Super Leeds United - The Forgotton Club!!

Played - 12

Won - 10

Drawn - 2 Points - 17

Lost - 0 Position - 12

What an amazing story at Elland Road! The Forgotton Club!

After being ludicrously deducted 15 points before the start of the new season, Leeds United have quietly got on with what they are paid to do...play football. It's not been pretty at times but when you have so much ground to make up who cares? 3 points are 3 points and we have seen the grand old dame of football slowly but surely climb the table. Hell, if the table was how it should be then Leeds would be 9 points clear, and at such an early stage of the season.

Most of the credit must go to Dennis Wise And Gus Poyet and their 'never say die' attitude and of course the now outdated, or seems to be, work ethic of their players.

Leeds to win their league? Don't bet against it!!

Berbatov - Jol Rift??

OOPS WE'VE DONE IT AGAIN!!

Martin Jol's unstable standing as Tottenham boss was further eroded on Monday night when a 3-1 defeat at Newcastle was compounded by an apparent rift with a dissenting Dimitar Berbatov.
The striker, demoted to the substitutes' bench due to a 'slight injury', was seen to ignore Jol on three occasions when his manager ordered him to warm up. The Bulgarian eventually heeded the command to replace Steed Malbranque.
"I've heard about this and it's rubbish - there was no problem," Jol insisted afterwards. "Dimitar knows exactly what the schedule is for him and he is fine. I don't know who this rubbish is coming from."
But according to The Guardian, 'Jol's words were somewhat undermined by the actions of Tottenham's press officer, who, clearly nervous about the subject, attempted to block questions on Berbatov before Jol overrode him and answered regardless.'
The Dutchman has plenty of questions to answer about Spurs' early-season form, too. After a fifth league defeat of the season, they remain rooted in the relegation zone.
Asked if confidence was a problem, he said: "You could say that was from the start of the season, but I cannot agree with that because if you lack confidence, you cannot lead 2-1 against Liverpool, come back from 4-1 down to 4-4 (against Aston Villa), be 3-1 up against Fulham and could have scored five.
"I feel if we get one result, the confidence will be there. But after the Liverpool game, they all went away on international duty and then we had to come to Newcastle, so the schedule doesn't help."

Bit of advice Martin...If international matches bug you then don't sign international players!!

What the Papers Say Today

Not a lot of football in the headlines so here's what there is.....


THE SUN: Lewis Hamilton brushed aside his world title misery and vowed: "I'll bounce back even stronger.'' The Formula One whizkid made it a hat-trick of heartache for England after our rugby pain in Paris and soccer misery in Moscow. Brian Ashton's job is in the balance despite taking England to the World Cup final.

DAILY MIRROR: Lewis Hamilton revealed the agony of another sporting dream slipping away after a day of drama here in Brazil. Brian Ashton returns home to an uncertain future today despite leading England to the Rugby World Cup final.

DAILY MAIL: Lewis Hamilton suffered world championship heartbreak at yesterday's Brazilian Grand Prix to complete a miserable weekend for England. Australian Stuart Dickinson, the video judge at the centre of the Rugby World Cup final controversy over Mark Cueto's disallowed try, yesterday defended his decision.

THE GUARDIAN: An inquiry into the temperature of the petrol in the cars that finished fourth, fifth and sixth in yesterday's Brazilian grand prix briefly threw the outcome of the race and the final world championship standings into doubt late last night, opening the possibility that Lewis Hamilton might yet be handed the 2007 world championship. Brian Ashton will have to wait several weeks to learn if he is to remain as England's head coach, despite steering his country to a Rugby World Cup final within 10 months of taking the job.

THE TIMES: Lewis Hamilton, the brilliant young British driver, who had led the Formula One world championship since June, endured a nightmarish afternoon on the baking tarmac of Interlagos yesterday and could finish only seventh in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: It was not meant to be. Once the tears have dried and the sun comes up on another day, Lewis Hamilton will look back on a season of high achievement and dreadful luck when the chips were down. The Australian video referee who controversially ruled out Mark Cueto's try in England's World Cup final defeat by South Africa said yesterday he was "100% happy'' he had made the right decision, but admitted problems with French television producers had made it take time to call.

