It's that time of year when P45's seem to come thicker and faster than fixtures, and shortly after Spurs rang the changes, Arsenal and Watford have had a Christmas clean out as well. And speaking of cleaning there's a new robot at Selhurst Park this week, and it's one that actually does its job.

On The Left Side is written by Ant McGinley and Jim Salveson, and this episode was produced by them in Manchester. The theme music and is written and performed by Katalina Kicks and appears with their kind permission. Other music appears under creative commons 3.0 license including Evil Incoming by Kevin Macleod, Follow us on twitter @ontheleftside and Instagram @ontheleftsidepod