After a season of many disappointments the Wizards close out the season against D.C United Saturday night at the CAB, in a game that means nothing to us but a lot to them.
They are playing for their playoff life, while we keep playing the retread game lining-up players that are in a slump, are old or who have already proven their value to the team.

Newcastle have injury problems every season, and they are always worse than with other teams, for whatever reason. Shola Ameobi - broken foot? And things don't seem to have changed much as the club has been hit by an injury to in-form striker Shola Ameobi, who may have suffered a suspected broken foot.

Wolves' new boy Greg Halford has vowed to make the most of Michael Kightly's absence by gatecrashing Mick McCarthy's Premier League starting line-up.

The £2million summer signing from Sunderland is set to replace Kightly, after the winger was ruled out for the start of the season as he makes his way back from a broken foot and hip injury.

Birmingham are back in the Premiership and will receive a welcome from Manchester United on Sunday, early doors. Popular BCFC blog, Joys & Sorrows, has take a couple of minutes to talk to me ahead of match day.

1. What are your hopes for the season?
To stay up. Nothing more.

Shola Ameobi was wearing a plastic surgical boot after the game on Wednesday night and sat out training yesterday. Shola - after scoring his confidence is sky high But broken foot broken what? After we had seen the stories in the Mirror and the usually reliable Times talk of a broken foot seem to have [.

Wenger takes keen interest in up and coming midfielder.

Arsenal are also rumoured to be interested in signing Standard Liège midfielder Steven Defour, even though he's currently laid up with a broken foot. Arsène Wenger has sent scouts to watch the Belgian international, and was clearly impressed by unsurprising reports that he's flaked out on the sofa with his leg in a cast, eating grapes and watching The Jeremy Kyle Show and Loose Women.

Stewart Downing was at Aston Villa's training ground to discuss his £12 million move from relegated Middlesbrough and unlike most footballers worth £12 million, he arrived on crutches. The England international is recovering from surgery on his fractured foot and won't be able to make his debut until October, but Martin O'Neill has apparently decided to throw caution and cash to the wind and sign him now instead of next January as previously believed.

Well, before we get to the preview, Adebayor looks to be in trouble. He's facing a 3-match ban for violent conduct for stomping van Persie's face, and could be facing an additional ban for inciting the Arsenal supporters at the Eastlands. Referee Mark Clattenberg said that he didn't see the van Persie incident, but that if he had, he would have sent Adebayor off.

Chris Hughton says he will enter the loan market again if he needs to reinforce the Newcastle United squad. Chris Hughton - will use loan market as necessary Local lad Shola Ameobi is the only long term injury so far this season, with a broken foot, so the club has done well so far with injuries.

Who: Standard Liege (Belgium) Vs Arsenal (England)
The Belgian champions will take on last season's 4th best English side, Arsenal.
What: UEFA Champions League 2009-10, Matchday 1, Group H.
Both teams have a good chance of progressing through to the knockout round, so a good start is essential, which is what both the teams will be looking for.

Hubris: excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
What the dictionary.com definition doesn't say is, "eventually it gets you." Many times as I'd marveled admiringly at how well the Brisbane Roar women have done for so long, a little voice - the classically trained part of my brain I guess - said, "It's only a matter of time.

Right then, I'm assuming the quietude and peaceosity is due to the team being 100% focussed on beating Hull like a disobedient man servant tomorrow.

There is much revenge required after the defeat at home last season and, of course, Phil Brown's antics after the FA Cup game. Brown, or Son of Dein®©, accused our captain of all kinds of mischief on live TV right after the game.