Neil

Better than the 1st, I will controversially claim!

Spurs have made the most in player sales......and not a Champions League campaign in sight. Daniel Levy must be a miracle maker. FIFTEEEEN MILLION!

So, to summarise, you're writing off a young player, on the basis that he's being kept out of our team by another young player, who was also widely written off here, but has since gone on to be a full international and lauded by Fabio Capello. There's the irony. I also thought he did well for you for decent spells, too, but hey-ho, it doesn't really matter, I'm interested in what he does for us, and so far it must have been half decent for him to get a full call up. Lauded by Capello? It means nothing, as I've said. Capello isn't going to say 'Oh..yes..James Milner...pretty poor end product...not great technicially...' is he? Plenty of crap players have played for England: Michael Gray, Ricketts etc. etc. it doesn't stop them being **** does it? You said some player was going to be 'quality', if you mean quality as in Milner-quality (i.e. on the periphery of the England team and an average PL player who'll most likely never play CL football) , you may well be right Wait a second; plenty of crap players play for England, fair enough.... But if they play CL football, woah, they must be good? Am I missing something?

The local Coral shop, BW, I think has a 15-minute rule. Though I'd guess this is variable.

It definitely isn't though. It's better than Arsenal's isn't that you've said? Centrebacks man. Their fullbacks don't match up to that. Heitinga, Hibbert, Baines and now Neill. 4 top full-backs imo. Village Idiot: Jagielka is supposed to be back mid-late November, though I'd take that as meaning he won't be properly playing until early/mid-December.

Considering he was out of work, I'd have thought we'd get him for much, much, much less than that. I'd hope... I don't see the appeal of Neil myself, especially for a team like Everton, who should be pushing for top six/seven. I know you always get injuries and he's another body but I've never really rated him and he seems to be a white Ashley Cole with regard to his attitude and wage demands. Tony Hibbert. I've always rated Hibbert. That Leon Osman is a gifted player as well.

Considering he was out of work, I'd have thought we'd get him for much, much, much less than that. I'd hope...

Why hasn't anyone picked up on our ambitious pursuit of Lucas Neill?

You were going to lose sooner or later. Now here's the real test: how do you react at the weekend?

Meltdown!!! 2-3 Arsenal!!!!!!!!!! 1-1 Rangers! Lyon 1-0! Kiev 2-1! Olympiakos 1-0!

Seconds after saying that: 2-0 Sevilla 1-1 Kiev

A whole load of nothing happening.

Gerrard in dive-shocker. But what really is a shocker is he didn't get it.

Half-time: Liverpool 1-0 Debrecen Lyon 0-0 Fiorentina (Gilardino sent off). Inter 0-0 Barca Kiev 0-1 Kazan Sevilla 1-0 Urinalezini Stuttgary 1-0 Rangers Liege 2-1 Arsenal Olympiakos 0-0 AZ

1-0 Sevilla. Fabiano. And on the stroke of HT, Gilardino sent off for Fiorentina.

1-0 Liverpool. It was coming. Kuyt. 2-1 Liege; Bendtner.

And that, is exactly why you'll get promoted IMO. And no, I don't mean Carroll.

Debrecen really growing in confidence as the Analfield crowd get frustrated. As I say that, Riera and Kuyt waste Liverpool's best chance.

And not a huge surprise there: Rubin Kazan lead in Kiev, 1-0. Dominguez.

Must say, confused as to why so many people have backed Arsenal, particularly at such awful value (4/7 in my local Coral shop). A few injuries, not great away from home in Europe recently, against a Liege side with an impressive home record (I thought so, anyway), and unbeaten in the league so far. Easy to say that at the moment but 4/7, or 1/2, they're fucking abysmal odds imo.

Stuttgart 1-0. Poyreybenyeniak.

2-0 Liege!!!

1-0 Liege, and now a pen to Liege!!!

Blimey. Living the high (student) life! Loan hasn't even come through yet, that's how rich I am Aye. Mine comes through on Monday, I'll end up blowing my first week's food on some bizarre bet. Argh!