This month's XI: our alternative England... |
| Here's our team of overlooked or untested players to give some of Steve Mclaren's 'untouchables' a run for their money. |
| Bent | Ashton |
| Taylor | Barton | Huddlestone | Wright-Phillips |
| Barry | Dawson | Davenport | L.Baines |
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The best football stuff from last month... |
Croatia v England, not the game itself, that was terrible. But the moment when Robinson miskicked and
let the goal in - evertime you see it replayed there in the background is the grinning face
of Borat, advertising his new film. They couldn't have scripted it.
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Dario Silva, former Uruguay star forward who had a spell with Pompey, suffers a horrific
car crash in Montevideo and has to have part of his right leg amputated.
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Some incredible results from the Euro Champs qualifiers...
Cyprus 5:2 Republic of Ireland, Scotland 1:0 France.
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What we listened to last month... |
| The Killers: Sam's Town (Album) |
| Not as immediate as Hot Fuss, and it took a few plays to really get into it, just
ignore the comparisons to the previous album and let it shione through as a quality album in its own right. |
| The View : Superstar Tradesman (Single) |
| Quality follow up to Wasted Little DJ's. Roll on January for the album. |
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TV stuff from last month... |
| Dead Mans Shoes (TV) |
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The Shane Meadows classic is bloody terrifying. Derbyshire's quaint old market towns will never have quite the same appeal.
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Films we watched last month... |
| The Departed (Cinema) Rating: 8/10 |
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Scorsese returns to top form with another gangland classic, this one set in the Irish-American
underworld of Boston. Matt Damon and Di Caprio both star as moles in their respective enemies -
the police and the gangs. And Mark Wahlberg is suprisingly good as a foul mouthed detective.
But Nicholson steals the show as crimelord Frank Costello.
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Previous month's stuff... |
| October's Stuff
| | September's Stuff
| | August's Stuff
| | July's Stuff
| | June's Stuff
| | May's Stuff
| | April's Stuff
| | March's Stuff
| | February's Stuff
| | January's Stuff
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| Player: Eder |
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Click here for our profile of the Brazilian winger
with the legendary left foot, 'the Cannon'.
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| From the International Leagues |
| Name: | Michael Kadlac |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Club: | Sparta Prague |
| Age: | 21 (13-12-1984) |
| Position: | Left Back |
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The son of a former Czech international, Kadlac is a classy left back who's forward bursts and
tough tackling have apparently gone down a treat in the Strachan household over in Glasgow,
with the Scottish champions thought to be pondering a new year bid.
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| From the British Leagues |
| Name: | Giles Barnes |
| Country: | England |
| Club: | Derby County |
| Age: | 18 (05-08-1988) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
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Only signed for Derby as a trainee last summer but already a target for some of the big boys,
particularly Liverpool and Everton, who seem prepared to have an inter-scouse fight for him.
A great run of autumnal form has seen Barnes propel Derby up the league with some inspired performances
and key goals.
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