Danbert

This

Don't knock it, he's a freelance sports writer whose "writing credits" include... wait for it... Pompey Online.

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Pompey-ace-linked-Potters/story-19930952-detail/story.html#axzz2hlfYd9xU

Steven Davis turned out for Northern Ireland who lost 2-0 to Azerbaijan. They're now level on points with Luxembourg...

They're at home on Thursday against FC Gallen, currently fourth in the Swiss Super League behind Grasshoppers, FC Basel and the deliciously-named Young Boys. To me it sounds like the sort of fixture where you'd expect to be able to rest a few legs.

Always look forward to these - thanks Bearsy

He's also got factless' flair for a heart-string-tugging flowery sentence. All he needs to do is to break those horrible paragraphs down into nice sentences and he can be a proper member of the Pompey school of journalism.

Look at you quoting statute. You are Matthew Le God and I claim my free ride on Uncle Avram's Thai carousel.

"Not content to sit on their lead, Palace created plenty, albeit most of it from long range. The man of the match, Jason Puncheon, ran unopposed into the Sunderland half, before cutting inside and sending a low 25-yard drive fizzing inches wide." Grrrrr...

Hmmm Shrek?

That is a new low and a desperate one. It seriously reads like it was written by Rallyboy.

Ladies please, take it outside.

All the away fans can sing "we're not singing anymore"

The only thing that's strange about this to me is that we're loaning him out just after he signed a new contract.

There's a full list of all the English players starting in the Premier League last weekend here: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/20/premier-league-english-talent-margins By my reckoning about 10% of them came through our academy...

Watching the Hull game, it would be a travesty if Steve Bruce isn't sacked very soon.

http://firstrownow.eu/

I haven't been less excited by a new season for a while. All we have to look forward to in the league is another season flirting with relegation. I don't think we will get relegated but it's hard to see us improving significantly on last season. Can't really get excited about our new signings either.

I expect they lost on purpose. Probably all part of some not at all deluded plan.

Oh well - at least now they'll be able to concentrate on the league eh...

Some good stuff in this match report in the Indie

Oddly enough, although it doesn't bother me whether my wife has armpit hair, posting photos of her armpits on an Internet forum does.

Me on the Liverpool training ground: "Oi Suarez you fudge packer."

...whether your girlfriend/wife shaves her armpits? Personally, and completely honestly, I couldn't care less.

WTF? Have they resorted to counterfeiting?