We’ll be talking about the wisdom, or otherwise of sacking Alan Pardew; the stattos are out in force to argue over goals-per-game and the historical accuracy of attendance records; whether there’s any merit in allowing Premiership reserve teams to enter the Championship; asking whether Ashley Cole deserves all the abuse he gets; pondering the wise words of Silvio Berlusconi; debating Matthew Taylor’s wonder goal and speculating again on Anfield bid.
Letter of the week goes to Paul Mulligan of Tipperary for being nerdish enough to know the attendance at the San Siro when AC Milan played Brescia. Book’s on its way Paul.
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