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Yep, and if, for example, Tammy had got injured the same people would have been asking why he wasn't taken off. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Let's not pretend that making subs to save legs is some genius piece of management, because it isn't, but some of the criticism is given purely for the sake of it. Save that for when he does genuinely deserve it, as has been the case for large periods of the season.

That'll do.

Same team and bench as the Wolves game.

That'll do. As long as we don't lose at Blackburn I think we'll be alright.

Wolves are 33/1 to win from here, if anyone's tempted. Draw's 9/1.

Norwich 5-0 up against Reading

Smith fails to make the weight. Fight still goes ahead though.

They do have to be careful when naming so as not to alienate potential fans in the area. Yorkshire have already acknowledged some time ago that any team playing out of Headingley wouldn't have Leeds in the name for fear that people from Bradford, Sheffield, York etc won't support it.

He's brilliant, a privilege to watch.

Yeah, would love to see Crolla do it but if anything I think he's even more up against it tonight. Linares is great to watch, a seriously good fighter.

Useless t***s cost me my accumulator!

It's the same at internationals, people constantly up and down to the bar. Incidentally the only time I've ever noticed it with City was on visits to Wembley and the Millenium, no doubt down to increased crowds and more people who don't normally go to football.

That game was the season summed up in 80 minutes. No lack of effort but ultimately undone by mistakes and extra quality from the opposition.

State of that team

Australian fans only turn up when they're winning as well. If you recall when England won down there a few years ago, by days 3 and 4 of the tests where England were in total control, the vast majority of the crowd was English.

Henson's joining Newport Gwent Dragons in the summer, 2 year deal.

If he hadn't gone over he'd have got criticism from some quarters for 'snubbing the fans' or similar.

Bear in mind that 3 weeks for Djuric includes an international break. So if all goes well he'll only miss today and Huddersfield.

Abraham? Surely some mistake? We were assured by the 'experts' on here that we'd seen the last of him?

I'm not even convinced he really means it yet. Easy to imagine him watching what happened on Saturday night, the farce and drama of it all, and getting the buzz back briefly, but it's a different story once he's actually training properly again and at least vaguely living the life. I hope winning the belts back really does motivate him as much as getting them in the first place did, because if this is just an impulsive move the comeback won't end well. Be great to have even a 75% Fury back in the mix this year though. Plus, as mentioned above, he is still suspended from fighting in the UK, think his hearing is in April, so they're either reasonably confident in the outcome or this is over before it begins.

One of the main accusations amongst his detractors in the City support is that he's more a rugby man than a football man.

All over. Absolutely pathetic defensively.

That's pisspoor.

Oh good, Wayne Barnes is refereeing....

Nicked from elsewhere: " Best result for a scouser against someone with one leg since McCartney binned Heather Mills."