One of the tricky parts of any new FF season is choosing players from promoted teams that could represent good value. Established favourites like Cech, Lampard, Gerrard and Torres are always going to score points and be selected by thousands of managers. But its the new squads that often have the cheaper players that hit form early and whose value rockets as players jump on board the bandwagon early - think of Geovanni's early success at Hull last season.

As I speculated here, about United's possible new kit and sponsors, upon my internet travels I have found a leaked version of what is probably United's new away kit for next season. Wanna see what it looks like? Wanna hear where it originates from? After the jump, bitch...

First of all, don't start thinking's it's some crappy Photoshop job because of the quality of the photo.

It's another from the Daily Mail and printed in today's paper, but one thing makes sense, Bristol City are looking for a big target man to replace Adebola. The other thing is that Cooper is currently on the US Rooster...

I'm sorry, the ball didn't hit the back of the net hard enough One of the major talking points of the weekend came in the Championship clash between Bristol City and Crystal Palace. Young striker Freddie Sears, on loan at Palace from West Ham, scored a perfectly legitimate goal which hit the stanchion and bounced out [.

Back in August 2008, Some People Are On The Pitch wrote one of its most popular articles ever. It wasn't a lengthy thesis on the things we hate most about Cristiano Ronaldo, nor was it an online poll asking you for your happiest memories involving Milton Keynes Dons. Somewhat surprisingly, it was an article listing the kit manufacturers of each of the 92 Premier and Football League teams for 2008/09.

Transfer campaign has hit the boiling point and many of the players from English lower tiers have been in the heat over the past couple of days. Let's start chronologically, from our last briefing. Firstly, Bristol City striker, Steve Brooker, has finally become a Doncaster member and Sean O'Driscol's wish has finally come true.

Reports have surfaced this week linking FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper with a move to Football League Championship side Bristol City in England.
The same situation presented itself last season, when several European teams swooped for Cooper's services during the summer transfer window.

A few updates on members of Les Rosbifs, some potential members and some who have appeared or disappeared from the list in recent days. Some recent discoveries have originated from emails received or through the good people on the SI Games community forums. An interesting case was brought to my attention by Mike Crocombe via email, [.

Bristol City have released images of their home kit for next season and have done so in a way I'm not certain I've seen before. Fan Edd Parsons (no relation, I don't think) had the new kit body painted on...

Kofi Danning, and Sam Munro are off to Europe with the Under 20 Australian side.
Notice a heap of overseas joining them including maybe the pick of the bunch? Peter CVETANOVSKI (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany),
And will Kofi be back? You can be sure with games against Celtic, Ajax, PSV, Valencia and co it won't be just the Aussie Coaches having a look will it.

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Is Eddie Johnson ready to make a comeback?

No, the American striker hasn't been sidelined by injury, he has just managed to fall off the U.

Football is much more than just a sport. It is nothing without its history and traditions, its routine and habits, or its passion and drama. The sport establishes its roots over an area much wider than the field of play, an art form which - across much of the world at least - has spilled over to dominate mainstream culture.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers). They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-western portion of the City. Gary Johnson has been the team's manager since 23 September 2005, succeeding Brian Tinnion. They were promoted to the Coca-Cola Championship [.

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Battersea Ironsides GSA, an amateur side signed off the internet, are losing talented players to the Premier League just a year after being formed.

Plying their trade in the amateur leagues of the Southern Counties Division One, the Wandsworth-based outfit have already lost one player to the Premier League, one to the Championship, a player to League Two and one to non-league, just a year after recruiting them straight off a barely-known internet website.

Almost a laughing matter.

A number of new additions have cropped up in recent days too, primarily in Scotland as I have worked at ensuring the list is up-to-date for the four divisions north of the border. Someone who has not been mentioned yet is new Celtic manager Tony Mowbray. The former Middlesbrough and Celtic defender, who has previously [.

According to 3rd Degree sources, Kenny Cooper will be staying with FC Dallas this season and is likely, at least at this point, to play out his current contract at Pizza Hut Park. There have been two serious bids for Cooper this window; the first, as reported various places, was Bristol City and the second, our sources say, was 1860 Munich.

Most people haven't attended a refereeing course, but we can only assume that Lesson One covers what to do when a player hits the round thing between the two white posts – or maybe not if Crystal Palace's recent trip to Bristol City is anything to go by.
It did not take long for the season to witness its first truly calamitous piece of refereeing, or for those in favour of introducing technology to aid officials to re-issue their orders to drag the game into the 21st century.

The English Football League Cup or Carling Cup as its known continued its round 2 of matches on Wednesday August 26, 2009. Most of the Premier League teams advanced including Tottenham and Stoke City while Wigan fell 1-4 to Blackpool. Here's a recap of Wednesday's matches along with video highlights.

