Rodriguez makes temporary Bees move

I reckon he'll back out loan next season too.

Since RM also claims McAleny has an Everton future and supposedly wants to keep Romelu, it doesn't say much for this lad. He's in London for a month to visit the Palace and send his mom a postcard of the Queen.

We rolled the dice on South Americans last summer: one came up Trumps; the other was a dud.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how this one goes.

If his loan is a success and extended until the end of the season, he can hopefully fill Kone's seat on the bench next season.

On Niasse – he seems too full of smiles when he enters a game although seems to be enjoying himself. He needs to get more involved other than just skipping around. He's made no impact at all. Too soon to judge him maybe but slightly concerning. He didn't win player of the season in Russia for nothing. I'd also like him to come on to support Rom,not replace him, and play closer to him... and for more than a few minutes.

Mirallas, Deulofeu, Besic and Stones are all also desperate to be involved more. I'm more interested in how RM finds his strongest 11 and starts getting the best out of these players than his game management (as I think that will come). The same players who did so well against Chelsea are the same ones letting that intensity drop to allow teams to get back into games they should be dead and buried in. Its going to be a very interesting rest of the season... including the Cup of course. Some players are playing for their futures and are still maturing into... something great we hope.