USED TO BE A RED
Jovan Kirovski's first goal for Birmingham secured a 1-0 victory at Fulham in a match which saw 10 players booked and Darren Purse sent off – referee a Mr A D’Urso of Billericay.
BUTT
From The Sun:
‘Midfield player Nicky Butt has suffered a setback in his bid to be fit for the New Year. Butt, recovering from ankle surgery two months ago, is understood to have broken down in training and may not be back for another six weeks.’
FORLAN
Sports Editor of Argentinean paper, Clarin reckons that Forlan was the Uruguayan Andy Cole:
''Forlan's main problem here was he would often fail to finish off chances...should’ve scored double or triple''
MEN inform us that Diego Forlan is taking golf lessons from the pro at Mottram Hall.
ICEMAN
Eidur Gudjohnsen is unsettled at Chelsea and could still be OT-bound.