U21 Serbia 1 Sweden 3; Belarus 1 Italy 2

Serbia had 6 booked and 2 sent off.

England to play Sweden and Italy to play Germany in the semis I presume. Sweden are at home, of course.

yeah but for 60,000 a week you got to prove your worth it and sturridge hasnt hes not going to get in their 1st tem so basically hes a money grabber ( good on the lad but bye bye) as for hart he has gone on loan and will come back next year and fight for hes place. Have we sold Onuha, Richards, Evans, Williamson no so how can you say we are selling or youth??

Thought Evans was on his way?

Sturridge was an england shoe in 6 months ago according to city fans. But then you signed Craig Bellamy.

i dont think he will go a year in the reserves for the lad. And i cant remeber that i said he had talent but never said he was england class not yet anyway he has to prove himself and stay fit 1st

But to be fair Given is miles better than Hart.

Correct.

Valencia are desperate for him to take Chelsea's (higher) offer, but he wants to stay in Spain and would rather sign for Madrid - and will do in the end, whether they increase their bid or not.

I'll be having dinner with the Commercial Director of one of Valencia's sponsors tomorrow (he was a student of mine when I taught English), they are also a personal sponsor of the player and he has been involved in contract negotiations with him in the past, I'll try and get any gossip and report it back on here exclusively!

I've heard he's on his way to Barcelona. Jorge Valdano today said '[iWe're not going to fight against a whole autonomous community[/i', Prick.

Last I was told they hadn't matched Madrid's bid, trying to get shot of Eto'o first maybe?

Valencia are definitely trying to play them off and milk it for what they can, which is fair enough - as long as they don't hack both of the potential buyers off because, from what I have been told, it would take hell of a lot to get him to leave Spain.

Yep.

Setanta are fcked, No more Craig Burley.

Will you ask him to tell Mr Villa that if he moves to United, I'll get my mum to invite him round for her Sunday dinner every week. I can give him a lift back to wherever he's staying on my home after Corrie. If there's a match, on a Sunday afternoon, she'll plate him some up and keep it in the oven for him. If he accepts, I'll make sure she's stocked up on Vienetta for afters. That should change his mind about coming to England.