Some good food for thought as we start the week.
Tom Englelhart asks an important question this week in his excellent article "Is America Hooked On War?"
And lest you think this is a jab at either major party, you'll find that Engelhart finds this addiction started long before Bush and seems to have broad approval by both parties.

We here at COS Towers love a bit of nostalgia and we think that you do too.

As kids we all remember playing footie until it got dark, or until that irritating kid decided we couldn't use his ball anymore, and we all recall with alarming vividness pretending to score a goal in the manner of our heroes.

I'm writing this post in order to bring some hope to you men (mostly), whose partners for life give them a hard time over their fascination with the beautiful game. I'll start at the end:

In May 2009, a business trip "forced" me to go to Barcelona. The trip happened to coincide with a home match against Villareal, and I hoped that the game would be the championship game.

Swine flu fever has overtaken Heart of Clackammanshire this week but new manager Gary Burns isn't going to let that get in the way of the club's best winning run in years, in this week's episode of "Shit Shot Mungo", which also lays bare the truth of Mungo McCrackas Lemsip addiction. This week's Mungo is brought to you by Ted "The Neck" Carter (who, if you were wondering how he got his nickname, fell through a roof and broke his neck a little over three years ago, in case you were wondering he's okay now, but he's not allowed to go on rollercoasters any more), and is available in a higher resolution here.

Nicklas Bendtner has claimed his most prestigious award yet after being named the Danish Footballer of the Year for 2009.

The award was presented to the injury-striken front-man in a special programme called Dansk Fodbold Award on the TV2 television network in his homeland.

If you're like me, you probably find that it's getting harder and harder to watch Premier League games without being interrupted. And the interruptions are sometimes my own fault whether it's my laptop and my inclination to open as many tabs as possible on my Chrome browser. Or my addiction to Twitter, or the ability to watch more than one Premier League game at a time.

Merry Christmas. Happy New Year.
I'm very proud to announce that Never Captain Nicky Butt has landed on the iPhone.
The hit iPhone app Fantasy Football Manager has just been updated and is live for download on the App Store and has included our website as one of its news sources - so you can stay up to date with the latest player news or other breaking news from around the Premier League.

I know you guys and gals have been jonesin' and it really doesn't matter to your addiction that people are nearly impossible to get on the horn between December 23rd and January 2nd. In any event, a quick smattering, as I'm still knee deep in more scoop chases...I've been informed that free agent Jeremiah White has signed a short deal (plus player option) with Qatar side Al-Sailiya.