I would like to talk briefly about Chelsea, who are of course less interesting since José's left, but still can be entertaining for various reason--not usually to do with actual football.

( So Anelka had his first match (not dial-up friendly) )

I predict Benni McCarthy will be better settled in at Blackburn this season than last season, despite still not being in the CL and the head injury that kept him out for two games. I predict this because of new signing Roque Santa Cruz, formerly of Bayern Munich, who's been providing ample coverage while Benni's been down for the count. You might ( Read more... )