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Kammy says Steven Pienaar and Alex McLeish were red hot as two games beat the big freeze.

Kammy picks out the best of the Premier League weekend

Every Saturday afternoon, Chris Kamara heads to stadiums up and down the country to deliver his unique match reports for Soccer Saturday. On Sundays you can see him back in the Sky Sports studios as he brings you all of the Premier League highlights on Goals on Sunday. And then on Mondays you can find Kammy right here on skysports.com as he brings you his Premier League picks of the weekend. Join us every week as he runs through his highs and lows as well as answering YOUR questions... GAME - Arsenal 2-2 Everton
I've only got two games to choose from this week, but thankfully they were two cracking games... for various different reasons. Birmingham continued their fantastic run with a hard-fought point against Manchester United and Everton came agonisingly close to their first away win at a Big Four side since David Moyes took over. I enjoyed both games, but perhaps the one at the Emirates just shaded it. GOAL - Steven Pienaar
It has to be Steven Pienaar for the composure he showed to run through and lob the ball over Manuel Almunia. It was like a top golfer putting to win The Open, he was so calm and it just trickled into the net. A beautiful goal and a shame for him that it wasn't the winning goal because it deserved to win any football match. But you can never write Arsenal off. PLAYER - Steven Pienaar
I will name him as player of the week as well as goal of the week because he has improved so much over the years - and now people are starting to realise what he's got in his locker. David Moyes has been talking about Marouane Fellaini as the top midfielder in the league, but they should be shouting about Pienaar as well. Perhaps people didn't realise how important he was until he was injured, but he brings flair, energy and quality every time he steps onto the pitch. TEAM - Birmingham
It's got to be Birmingham for writing their name into the club's history books with their 12th unbeaten game in the top flight. They've had some great teams and great players in the past, Trevor Francis, Howard Kendall and Archie Gemmill spring to mind, but this team has surpassed what they achieved and will go down in club folklore. They aren't the greatest team in the world, but they have organisation, they are difficult to break down and all of them seem to be playing out of their skin. GAFFER - Alex McLeish
Like his team, Alex McLeish goes down in the history books as the man who has guided them to their longest top-flight unbeaten run. I thought he was unlucky in their relegation season because a lot of the damage had been done before he took over and he wasn't able to stop the collapse. He got them back up at the first attempt - even though they were biting their fingernails on the last day of last season - and he deserves a lot of credit for the job he's done. Maybe he's at a club where he won't win trophies, but there are plenty of years ahead to do it. He needs to focus on moving the club forward because football is a fickle game; one month you're flavour of the month and the next you're out of a job. He'll keep his feet on the ground for sure. GRIPE - Darren Fletcher's red card
This was an absolutely ridiculous decision. It's frightening to see a player getting sent off for something so innocuous. Cameron Jerome over-ran the ball and Darren Fletcher stuck his foot out, the only thing he did wrong was that he didn't run towards the ball because he was expecting his opponent to touch it again and that left him flat-footed. The contact was minimal and it wouldn't usually merit a yellow card, so it definitely shouldn't be a second booking. Mark Clattenburg wrongly sent Craig Bellamy off for a second yellow against Bolton and they really need to sit down and think about these decisions. They need to look at the context of how bad the foul was and where on the pitch it took place. Nobody would have complained if Fletcher hadn't been booked and Clattenburg will, quite rightly, be hammered. Poor Fletcher missed a Champions League final due to a refereeing error and now he might lose his place in the Manchester United side due to another one.

Kammy answers your questions...

Do you want Chris Kamara to answer YOUR question? Email him at skysportsclub@bskyb.com or use the feedback form at the bottom of the page. CHILLY GONE BARMY
I believe it's just idiotic to cancel games due to surrounding conditions. Fair enough if there is something wrong inside the stadium such as a frozen pitch or another safety concern but how can it make sense that we are allowed to venture outside in these conditions but can't walk to a stadium. By this logic the public shouldn't be able to venture outside to go the pub, go shopping or go to a friend's house. If there is such serious concerns with slippy pavements and roads then why haven't we been barricaded indoors? This would never have happened a couple of years ago, it's health and safety gone mad. If it's so bad then summer football is the only answer. Muzza
KAMMY SAYS: I couldn't agree more, you've put it perfectly. Each of us has a brain of our own and it should be our right to decide if we want to go to the football. We understand the roads and pavements may be a bit dodgy, but the public should have the right to decide if they want to stay at home or not. If the pitch and the ground isn't ready, then we all accept that, but it's frustrating when it's due to issues away from the stadia. A few years ago it wouldn't have happened; they used to play in heavy snow all the time. Are football clubs to be blamed if accidents occur on the way to a game? Obviously we don't want people to get hurt, but surely accidents can happen when the weather is good as well? Do some clubs use the weather as a convenient excuse to call a game off? That goes on. I've been a manager myself and there's some days when you want a game off because of injuries or whatever - and there's other days when you definitely want a game on. But you still have to satisfy the referee when he looks at the pitch. GOING OFF THE COYLE
During his time at Burnley Football Club I always believed Owen Coyle to be an honest man with integrity - his unanticipated departure proves that he is anything but and how deceived we (the Burnley fans) have been. To now poach all our coaching staff is purely an effort to ensure that Bolton have one less team to battle against in their relegation fight. Had Owen Coyle gone to a big club I could have wished him well however to go to Bolton in what is nothing other than a sideways move is uncomprehendable and unforgiveable. Frances Jackson (Burnley Fan and season ticket holder since 1972).
KAMMY SAYS: I look at this from both sides. From the supporters' viewpoint I understand they feel cheated. They've both been good for each other - Coyle has been good for Burnley and the club has been good for him. The supporters and the chairman have done as much as they could to help him. But I can see it from Owen's point of view too. I have spoken to him on quite a few occasions and I know he was approaching the transfer window with very little money to spend, perhaps even less than he had in the Championship. This January would have been all about loans and I can see why that would frustrate Owen. They've backed him up until now and they'd got a great manager, why not go to the bank and show him how much they believe in him? Maybe they could have mortgaged the club in the belief that he could keep them in the Premier League - and if he didn't make it then it would have been up to him to recoup as much of the money as possible. Of course, they can't put the future of the club at risk, but that would have made a statement to Owen that they wanted him to stay. There's two sides to every story and I understand the reasons for and against his decision. But I don't think Bolton would have gone down, even if Gary Megson had stayed. They've got more players of Premier League pedigree and they'll get stronger and better in the second half of the season. Burnley's players are new to this level and they need a little bit more experience. Owen knew that and the fact he used to play for Bolton will also have been a factor in his decision.