Where there's subtle product shilling and grammatically correct Tweets on social media, you know there's a shameless publicity stunt just 'round the bend, Kickettes. And for you today we have one of the promo shots starring none other than Mrs Peter Crouch for the launch of Lynx Attract For Her.

My first visit to White Hart Lane came in February 2001. It was an FA Cup Fifth Round tie against Stockport County. My uncle had driven up from Southampton on the morning of the game and surprised me with a ticket.

I fell in love with the stadium and the atmosphere. I loved being part of the crowd and watching Spurs easily dispose of the opposition as they won 4-0.

Photo: Paul Rudderow

"You just ripped the heart out of your squad. And your fan base."

Martin Longman, Union fan, on the Union web site

"Horrible day, horrible decision. All the guy did was give his heart, soul and sweat to this team for two years and this is how you repay him.

Earlier in the week Chairman Peter Hill-Wood said that while he'd obviously like Arsenal to finish in the top four, it wouldn't be a 'disaster' if that didn't happen.

Obviously he was talking about it from a financial point of view. The implications of playing Europa League instead of Champions League are obvious.

By Gareth McKnight

As Blackburn Rovers languish towards the bottom of the Premier League, manager Steve Kean continues to be backed by the club's Indian owners: The Venkys Group. Despite the current trend in the game of sacking underperforming managers prematurely, fan protests outside Ewood Park and the total inexperience of Scottish coach Steve Kean at this level, Kean still remains on the Lancashire side's bench.

I will always remember last night's game for Callejon's Celebration: The Canterano showed the world that a man who wears THAT badge never surrenders. Never. I was reading Guillem Balague's pre-match thoughts on last night's game in Sky sports here and this was what he had to say about Mallorca: .

I appealed because I obviously completely disagreed with the interpretation of the officials on the day but that happens in football and we move on. I wonder though if we are now going to see an unprecedented wave of red cards on match days because we sanction "if's" and "maybe's"? Are we going to look back at video evidence for every single challenge that goes unnoticed by the officials, look at different scenarios and potential outcomes of what could have been considered a good tackle and then sanction it?

There's some news you might be interested in. Might. More, after the jump:

Back to France

Dijon have confirmed that, after a protracted series of negotiations, Gael Kakuta will be joining the club for the remainder of the campaign. Over the last ten days, Chelsea have been engaged in a series of loan discussions with both Dijon and Olympiakos.

Rooney's UEFA let-off is the right decision but it wouldn't happen here

ROBBIE'S TWEETS OF THE WEEK I'm out of Strictly, so thanks to everyone who voted for me and to @JoBradleypaint for this brilliant picture of Ola and I. And well done to @essie125 for this photo of me, which I think has captured my best side.

Former Liverpool defender Mark Wright has lambasted referee Mark Friend over his 'embarrassing' decision to send off Jay Spearing against Fulham last night.
Wright, who was commentating on the game for LFC TV, was enraged by the sending off:
"It's becoming a non-contact sport.

Why Platini and UEFA need to adopt a zero-tolerance approach over fan violence

Manchester City fans travelling to Naples to watch their team in the Champions League next week have been warned not to wear club colours. A letter from the club to supporters making the trip, signed by the operations manager Steve Sayer, says fans should "take care and use common sense" and "travel in groups where possible".

"We've made good progress in the last 20 years."

Yes we have, and we should all be happy for it.

However, it's easier going from 40% to 70%, than it is from 70% to 100%.

The first jump involves broad strokes. You know, the "common sense" stuff.

The second jump involves the details.

So that's it. Another Interlull over.

I suppose, in one way, one very strange way, I'll miss it. I mean, the one good thing about the Interlull is that Arsenal have remained unbeaten so that's a positive, I guess. All the same, in another more natural and common sense way, it'll be good to see the back of it, like it's good to see the back of a rash on your .

Hamann: FIFA should show some common sense over poppies

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A news article on 2011-11-10 11:46:35 from: Talksport

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Never forget Billy's bravery.. but remember the name of kid Mason

I know Billy Sharp and he is a big character. Even so, no-one could have expected him to play for Doncaster on Tuesday, just 72 hours after the tragic death of his two-day-old baby. As a dad, it brought a tear to my eye.

Steaua Bucharest's game against Petrolul Ploiesti was abandoned after Steaua defender George Galamaz was punched in the head by a fan, who consequently got a well deserved kicking by Galamaz's team-mates in the centre circle, two of which were sent off for their actions. The game restarted with Steaua leading 2-0 before their keeper was hit with a flare prompting a 20 minute delay before the referee saw common sense and abandoned the tie.

SIR ALEX FURGUSON, chastising his lads for not giving up, after the 1-6 home defeat to Manchester City, as quoted in The Guardian:

It was hard to believe we were 1-0 down but that's retrievable. The sending off [of Jonny Evans] was the killer blow. After that, we kept attacking.

