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... the damned and their last refuge: Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder hopes Kieron Dyer can finally end his injury nightmare and help prevent the Magpies' season sliding deeper into crisis. Dyer is set for his second training game at the club's Benton Park complex Read full entry

For probably not the last time this season, I would like to thank Thierry Henry for rescuing my week.  1/4 of the budget.  1/7 of the players that actually played this week.  1/2 the points earned. Honorable mention to BFAY and Little Timmy Howard who combined for the Read full entry

Sometimes as a Manager you just get it wrong.  The trick is to get it right again quickly.  Unfortunately, that's often easier said than done.  Just as our "poster boy" Alan Pardew is finding out.  After the international break played havoc with the line-ups, this week it Read full entry

'I didn't want to drop him until he had scored an important goal for us, but he has done that now, so he will be sitting next to me for the next game,' stated Mourinho. Even in jest, it is hard to read this.  What if he's serious?  Read full entry

The time to rise has been engaged You're better best to rearrange I'm talking here to me alone I listen to the finest worksong This week is picking right up from the mess that was last week that was the mess of the international break.  Who Read full entry

What to do? What to do?It appears clear that Hilario is going to make one more start in net for Chelsea before Cudicini steps in for the rest of the season.  For myself, I have Carlo for less than 8.50 and am trying to decide if I'm going to give Read full entry

Redknapp looks set to be without key defenders Glen Johnson and Dejan Stefanovic for Saturday's clash - but he remains typically bullish. Right-back Johnson is on loan from Chelsea and under the terms of that deal cannot play against his parent club, while captain Stefanovic is a major doubt after Read full entry

"Blues boss Mourinho insists Barthez is too much of a 'high profile' player to join his squad as a third-choice keeper."Since when did "high-profile" come to mean "crap"?  I must have missed that memo.  But you have to admit it sounds a lot better.  For instance, right now I'm drinking Read full entry

It's my guess that you all have a pretty good idea where my head is based on my posting earlier in the week.  With two clashes that consist of either two "big teams" or two teams at the top of the table (the former being ManYoo/Liverpool and the latter being Read full entry