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On Qatar, please read this report when you find time: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/mar/31/migrant-workers-suffer-appalling-treatment-in-qatar-world-cup-stadiums-says-amnesty TL,DR: They take the migrant labourer's passport (so that they are stuck there), don't pay his/her...

Upcoming fixtures: Palace - Man City (A), Hull (H), Man Utd (H) Hull - Sunderland (H), Palace (A), Spurs (H) Swansea - Everton (H), Sunderland (A), West Brom (H) My predictions: Palace - 0,1,1 - (38 +2 = 40) Hull - 3,1,0 - (34 + 4 = 38) Swansea - 0,3,1 - (32 + 4 = 36) Clement to go down.

Good on you Jose.

OP is high. On brilliant fantastical ideas.

On the contrary, I think Jose has used the situation wisely, with him publicly backing Fella. A manager who sticks by you even the fans are disgruntled, that's a manager I'd get behind as a player. I see this impacting the squad rather positively.

Dunc the lunk. Thick as a castle wall.

Yes, that is true but I've always found Carrick ponderous on the ball. Blind lost possession against Chelsea (and that almost led to a goal) because of the same and Carrick always does this. I don't trust Pogba to put his shift in defensively with 100% commitment (and I'm happy to give him...

I reckon he can still contribute if used judiciously. Against teams that are willing to sit back and defend (how I expect Burnley and Boro games to be), he might be key in unlocking the defence. But against high pressing teams I remember him being a liability. My friends are all guaranteeing...

Guys, which season was it during which Carrick struggled a lot vs high pressing teams. It was the Moyes season wasn't it? I remember watching games and thinking Carrick can't deal with a high press but can't place during which season it was.

Had Rooney taken the pens - "Record hungry. Selfish" When he moves aside for others - "Ah, he's probably scared he'd miss" Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't, Wayne is. Good on him that he let them take the spot-kicks.

Gareth Barry. Now, Milner. Joey O'Brien.

Oh grow a pair and carry on managing Sunderland mate!

Mourinho is visibly repulsed seeing Rooney's reflection on Young's bald head.

I read the jellyfish bit on twitter, might just be a misunderstanding on my part. A neck brace does seem an unlikely treatment method for a jellyfish sting. I don't consider surfing an extreme sport. This was a dumb way for Chris to get injured, but he's free to do as he pleases (within...

If surfing is an undue risk, so is driving or swimming or going to the beach. It's not like he was doing stunts on his motorbike and got injured. And he got stung by a jellyfish, so it wasn't even a surfing injury. He's on vacation, let him unwind. Players should not be subject this amount of...