separated results from how the team performs. Ok, results-wise - we were kicked out of CL again by the same team as last year, a team that haven't won a trophy in two years playing in a weak Spanish league. We didn't push...

Not difficult, but not relevant either. And you missed my initial point (A-G-A-I-N) about Pep - if he does go - choosing a World Cup summer! Asking you to read something before you reply - is that difficult? Last year we started really poorly - many were putting that down to missed...

In those cases, the previous managers have been sacked, haven't they? The club/previous coach won't have had the luxury of sitting down and choosing when to pass on the baton. You really think that's a parallel situation?

And 'people like you' keep missing the point. I was specifically focusing on our performance - as distinct from our results - whereas you waffle on about specific incidents that only affected results, not performance. I don't buy into the idea that seasoned internationals should need 100 games...

Sorry - but you were the third or fourth to query what I assumed was an obvious point. What you lightly dismiss as the 'only difference' is an absolute game-changer. With a new squad of players, a new coach will be learning not only about their individual playing strengths and weaknesses, but...

Please see above - it's hardly rocket science

Maybe, but 'any coach' isn't trying to learn about an entire squad of new players, is he?

Because of the reduced time that a new coach will have with the team. That will seriously impact prep for the new season. Our slow start this season cost us the league.

If Pep does walk away, he couldn't have chosen a more harmful time to do it than right before a World Cup - other than right after one.

Two trophies is a brilliant return, and I've really enjoyed this season - but we shouldn't get too carried away. I think that we beat 11 sides in total to win those cups - including Huddersfield, Swansea, Watford, Exeter, Salford and Southampton. So effectively we came through five tough ties...

Still haven't seen a lot of him, but I do like those quick passes he pings between the lines - perfect for quick feet like Phil's or Cherki's. And Fernandinho steel to go with it.

When Rice isn't mugging players with a vice-like grip at every corner during the World Cup, we'll know that it's club policy. Of course, if he continues to do so, England will pay the price.

Just heard that Saints have admitted to spying upon arsenal before their FA Cup QF. As a result, we now have to take the trophy down to the Emirates, because obviously they would have won it if Southampton had played fair. Unbelievable? Yes, but only just.

You have to remember that every match is somebody's first ever game. There will be young lads and lasses seriously excited about going to see all the players they watch on TV, and parents and grandparents looking forward to that aspect of the day more than the match itself, after last night's...

Logistically impossible, you're right. But morally, why should Boro step straight into the final when other teams have been equally affected? And what about Hull's preparation - do they split their training 50/50 'if we play one, do this, if we play the other, do this' It is disgraceful that...

At the very least, Middlesbrough should have to play-off, either against Millwall or Wrexham.

Best call Mourinho then... ... and no, obviously I'm not serious

Imagine thinking that you've won it at 5:50pm on Sunday, then hearing that Aguero has just scored... That might smart a bit :-)