As the news broke of Aston Villa’s interest in Darren Bent, supporters of Sunderland were aghast at the sudden thought of losing their most potent attacker.

Following on from my piece ‘ Summertime and the Living Is…Well, Boring’, about missing football during the summer, true to my word I am bored already. It’s been just over a week since the final whistle blew at the Championship Play-Off Final (well done Swansea) and already I’m kicking around the house, looking for things to do, finding things to do, and then not doing them.

The international friendly…managers despise them, fans frown upon them, the very mention of them is enough to turn the air blue.

So here it is, the day when any hope of a slightly competitive league structure in England takes a step beyond that of Spain into the realms of predictability. Sure enough the Spanish only have two teams who can feasibly challenge for the league ala Scotland, but at least they can put the blame due to their rather terrifying television money discrepancies. What’s our excuse?

Rarely has a team relegated from the Premier League been praised unanimously from all corners.  Seldom has a manager been touted as a serious candidate for manager of the season despite seeing his side slip into the second tier of English football. However, bizarrely, this is a situation Blackpool and their manager Ian Holloway have just experienced.

With the non-league top flight now being predominately occupied by full-time teams, part-timers are always going to struggle to compete. Eastbourne Borough found that out this season.

MAN UNITED STRIKER Michael Owen has signed a new one year contract to stay at the club for another season. The 31-year-old has expressed his desire to prolong his career at Old Trafford after his deal was set to expire. But is it the right move for the ex-Liverpool centre-forward?

Well, it lasted ten games in the end, and it wasn’t looking good half way into the eleventh. I’ve already written about the frustration, the blame and the good old rag-losing, but it all changed just after half time.