* 'Boro fans sing 'McClaren for England' as they are hammered 4-0 at home by Villa.
* From The Sunday Times:
An interesting denial from Javier Clemente. The Athletic Bilbao coach recently criticised Barça’s Samuel Eto’o for spitting at a player, saying it was ‘something that people who had just come down out of the trees did’. Clemente explained himself on Friday: ‘I’m not a racist. Well, in fact I am a little bit, and here’s an exclusive, I’m racist against stupid and bad people because I don’t like them. There are intelligent black people and stupid black people, intelligent white people and stupid white people, clever Indians and stupid Indians, clever Arabs and stupid Arabs, clever Basques and stupid Basques.’ Good job he doesn’t draw cartoons as well
* Olivier Kapo reveals that Monaco pulled out of window deal with United:
"Before the match at Lens, the coach told me: 'You have to find a new club because if you stay you will not play'.
"So I looked for a club.
"The most serious trail was Manchester United. It was almost settled.
"I had my plane tickets to have the medical examinations on January 30 and sign the next day.
"But, for darker reasons that happened behind my back, it was not settled.
"Now I am at Monaco I will work and then we will see. I never wanted to leave, people asked me to leave."