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*Poorile.

Best headline I've read in a while, I might even read the article later on.

Hadn't even looked at the Premiership yet today, that's made my day. They've got an expected return of ~0.05 points from their game in hand too.

tbf I was worried that scoring that early might actually be his undoing because obviously the more goals are being protected, the less adventurous the team will be.

That's exactly what a team like Huddersfield are going to do against that strategy. They had feck all real chances, so it worked.

The manager set out a plan, the players (mostly) executed it to perfection, it worked. What are we missing?

You understand that the match went exactly as Benitez planned? Agree about Anita, and for all of Diamé's Sissokoesque touches, he did drive the ball forward on the counter a couple of times.

Wagner apparently doesn't know the rules of football?

I was mostly taking the piss but Colback was his usual clumsy self. I'll give you Dummett, because bar that cross he did his limited role and is basically playing out of position.

Remind me of Swansea of a few seasons ago. Calm down.

Team Willy-Waver.

Benitez favouring the soft bag over hard case for his glasses. Risky move for such a cautious manager.

Aye, spot on.

They do look good, but for all their possession and decent passing, they've been limited to long shots. Very soft pen, especially with the handball, but we were due one. Great ball by Shelvey and finish by Murphy for the second.

He's going to transfer in a couple of those under-11 girls he was coaching for next season, isn't he? Bit of a risk with the proximity to Sunderland, mind.

If any of that triumvirate of evil starts next season I'll be fucking...I'll be...mildly annoyed on the internet.

Draw will be grand now with how the table looks.

Anyone up for it tonight/possibly tomorrow?

Being beaten with sticks and locked in a box for 80 minutes leads to the best climaxes.

If* we look back on this season after promotion, it'll be this comeback and the one vs Norwich that will have been the key moments. Norwich looked very strong up till that match, and lost momentum after it. Brighton looked very nervy at 1-1 and I think they might have a bit of a dip in form now. *I'll change that "if" to a "when" on Saturday, @@Howay.

That'll put me firmly on team willy-wavers.

Takes a lot of pressure off the Huddersfield match, so we can watch without fear of heart trouble.

GET. THE FUCK. IN.

Congrats to you both, @@trooper.