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It must be catching: I just went round to rib my Scouse neighbour, and all he could think to say was that they really miss Coutinho. I said "Bollocks to that - I thought Albion were brilliant." His face went into a puzzled expression, and he muttered something like: "Yeh - they played well"........ before enthusing over VAR.
So even Scousers (who used to be quite generous when they were top) have caught the Media bug.

On another note....
I thought The Pole had an influential game. He gave the ball away a couple of times, but most do when they're involved so much. A few weeks ago he was being left out, and I got the impression he couldn't care if he was playing or not, so long as his £80k was going through every week. I reckon Mr.Pardew's had him in his office and told him he's got a future here, and that he's got a big role to play. Yesterday he wasn't anonymous, and his ref-badgering showed he actually cared. If so, well done Mr.Pardew.