SL Daily: Tottenham v Liverpool, Newcastle and Portsmouth takeovers, Nerieda takes ‘em off, drug testing hitlist and more

While you wait for Football Manager 2009 (little over 2 days to go), here is today's news in brief to keep you company (don't worry, you'll be saying goodbye to rest of the year this weekend): Carling Cup 4th Round: The 4th round of the Carling Cup gets underway tonight, with Tottenham playing Liverpool on Wednesday [.