PLAGIARISM!

London is good to visit, not so good to live in. I've come round to it a lot recently with a lot of my friends moving there, but it's definitely for tourists. Manchester is great. I can only assume the 'most unenglish' comment was just racism/xenophobia as well, so ignore that one.

Not seen much of the MLS but Beckham's really impressed me for England recently and still looks a class above when he comes on, but that probably says a lot about the rest of the English team. Not watched him in Italy as yet but he seems to be doing the business as part of an aged Milan side, so fair enough. Looks like he kept fit in the MLS at any rate. I suppose there is an argument for less glamorous veterans like Huckerby & Angel going over there, with the standard being lower at present, especially if they influence the coaching side of things.

I remember Eddie Johnson being mentioned as the next big thing for a short while, in between Freddy Adu and now Altidore. Looks fast and strong, but little else.

Ade Akinbiyi's the latest championship clogging veteran to be linked with a move to the US. That says a lot about the standard, unfortunately. Do they use a draft system with youth players coming through colleges?

No worth in hating Duran Duran really, but it drives me insane that they keep getting 'Lifetime Acheivement' awards and suchlike despite all their decent singles being 20 years old.

Sonic the Hedgehog on Mega Drive/Genesis had a near flawless soundtrack. Blatent thieving of Ryuichi Sakamoto but still great in the context of a 16-Bit game.

Back in t'championship, Luke Varney has joined on loan and Laws has already mentioned a permanent deal. Dunno what franchise thinks with his utter failure at Derby but I've always thought he was ok. As long as this doesn't mean shoving Tudgay out wide again, as that cocks up most our attacking play.

how's about non-69 songs? I'll go with 'Smoke and Mirrors'.

Count Grishnackh getting released from prison

We've not got a real replacement for Beckham yet, Ashley Young may be World Class by the time of the World Cup, but we wouldn't lose out by having Beckham in the squad. Fabio Capello actually brought Beckham back into the England team (on the proviso he proved his fitness and earned his place, just like when they worked together at Madrid) after the appalling Steve Mclaren dropped him to try and stamp his authority on the team more than anything.

Very well with both. A welcome constant. Still live in the same area so I see them a lot. Love em. I think I'd have fucked up at several key stages of my life if I'd been left to my own devices.

Wednesday 1 Reading 2 No thanks! Bloody Berkshire bastards. Absolute robbery. The ref and his assistant should be put down. Fucking hell. After some disastrous offside decisions, we scored a superb goal ruled out for nothing, they went up the other end etc etc. Soul destroying after we deserved at the very least a draw against a far superior side. Our keeper went up for 3 corners in injury time and so, so nearly scored an equaliser. If his header had bounced an inch earlier the keeper wouldn't have got there. My God. I'd have been on the pitch. So they can fuck off and die, who's next? Wolves. Hate them as well, McCarthy got one of our players sent off last time out. Twat. Still, least these decisions aren't threatening to send us down like they did last year.

I can't. It makes me feel retarded.

The horror, the horror...

Burnley 2 Wednesday 4 Yes Please! Fuck, all four goals were good as well, where that lummox Clarke pulled that left-footed thunderbolt from we'll never know.