Paul Hartley's release from Celtic and subsequent signing for Bristol City meant I would need to start paying more attention to the Football League. And in 5 matches, City have won 10 pts, putting them 5th in the Championship division, and Hartley doing well a goal on debut for the Robins and 2 assists to see [.

The English Championship, League One, and League Two divisions are all taking shape as they are well into their 2009-10 season. Here's a recap of all three divisions along with video highlights.

English Championship Video Recap

Its still very crowded at the top as Newcastle, West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City, and Leicester City are all within one point of each other.

Among the performers who have lit up this burgeoning Championship campaign are some familiar names. Michael Chopra has so far justified every last dime of his weighty fee, Kevin Nolan has buckled down and rehabilitated his reputation as an all purpose midfielder-cum-forward, and Adam Johnson's sleek skills on the Middlesbrough wing have helped Smogheads forget the injured Stewart Downing.

With Manchester United and Aston Villa joining most of the other Premier League clubs in the fourth round, the FA Cup draw has cooked up some interesting draws. The pick of the bunch is perhaps the Merseyside derby. Everton will be making the short trip to Anfield in the fourth round to take on cross-town rivals Liverpool.

Just when the window opened, some interesting deals have already been made. First of all, we should point out that teams that didn't do their job right this summer are now in the worst position. Teams like Blackpool, Norwich or Charlton have all been looking to fill in the squad with loanies and now, when [.

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One of the players being heavily linked with a move to Newcastle United is former Newcastle United player Bradley Orr. Bradley Orr - 26 year-old Bristol City right back But the Liverpool born Orr never played for the first team at Newcastle and left for Bristol City on a free transfer in 2004. But Alan will know [.

FC Dallas has announced this morning that Kenny Cooper has been sold to German 2nd Division side 1860 Munich. As we reported two days ago the latest offers from 1860 and Bristol City for Cooper had been rejected. Clearly something has changed and we'll endeavor to learn what changed. Some German press has mentioned a fee of $3millon, but no one on this side of the pond has confirmed that number.

Bristol City's want away winger Micheal McIndoe looks set for a transfer to Coventry City today, the much traveled left winger was thought to be discussing terms during yesterdays 2-2 friendly with Everton. Gary Johnson also expects a new shot...

Famed street artist, international man of mystery, and rumored Bristol City fan Banksy has his hometown all excited not only for the ongoing exhibition at the City Museum and Gallery, but a new work that showed up on the side of a pub close to Bristol City's Ashton Gate ground just days before the club's first home match against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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It's a scenario goal-line technology advocates live for.

On Saturday, everyone believed Crystal Palace's Freddie Sears had made it 1-0 over Bristol City in the 34th minute when his mid-air strike flew into the net and back out off the stanchion. Everyone, save referee Rob Shoebridge and assistant Chris Knowles, who adjudged the ball to have careened off the post.

If you think Major League Soccer has problems with officiating, consider England's Coca-Cola Championship, where referee Rob Shoebridge inexplicably missed a clear goal for Crystal Palace after a Freddy Sears shot went into the goal and bounced back out after hitting the bottom bar at the back of the goal.

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07:00:00 - Skysports news' transfer count down clock is flashing red - just 10 HOURS TO GO before the apocalypse! (or the end of trading, we forget which). Let the madness commence!

09:00:00 - Hmmm... so..

11:13:40 - Former England star Trevor Brooking is undergoing a check-up at his local GP's - Could he be set for a return to the WEST HAM midfield?

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Fabricio Coloccini will miss Newcastle's next game with Bristol City on Saturday, and Chris Hughton does not intend to allow Fabricio to link up with the Argentine squad next week. Fabricio Coloccini - will miss Saturday's game When Chris Hughton was asked today if Coloccini would be allowed to join up with Maradona's squad, after Saturday's home [.

Newcastle will hope to get back on track on Saturday afternoon, when they host Bristol City at St. James' Park, before the International break of two weeks. Marlon Harewood - scoring his first goal for Magpies Wednesday night And while the lads have done extremely well this season, results like Wednesday night's against QPR, where [.

Newcastle United manager, Chris Hughton has picked up a second successive Championship 'Manager of the Month' with Newcastle United on the eve of taday's clash with the Robins of Bristol City. The ex 'Spurs and Republic if Ireland legend beat off WBA's Roberto Martinez, Preston's Alan Irvine, and Gareth Southgate from the toxic waste dump [.

Newcastle United go into the international break three points clear at the top of the Coca Cola Championship. That lead however could, and should, have been extended to six points today.

Bristol City goalkeeper Dean Gerken had an absolute blinder and had one of his upright's to thank after Marlon Harewood shot against the post in the opening stages.