Simon Thomas

You know, he'd want a bit more out of Pyatt, I think.

Andy Carroll's getting fitter and fitter.

It's certainly not the team that he had last year.

That little bit of zest is gone, but he's working really hard to get back to something approaching those levels.

I think they'll be fine, but it is hard work.

I know he's won the last two before this at home against Holland Burnley, but it must feel like hard work for Billich at the moment compared to last term.

How big is January going to be for them?

Yeah, I mean, I don't know how much, if anything, they've got to spend.

As we know, it's difficult to get good players the kind that you want.

I'm sure he'll have one or two offers for his players.

Obviously, you know, at times it looked as if his head wasn't really on the job.

He might be looking elsewhere now.

I'm sure the phone will be ringing with his name being mentioned.

So they've got to fend off that.

Because although he's not hitting top four, they do need him.

He is the talisman of that team.

United-Nile absolutely in the race for the top four.

Still ten points off the leaders, Chelsea.

Can it be any more than that this season, do you think?

Niall Adam, lovely to have you company.