Would Palace fans be happy if they brought in a coach to play better football and then find themselves in the Championship…or worse?

Perhaps most pleasing is the young diamonds they have found, James Justin, Wesley Forfana and Harvey Barnes, all looking like top class Premier League players for years to come.

Who will come out on top? Will it be youth or experience? Speed or technique? Master or apprentice. It’s too close to call.

Welcome to the Premier League Thomas, if you can beat Burnley, you can beat anyone.

I will keep watching the Premier League at the end of every lockdown, groundhog day and wondering whether I should be still enjoying it or not.

With Rooney at the helm, they have a young, English manager, who is a proven winner.

"Man Utd topping the league for the first time since Alex Ferguson left the club feels strange. We are however, living in strange times and this is most definitely a strange season."

Covid has been horrendous, but it has given these two legends a chance to step back, refocus their efforts and re-ignite their passion in playing for England and taking wickets.

As a proud Geordie, people might think my first reaction to Sunderland’s current woe, is to point and laugh. To be fair, that was my initial response. But thinking it about it more deeply, I would love to see Sunderland back in Premier League, for the simple fact, it’s the...