The FLS

I know it's only highlights but a few things stood out...

Blackpool - looked dangerous still and unlucky not to win. Can't rule them out.

Leicester - Schmeical had a shocker, worth targeting when we play them.

Brighton - don't have the cutting edge to make a challenge.

Crystal Palace - difficult one to judge, darkhorses this season. Their progress depends on their managerial appointment.

Forest & Middlesbrough - seem to be more consistent of late and difficult to beat, could be ones to watch.

Blackburn - same as Palace.

In my crappy opinion, I think Leicester and Blackpool are still the most dangerous teams outside of us. The others will definitely make life difficult (if they haven't already).

Blackpool look capable of going on an unstoppable run but Holloway's bluster might be waring a little thin with his players.

I think Brighton and Palace will fall away.

Leicester, Boro and Forest are the three I'm worrying most about but we'll all have bad runs and it's how we respond that will matter. Also, you'd like to think we've had our worse injury spells and other teams have thiers to come.

I think Wolves will be there and drop off then come back and drop off again.

Schmeichel indeed had a really bad day, but I still think he's potentially te best keeper in the league. Unless we get lucky and he has another a bad day, it's difficult to put anything past someone that talented.

Tom Ince is one of those players you can't help but laugh in amazement at whenever he touchs the ball. He oozes quality and its no wonder the biggest teams in the world are watching him closely. That step over the defender near the start of the game was a mindblowing piece of skill a certain Barcelona striker would even be proud of. If we are going to deal with Blackpool successfully, we need to make sure to keep him quiet at all costs. Then, when we win the legue (being optimistic see?), I'd love to see us put in a cheeky bid for him and Austin. Both have very high profile teams after them, but if we cross our fingers they might decide to wait another year or two to see if they continue to be impressive, something we can take advantage of.

I think Ince will gone in January. Liverpool will be looking for someone to pair with Raheem Sterling and I notice Brenda was at the Blackpool game.

Yeah I spotted him too, him going would be good news especially if he goes early. We next play Blackpool late January away from home, what on current form could be one of our hardest games of the whole year. If they lose Incr before that, and even better someone steals Phillips too, we'd be laughing.

Was it him or Phillips which put in the transfer request back in August?

It was Phillips. Let's hope some tapping up goes on and both players become unsettled forcing Blackpool to flog them off as soon as the January window opens.