Pilko

Fergie's not in the Birmingham squad either, looks like we've kept the loan lads from playing tonight. Not that it'll matter in just over a day's time.

Anyone know if Campbell has started for Carlisle?

Gan on MK Dons

GG Bristol City v Crystal Palace Carlisle v Leicester Huddersfield v Charlton Accumulator Barnsley v SOUTHAMPTON Tranmere v BOLTON WATFORD v Bournemouth (Wed) Accrington Stanley v CARDIFF (Wed) 'Outsiders' Lucky 31 CARLISLE v Leicester PETERBOROUGH v Reading Burnley v PRESTON NORTH END LEYTON ORIENT v Hull City Queen's Park Rangers v SWINDON TOWN

No Tiote, great news.

I really don't think we'd turn down £20m like. If we have then we're fucking mental.

I wonder if Pardew will call it the Coca Cola Cup again?

Will always love David James for refusing to do interviews for Sky for three months because that was the soonest they could install his new dish.

Judging by a lot of his posts, that doesn't seem to leave many people. Maybe Dalai Lama or Stephen Hawking but that's about all.

Llambias was, and is, undoubtedly a massive cunt but he at least seemed vaguely competent at times. Kinnear is on another planet.

It's with Betfred that. Bit of an odd bet I know, but I like the price.

RVP FGS @ 7/2 (with double delight/hattrick heaven potential) with BetFred. Man U to win 3-1 @ 16/1 Goals Galore: Man U v Chelsea Fiorentina v Catania Braga v Belenenses Cesena v Varese slightly over 11/1 Kagawa FGS, Man U win 3-2 @ 150/1 Any goalkeeper to be carded in the Man U/Chelsea game @ 10/1

Gateshead have lost their first 4 games...

James Perch, Leon Best and Tim Krul. Otherwise you're right, 3 out of god knows how many is fucking woeful.

Apologies if Giggs: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/gamecrossword/

Surely Shola can't start? He'll be absolutely pegged after playing 90 minutes on Saturday.

Man City -1 and Spurs double. City -1 was 6/5 with Coral which I thought was an outstanding price.

Completely agree. If he was as good as people are saying he is, he'd have looked a lot better in the last 12 months or so, no matter how garbage the tactics are/were. Often he'd be one of the worst ones on the field in terms of rank ineffectiveness - there's no way that playing a centre-mid too deep suddenly means they forget how to pass or tackle.

I'd love to think he played 90 minutes as a 'GIVE ME A STRIKER' thing from Pardew but I can't see it like. Chosen on merit.

We will be, we can only do one thing at a time.

Would start Dummett at LB and Bigi in the centre of the park. Otherwise couldn't give a fuck. Actually: no Shola please.

That's all the banner said? To think 'FAT COCKNEY RAPIST' was the last attempt.

Mick Lowes was being very critical today, said he was just returning the ball to whoever give him it all the time and not wanting to run at his marker.

Anyone see the "I didn't say that, I said if we sell him" bit on SSN earlier? He's been touting him to any cunt who'll listen all summer long ffs, pretending to suddenly play hard ball with him.

No winners today. Villa are 12/1 with Coral to beat Liverpool now they're 1-0 down, went with £3 on that.