Thought I'd start a football blog, we might keep this going until 2010.....England doing well....did not see the match or even the goals....I'd like Michael owen back in the squad though....and I think Peter Crouch would make a very good substitute...remember against Argentina in Geneva a few years ago....with Michael Owen and some very good movements on and off the ball...they caused havoc.....did see Scotland's missed chance....that could be very costly losing those 2 points !.

tabasco, The simple facts are Pompey fans didn't want him sacked Like i said if he did take us down then so be it the truth is sell Muntari, Defoe, Mendez, Diarra, Total 50 million then you are going to struggle. We played well and could have beat Liverpool on saturday the real people who should take the blame are Distin, Campbell and James etc. Loyalty is supporting your team and manager when times are shit ie going to Doncaster on a wednesday evening then working the next day. Unless English managers are given a chance are national team will never have an English manager. I am surprised you never predicted Scolari being sacked 3rd in the league 20 wins from 35 looks like Zola for Chelsea. Avram Grant is staying in a hotel down here!. ps Redknapp is a TWAT and always will be.

FlasherI hope you get what all the supporters wantwhether it be success or a likeable personality...........In Alan Curbishley you will have probably bothIn Avram Grant you may not get either?

Thank you

Poor old Tony couldn't even win the the news headlines for a day, bloody Chelsea go and sack Scolari.

How about Terry Venables for Portsmouth.....he's very quiet at the moment !....saw some of the game.... and England badly missed the likes of Joe Cole, Gerrard, Owen, Rooney...just too many good players not there....those newcomer England players must understand that they must play quick little exchanges on the attack in midfield against the likes of Spain and such...the ball down the wing and over is unlikely to work very much against top opposition...the players have to be closer together at times...being spread out too much in a game like that is not going to pay off going forward !.

Have to mention Ecuador once again...they beat our under 21's I see...(remember Greece in 2004) !.....how about that country springing a surprise at the next world cup...South American dark horses in 2010 ?.

Betting suspended on Roy Keane, but I think they may well keep with Hart and Kidd until the outcome of the survival battle is over. Mexico losing to the States may be Sven on the way.

Gunners through....big chance of a big four in the cup semis... : Arsenal, ManU, Chelsea and Everton.....bets on who could win it ?...the cup being the cup..a surprise is always possible !.

MU and Arsenal played well last night....both could go through, must keep that defense tight in the return legs....we shall see what results the reds and blues come up with tonight !.

As far as I'm concerned...pretty good results in the Champions league...no losses and not one goal conceded...roll on the second legs....2 teams through would be good, 3 would be great, 4 would be mighty impressive !,.....I have to question the idea of Spurs and Villa not playing to full strength.....Spurs are in the league cup final on sunday (cannot see them winning this time !) but could play some of their best players in the second half of the Uefa tie if things go wrong....Villa ?....they have just lost but over the whole of the rest of the season ?...it would not make any difference !, resting them !!!?....it is Europe after all..takes a lot of doing just getting there !.

The attitude to the UEFA cup (excluding the richest club) stinks

Hope they pay the price domestically as well !!

Well...ManU won the league cup and Spurs's season is over....Oh ! sorry ! I forgot the latter might be relegated !....what a crap week for them !, still a possibility of the Gunners catching the Villa....will be a neck and neck race between those two for a place in the Champions league with the extreme outside possibility of Arsenal winning this year's competition and pipping Aston Villa to the fourth place regardless of league positions.....I would not like to be around Martin O'Neill should that arise !.

No need to worry as there's next to no chance of the Arse lifting the big eared one.

Just watched Pompey v Chelski, Man U to win all five.

Question : What is the most trophies a club (in the top flight) can win in one season ? Answer : 7 .....the charity shield, the supercup, the world club cup, the league cup, the FA cup, the premiership, and the champions league.....now that lot would look nice in the forefront of a team photo !.

RF You could have given us a chance to answer.

Sorry, I'll try and think up another one soon !.

Ashley Cole arrested drunk ...!, I bet Cheryl is right up the kilimanjaro with that !......euhh...!, come to think of it : I think she is !.

Crime of the century - glad our police force have nothing better to do.

Mind you saves dealing with real criminals, like those thousands based in Liverpool

Here goes with the required field football trophy question : On the condition that a club has been playing in the championship for 2 years or more, how many trophies can that club possibly win in a season ? I'll wait until the correct answer comes up !. Loads of soccer coming up FA cup, League and Champions League...I'll have a job following all this (loads of work to do !)...important time of the season coming up and internationals to be played !.