or if newc get relegated this season and have a fire-sale.

loving the colour clash! did we not take our new 'welsh style' away kit ?

the reason duffer has ended up at newc is chelsea didnt want to sell duff to any of their rivals. it's very much a stop- gap move for him, and i expect him to be sold ,to one of the 'big 5', this time next year. unless they sign 2 top strikers, i predict newc to struggle this season.

pennant says he's committed to 'big club.' i see the article as a thinly disguised 'come and get me plea to LFC. http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=40...+to+Blues+cause

apologies, i've just re-read the squad. i can't catch a break at the moment!

enkleman's not gone either. has he been relegated to 3rd choice keeper ?

JJ is quick, but that's about it. he's not up to premiership football.

although it's early doors and friendlies are often misleading, there are many plus points to take from last nights game. agathe- impressive going forward, uncomfortable in defending. andy taylor- outstanding in defence and going forward. jason brown- smaller than expected, but what he lacks in height, he makes up for in agility. kuqi, derby and gally's performances showed they had points to prove. kuqi was really agressive- he must have heard the mido and mccarthy reports. roberts - was fantastic, while he was on. his pace and power will be a real asset to us. jeffers- was quiet early on, but improved and got his 'fox in the box goal.' one downside, (apart from the worst pitch i've seen in years) was the idiot that threw a bottle on the pitch. if it was the 70's, i'd understand it, but there seems to be more and more mindless idiots that follow rovers away.

the rossineri playing at ewood ? Milan might gain entry into the uefa cup, at the expense of empoli! http://www.realsoccer.it/NotiziaInterna.ph...NEWS&recid=7502

juve are aiming to get back 1st time and serie B isnt a strong lge. http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=40...are+not+a+store

the major of florence has responded to the leak - saying he hopes it wouldnt be a severe as reported, but if the leak is true, serious doubts must be raised about the integrety of the people involved in the investigation. http://www.agi.it/news.pl?doc=200607141306...ROM-SPR-A-ORD02 reports are saying that the cost of relegation means they'll have to sell up to 7 star players. i'd expect juve to look at the possibilty of loaning their top players to english/ spanish clubs, so that they can retain them if they gain promotion @ the 1st attempt.

none taken. of course rovers fans would be enthusiastic to play for rovers, me included, but i was meaning roberts and jeffers see us as an ambitious club going places.

i'm liking what i'm hearing from roberts and jeffers. they sound really enthusiastic to be playing for us.

i hear they are desparate to sign david thompson, but he's waiting to see if any prem interest. at least dunny will have someone to keep him company (on the treatment table).

1000 !

does it look likely we'll sell out our allocation ?

ZIDANE HEADBUTTING GAME http://www.footymax.com/zidane.htm

matterazzi has admitted to insulting zidane, according to the press association. here's a link, it explains what he may have said. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,28...2263995,00.html

totally agree. it's an absolute disgrace.

Buffon Sagnol Cannavaro Lucio Grosso Maxi Rodriguez Mascherano Ballack Zidane Klose Crespo

Cannavaro. there's no better 'reader of the game'. he never panics. he's dominant in the air and astute in possession. for me he's a clear winner.

just got my ticket. football's back in 13 days time!

i'd name check the author if i had it. - just been emailed this........ What I did on my summer holiday By Theo Walcott Esq aged 8 1/2 I went to a place called Germany with my Uncle Sven and some other grown up's. It is a country in Europe where a bad man called Adolf used to live with his nazties, he does not live there anymore, Uncle Owen does live there, and the grown up's say I cant talk about the bad man as it will make Uncle Owen cry if I do. In Germany there are lots of castles and some mountains. We are staying in a place called Baden Baden that's a silly name, Uncle Frank has the same name as his dad, that's silly too, his mum must get their underpants mixed up all the time. On the aeroplane Uncle Sol sat next to me, he got me some toffee and wants to be my friend, he works at the place where I do my YTS, so does Uncle Freddy but him and Uncle Sol are not best friends anymore. Uncle Owen met us at the airport, he talks foreign, Uncle Wayne, Uncle Steven and Uncle David also talk funny, my mum says Uncle David talks like Orville, he is a duck. Uncle Sol say's uncle David wears dresses and knickers, and asked me if I had ever worn them. Uncle Sol got me some pop. In Germany the grown ups are going to play football, my grandad says we beat them in the olden days before my mum was born. That is a long time ago. While the grown up's went to play football so I went shopping with Auntie Vicky and some other girls she bought me a big ice cream and got herself a little one but she said she was full before she had eaten any and threw it away. She bought lots of shoes and handbags and let me play with Brooklyn. She say's she used to be in a pop band and sang me one of her songs, I think she was telling fibs. I told Uncle Sol about my day out with Vicky and he sulked, then he bought me an even bigger ice cream with lots of hundred's & thousands on it. All the other grown up's have a girlfriend except Uncle Sol so he plays with me while they go out. Uncle Sven says I must keep Uncle Sol happy, that's why I got taken on holiday. The grown up's went to play Football against somebody called Sweden, Uncle Sol was crying as Uncle Freddy played for them and would not talk to him. Uncle Sol bought me lots of toffee today and some crisps. Uncle Sven is from Sweden and I heard him on the phone to their boss last night. Uncle Michael hurt his knee and had to go home to his mum for a plaster. Uncle Peter is a giant, a proper giant like you see in books, he is rubbish at football though. Uncle Wayne had a sore toe at the start of our holiday but it got better so they let him play football. Uncle Sol got me a present but I do not like it. He says all Germans wear leather underpants and I should while we are here, they are too tight for me. All the grown up's started to call Uncle Wayne a potato head who stood on somebody's spuds. He got shouted at by the referee. They are all saying that we have to go home now. Uncle Sol was crying again and I had to sit on his knee to make him stop. He had his mobile phone in his pocket, I think.

'Rodney Trotter' blames tiredness. STOP TRYING TO COME UP WITH EXCUSES!!! THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM! http://worldcup.itv.com/News/Story_Page/0,...1315737,00.html