Sinsa was done for racially abusing Patrick Vieria in a Champions League match, and also asked the Lazio Ultras to make a banner commemorating his friend Arkan.

Sinsa may be a good choice. The fans might back him from the days of Sven, Veron et al, and wasn't he Mancini's assistant at Inter? Not sure how many black players will be in the squad, and I'm not expecting Dzecko to move there soon. The Guarinad would have a field day.

Not heard of Di Carlo.

Oh right, thanks Majiball. I wonder how he ended up at Inter of all places if he is such a hardcore AC Milan fan. He should just shut up and get on with it.

What's the deal with Bertolli or whatever that young Inter striker is called? He was being hyped up a year or two ago, but now those with knowledge of the Italian game say he's lost his way. Is it a case of the hype making him too big headed? And I never understood the hype about Ibrahimovic. He seemed more arrogant and lazy than Benni.

Good. I hate Real Madrid, and really hope that Jose doesn't go to those arrogant Fascist ____s. I have my fingers crossed Rafa will go there instead. Or Stan Ternant.

It turned out to be a great movem I thought we may miss that bit of skill he has, but we didn't, and what use is skill with no application to utilise it? And thank god we didn't sign Benjiani in the window to use up wages.

The dildo twins will no doubt start releasing statements against him soon.

It's like we're in a giant FM game, and someone has been at the data editor. We'll have Kris Boyd playing in Hong Kong and Alan Curbishley managing the Nepalese national team.

I watched Marley And Me last Saturday night. If I wanted to see an annoying dog grow old and die I would have read Linda McCartney's autobiography.

I agree with Mark Kermode. Don't watch the film, just buy a pet dog. Any film with Jennifer Aniston in it should be avoided. I think she's trying to undercut Sandra Bullock for the 'crap comedy spunked out in minutes for easy money' roles. Problem is, my fiancee loves films like Along Came Polly and Miss Congeniality.

And I wonder how much my 3-inb-1 Mega Drive game that has World Cup '92 (sic), Slaughter Sport and something else is worth? Hong Kong was heaven for cheap and probably illegaly made computer games.

Sounds like our Masters team. We could have Shearer, we get Shearer, but not Alan.

Wasn't sure where to post this but King Kenny is 59 today. Happy birthday to the King!

5/2 to be the next perminent Liverpool manager with Skybet. Anyway, Jemal Johnson scored for Stockport recently. Anyone know where Egil Ostenstadt is at the moment?

I've just remembered the end to Death Note, and how it was slightly confusing.It is the bit when the kid with the Death Note finally meets M, and they walk off together. There is a shot of M's crisps which are the other lad's favourite flavour, and a sort of unspoken look between the two that suggests that they may have collaborated with all the murders all along. Slightly odd ending, but a good film.

No doubt it'll have a crap US remake.

I have a vision of a blue Derek Acorah touching his head and saying "Sam? Who's there Sam? I'm getting an angry man annoyed with these people chopping our trees down......."

The last airbender............it is worth a look just for the title, even if it is rubbish.

I don't really read this thread but presume people have a reasonably wide interest in music. Last night we went to see The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain which probably sounds like a very bizare way to avoid Casualty on the box. Having very little idea of what to expect we had a great, if somewhat strange evening, entertained by seven very talented ukelele players. For the show they have taken footage from silent film, not movies, found in the British Film Institute and set the music to match the film. Now I know how this sounds slightly odd (!) but it is highly entertaining, very funny in places and there is no doubt these people can play. If you get the chance to see them do so, make sure the performance is called "Ukelelescope."

Ukelelescope

Saw them on Jools Holland once, doing a great version of Come as you are by Nirvana.

I wonder if Bentley Rythm Ace still exist?

One thing I don't understand is why people my age (28) or younger starts using the hard stuff like heroin. You see the storylines in soaps and films so often, where characters start doing it and it feels good until they're falling into a life whereby they're sucking off some violent thug or stabbing a granny for their next fix. Those stories are everywhere, and we get told about about it at school and yet people carry onn having a go. Odd really.

Spot on Scotty. In the same way, Emerton had become a world beater that could play in just about any position by the start of this season. Another few weeks and reality will kick in. Hell, if Andrews gets injured for a few weeks, he'll become a £5 million internation midfielder.

As is often remarked about other things, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I doubt anyone would say that on this board given the 'love' so many have for him.

I'd get rid of Roberts for whatever money we can first. If Di Santo stays, then a Benni/Di Santo partnership might work if Dunn is injured.

I have one thing to say:

Come on Lyon!!!!!

I can't see Benni thriving in the current formation. You need a workaholic striker, which Benni isn't, hence the inclusion of the useless Roberts.

Know the name, but can't say I have ever seen him play. Think he was at Hibs a few years ago, but no idea after that. Lee Makel is/was in Scotland, and Rafael De Vita is playing for someone like Inverness CT.

McAteer (dumb or dumber?) is looking for a new job now. I see a Graham Coughlin play in the lower leagues. Did he ever play for us in the mid 90's?

People who go looking for trouble meet other people looking for trouble, very rarely you get innocent people in these scuffles. Anyway if you start banning things that glamourise certain aspects of society there wouldnt be hardly anything on tele and hardly any films. get a grip.

Where did I say they should be banned? I said I think they're pathetic wastes of time and effort that shouldn't really be made as they are so utterly crap. Like anything Catherine Tate is in. Get a grip.

That's because they're all middle aged wannabes having a violent midlife crisis. They all think they're Phil Mitchell, but they're more Phil Collins.

Forgive me for going a bit Daily Express on everyone, but I do object to all those hooligan books and films that have been around the last couple of years. They do often glamourise this kind of frankly childish and cowardly behaviour, and make it appealing to the postuering, swaggering chavvy nobheads. It's like that stupid Sky Show 'Britain's Hardest' a few years ago, but without the unintentional comedy of seeing Steve McFadden doing his Phil Mitchell act.

Idea for Upton Park redevelopment (top of the page)?