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Leroy Fer's name is doing the rounds.

Please explain your reasons for this ridiculous (in my opinion) statement.

I'd have Butland and send him back for the remainder of the season - wouldn't mind Redmond either. Funds permitting obviously!!!

6. Shelvey Sorry it's dribs and drabs - on my phone!!!

10. Jelavic 12. Suarez

8. Sneijder 9. Xabi Alonso

4. Henry 7. Sturridge

1. Ivanovic 2. Zabeleta

Can't believe no one got Barca sooner!

We won't pay £3.5m for Diame when we could have had him for free in the summer. I like him but rumours are he has heart problems.

"@bbcsport_david: Unnamed club in for M'Vila was Everton - £6.2 rising to £6.6m with £48k wage. #efc"

@CHARLIEM0RGAN: The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting It seems he's a free agent!!! He's bagged himself 42k followers for getting kicked by a Chelsea player live on TV! How many would Cantona's karate kick victim have got?!

The Swansea ballboy as he's amazing at ensuring a clean sheet in a tight contest!

On Southampton... they have some really good young players in Shaw, Schniderlin, Ramierez, Clynne and Lallana - another reason I liked them - always have lots of exciting prospects. (I still don't like them after treatment of Adkins!!!)

Positives from the 1st half......???? It's still nil nil! Not 3, 4 or 5!!!

Tonight won't be easy as Southampton are on good form but so are we so it could be a good one... I'd take a shocker of a game though so long as we come home with 3 points!!! COYB!

I got my dad the EFC Encyclopaedia (legends signed version) for Christmas (a little bit for me too!) bloody brilliant book although I haven't had a good chance to get into it! I read Baz Rathbone's Smell of Football recently too - excellent read for any footie fan. Anyone else read any decent EFC/footie books? Mark Ward worth a read? Where do people get their EFC books from?

I had that exact same feeling on Sat night when supporting Villa - I even celebrated with them when they scored... for what?! I hope Bradford smash them now!!!

Owen the 9th or one of the 8?

Lampard, Shearer, Henry, RVP, RVN, Cole, Fowler, Ferdinand.

+ another 1

Over to Mark...

They consistently play with 2 wingers - they remind me of our 'Dogs of War'. Stoke's big problem is they've not got natural full-backs.

I've been expecting this!

Why so sad?