DAILY STAR: Lewis Hamilton's world title dream blew up in his face yesterday. A gearbox glitch in the Brazilian Grand Prix saw him miss out to Ferrari's race winner and new world champion Kimi Raikkonen. Mark Cueto last night insisted he had been "robbed'' of the try that could have won England the World Cup.

THE INDEPENDENT: History repeated itself in a classic Brazilian Grand Prix confrontation yesterday, as outsider Kimi Raikkonen came through to snatch the world championship from McLaren's grasp in a race when everything went right for Ferrari and everything went wrong for erstwhile series leader Lewis Hamilton.

DAILY EXPRESS: Lewis Hamilton drove down heartbreak avenue along with the England rugby team as car trouble wrecked his Formula One title dream.Australian TV official Stuart Dickinson made his fateful call to rule out Mark Cueto's World Cup final `try' without the freeze frame picture he needed because of language difficulties with French broadcasters.

Bit Late Now!!

Aston Villa striker John Carew has resumed light training after four weeks out injured and could be back in contention for Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash at Bolton.
The Norway international has been sidelined since suffering knee ligament damage during last month's home clash with Everton after scoring his first goal of the campaign earlier in the game.
Villa manager Martin O'Neill said: "John is on course with his comeback and he has been doing some light work already. At the very worst, I would imagine John would be back for the Derby game in two weeks but, if things progress nicely, then maybe he will be in contention for next week against Bolton."
He added: "The timing of his injury was unfortunate because John was showing signs of rediscovering the form he had shown last season and the goal against Everton would have been a real confidence boost."

His physical presence and power offers Villa an alternative to the pace of fellow frontmen Gabriel Agbonlahor, Luke Moore and Ashley Young.
Carew's return may be timely as O'Neill hinted he may decide to make changes following Saturday night's 4-1 home reversal by Manchester United.
The Irishman said: "I decided because we got the result against West Ham that we would go in against Manchester United with the same personnel.
"We might start to change things around a little bit now. We've not got that many to choose from but we will see."
O'Neill will have to make at least two changes for the trip to the Reebok Stadium as midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and goalkeeper Scott Carson will be suspended after being sent off against United.

My Manchester United!!

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing to hit Dynamo Kiev with a classic counter-attacking punch in his side's Champions League clash on Tuesday night.
United headed out to the Ukraine on Sunday in confident mood following their 4-1 triumph over Aston Villa, and have the upper hand following victories in their opening two Champions League encounters with Sporting Lisbon and Roma.
"Kiev's defeats mean they will have to beat us, which is good," Ferguson told Manchester United Radio. "It means we can set out our stall to play counter-attack. We expect a tough game but our two wins mean we are in a good position."
Once again, Louis Saha has been ruled out even though Ferguson was hopeful the injury-plagued French striker was in line to make the trip to the Ukraine despite missing the win at Villa Park with a long-term knee problem.
However, Saha has not made the Red Devils' travelling party, along with England duo Gary Neville and Owen Hargreaves.
There was some good news for United, though, with Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic fit to make the trip even though Ferguson remains unconvinced the former Spartak Moscow player will be available after suffering concussion during the Barclays Premier League win over Wigan immediately before the international break.
Ferguson is mindful of the fact United also won their opening three group games last season and were then forced to scramble through in their final match after losses against Copenhagen and Celtic.
And the Scot has not forgotten early exits in the previous three seasons, which is why he is determined the Red Devils should maintain their early momentum as they look to do better than their semi-final appearance last season.
"The name of the game is to win the group," he said. "We looked much like our usual selves in the second half against Roma last time and we will be looking to continue that in Kiev..
"Dynamo Kiev have always been a difficult side to beat," he said. "They have also always been a club that has produced good young players. We drew 0-0 against them there a few years ago and they will be a handful again, that's for sure."