Just a thought....

There were no scores last week owing to the World Cup Qualifers (more below). The only person who 'scored' was clearly Chelsea's Adrian Mutu whose drug habit has been outed by the media following a failed random drugs test in September. Come on, what else is a Chelsea squad player to do all day?

On this note, a little statistic from the Chelsea Website:

Scott Parker; Appearances 0 (1 sub, 480 seconds to be precise); Goals 0; Yellows 0; Reds 0. Rearrange these words - you, so, told.

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Another little statistic for you (I'm on a role). Tottenham Hotspur, who as everyone knows are a huge club, playing wonderful attacking football. It must only be a matter of time before they become European Champions. Games played 9. Goals scored 5. Cost of forward line 26m.

Take over talk is all over the news. American Investor & Tampa Bay Buccaneer's owner Malcolm Glazier increased his stake in Man Utd again today. His shareholding is now more than 27%. Irish businessmen John Magnier and JP McManus own 28.9% The fat yank needs 30% to trigger a full takeover bid. The two 'sides' have been in talks. Recently fans invaded a reserve match in protest. What next, maybe sitting down during a game?

Supporters at Southampton are uniting in an effort to displace Rupert Lowe. They are angered by the noveau footie posh bloke's treatment of Paul Sturrock and the general way manager's have come and gone through the swing door at St Mary's since he became Chairman.

A company called the Fortress Sports Fund have denied that any Russian lucre is involved in their 12.8m investment in Everton.

And a couple of kebab shop owners (rich ones mind) are considering taking Fulham over - from Harrods Food Court caviar to donar kebab with chilli sauce in one fell swoop. The Falyali brothers claimed that some £35m had been offered for the club and that negotiations were on-going.

Finally there is no truth in the rumour that the Pound Shop is considering a take over of Crystal Palace.