A happy Gazza is a brilliant Gazza.

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Steve Wilson
Match of the Day commentator

A little over four years ago, Eddie Howe cut short his time at Burnley to return to Bournemouth - which then meant dropping from the Championship into League One.

Howe's departure opened the door for Sean Dyche - and such has been the success for both clubs, that neither will have even the merest hint of regret.

Bournemouth's astonishing recovery against Liverpool last Sunday will live long in the memory, but Howe would be disappointed if that turned out to be the high point of their season. Constant progression is a must for the Premier League's youngest boss.

Dyche will be concerned at a run of three consecutive defeats but still must be confident of becoming the first Burnley boss to avoid relegation from the top flight since Jimmy Adamson in 1975.

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We've just had a camera-shy Steven Gerrard, but here he is more than happy to pose for a photo....

Yes!

Another stunning contender. 

We're asking you lot about players you met as a baby or toddler, and you're playing a blinder. My mate just paid £50 for that t-shirt. 

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Guy Mowbray
Match of the Day commentator

A Christmas cracker riddle: What used to be Sunderland's, but is now Hull's?

I'll give you David Meyler and Ahmed Elmohamady, but the answer I was looking for is the label of 'doomed' by those who fancy themselves as Nostradamus*., external

Palace were threatening to borrow it too, but last week's win over Southampton has lightened the millstone for Alan Pardew ahead of this milestone - his 300th Premier League game as a manager.

It's his first at Hull since going head to head too literally with the aforementioned Meyler in 2014.

With some beasts of games to see out the year after this, it's also huge for both sides.

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Floodlights for the early kick-off? This is the scene at Vicarage Road...

Ah, simpler times. Forget chicken breast and pasta, give us chips and batter.

Here's some of Liverpool's golden generation tucking into a slap-up meal. 

David Thompson going for the cappuccino vibe.

Craig Hannan‏: Carragher, Murphy, Thompson - but look who didn't look up...Gerrard, who was just breaking into first team.

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Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on 5 live

Bob Bradley comes across as very positive, he is always looking for the best and he's been chucked in to the Swansea job. A lot of people wanted Ryan Giggs to get the job but we would be sat here now saying that Giggs has no experience. The facts are that Swansea as a club have been killing themselves by selling their best assets and season by season disintegrating. They have let strikers go every year without replacing them with any quality. 

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Very, very good spot this. We couldn't quite pick him out...

Sean Fleming: Met Ian Rush with my dad when I was eight. Asked my dad what a leg end (yep) was, saw it on a flyer at the venue. Rush laughed.

Turn-Key Supplements: Used to help in players bar at lcfc in early 80s. Made Mick Channon and Alan Ball cup of tea whilst they watched horses before the match.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Leicester's Premier League title win was an "amazing, astounding" achievement, ahead of City's visit to the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

Watch more of the interview on Football Focus, Saturday 10 December, 12:00 on BBC One, the BBC Sport app and website.

UK scanners are shifting into overdrive. 

What about this shot of Alan Shearer auditioning for a supporting role in a 1990s police drama?

Three out of four ain't bad. There's no way that's Roy in the middle. 

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Former Republic of Ireland and Crystal Palace forward Clinton Morrison on BBC Radio 5 live: "The difference between Sunderland and the rest is they have Jermain Defoe. Give him a chance and he scores, simple as that.

"You won't see him in the game for 80 minutes but he scores goals. Victor Anichebe brings the bustle and the hustle and he's had a big impact too."

We've had some sensational photos sent in this morning so far, but this one has to top the lot. 

Fantastic work. 

David Beckham in a Barcelona shirt?  

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Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on 5 live

Swansea have played some fantastic football over the last few years, the fans have bought into it. They are a club which most players would look at and think 'I would like to play there, they will get the best out of me'.

But they have lost their identity. They were in a fight last season and stayed up but then did nothing about it in the summer. It was staring them in the face, they needed players - just like Villa last season.

Swansea were quick to let Garry Monk go and he seems to be doing all right at Leeds...

A bar seems to be a good place to meet your football heroes..

Renovate in France: At aged four, in 1961, was pictured with DannyBlanchflower and Cliff Morgan with the FA Cup on the bar of my grandparents' pub.

Jennifer Woodley: In late 1990s met ex-Crystal Palace player (then Fulham) and now Wales manager Chris Coleman in a bar...the team were all in fancy dress!

Alistair Mann
MOTD commentator

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When those marvellous clichés 'six pointer' and 'cup final' are uttered ahead of a league match in early December you just know someone's in big trouble!

That someone appears to be Swansea's Bob Bradley, whose future, despite being the newest managerial appointment in the Premier League, is already under intensive scrutiny.

He can ill afford as pitiful a display as in the crushing defeat at Spurs last week.

It wasn't that long ago that David Moyes was the man apparently leading the sack race, yet three wins in four matches demonstrate how quickly opinions can be altered.

Only two weeks ago, Bradley presided over a stunning 5-4 win over Crystal Palace. He'll happily settle for an uneventful 1-0 victory this time around.

Natasha Ashworth: My sister met Ashley Ward and a few other Blackburn Rovers players on her 2nd birthday, 20th December 1999 when she was in hospital. They gave her this big bumper pack of merchandise and roar, their mascot (the teddy version).

As a life long Burnley FC fan, obviously this was devastating to me 😂