By Alan Duffy

Whether or not John Terry is guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the issue of racism is still present in football, albeit at a thankfully far lower level (in the UK) than in years gone by.

Now the Daily Mail, purveyor of "common sense", has waded into the debate, courtesy of a piece by Steve Doughty.

By Alan Duffy

Whether or not John Terry is guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the issue of racism is still present in football, albeit at a thankfully far lower level (in the UK) than in years gone by.

Now the Daily Mail, purveyor of "common sense", has waded into the debate, courtesy of a piece by Steve Doughty.

Following United's defeat on derby, Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that this is his worst ever defeat but than the experience we had on the field should have meant we conceded fewer goals.

"I can't believe the scoreline. The first goal was a blow for sure but it was retrievable at 1-0," he said.

There is no getting away from the fact that Wayne Rooney is a very talented player. Regarded as one of the finest footballers of his generation, the way which he moves on the pitch is the mark of a genius. That is until he gets into trouble and that has happened quite a bit lately.

Rooney's career goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Refs like Martin Atkinson don't realise football is a gladiatorial contest and are ruining the game for fans

In this column seven days ago, I urged the football authorities to show a little common sense, and recognise the Merseyside derby is an encounter that requires sensitive handling.

The mist has cleared from derby day. Undoubtedly Jack Rodwells red card has been on everyone's lips.Everyone on the blue half of Merseyside is bemoaning the the sending off, but common sense has prevailed over at Anfield this photo has done the rounds and tell me these challenges aren't worse Foul Play.

Former Liverpool manager Roy Evans was disappointed by Jack Rodwell's sending off during the club's 2-0 win at Goodison, and believes referee Martin Atkinson made a 'poor decision' underpinned by a lack of common sense.It's refreshing to hear Evans be so forthright and honest about the issue:"Happy with the three points, but I didn't think it was a great game; the referee probably spoiled it in

Michael Calvin's Big Match Verdict: Atkinson's lack of common sense decides the Merseyside derby

Do we want football, fit only for the grey men of the Health and Safety ­Executive? Do we really need referees who have the spirit of sanitation inspectors? What's the point of ­making risk assessment visits to teams, when you don't sense the mood?

Common sense amongst Chelsea fans ahead of the Swansea game would have told you that we would have needed to rest the players that played the whole two hours against Fulham in midweek and possibly players that played almost 70 minutes. So why on earth have the media made the fact that Frank Lampard an unused substitute as another obsession with one of our players.

As I type this post, I am watching the Red Bulls self destruct on Major League Soccer's excellent MatchDay Live service. Yet at the same time, the game is blacked out on DirectKick, the league's television game package. What makes the blackout mysterious, is the unavailability of MSG Network (the RSN that carries the Red Bulls) in the Hartford area.

The curiosities of the FIFA world ranking system reared its head again this week after the latest edition saw England drop four places from fourth to eighth, despite winning their last two games.
Not that fourth is anywhere near an accurate assessment of where England sit among the world's footballing elite, but is seems the way teams are ordered is done in an apparently random way, regardless of their recent football scores.

Kenny Dalglish is relishing the chance to unleash Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard again – but says he will not rush his comeback.
The Liverpool captain is unlikely to be passed fit to face Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday despite coming through a training match this week, with the midweek trip to Brighton in the Carling Cup now a more realistic target.

Billy Brown is the new assistant manager at Hibs.
It's going to feel odd typing that for some time to come. Rumours had been swirling all week but it still came as a bit of a shock when the announcement was made.
That shouldn't really be the reaction.
Everything you've heard about Hibs v Aberdeen last Sunday is probably an understatement.

Steven Gerrard not ready for Spurs Kenny Dalglish

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish says he will not rush Steven Gerrard back in to the squad for Sunday's match against Tottenham and will employ a "common-sense" approach to the timing of the midfielder's return from injury after six months out.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish will not rush Steven Gerrard back into action until the time is right.

Dalglish was asked at his pre match press conference if Gerrard would feature this weekend against spurs.

"We'll pick and choose when is best for Steven. We'll decide which game suits him best.

We won't rush Gerrard back, promises Dalglish

"We will just see what is right for Steven. There is no rush from us or from him because it has to be common sense," says Liverpool boss

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A news article on 2011-09-15 15:28:53 from: The Mirror

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I went into a state of utter despondency at the end of this transfer window, even allowing for the entry into the Champions League stages failed to lift my spirits. The 8-2 thrashing by Manchester United rubbed salt into very big wounds. I took a break to reflect, the International Break helped in a sense, to enable common sense to dawn.

Why I am completely losing patience with international football

The joke that is FIFA and its award of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar has made me lose patience with the international game. That's one of the reasons why the European Club Association suggestion yesterday that each country should play a maximum of six games a year seemed like common sense.

Kenny Dalglish today praised Stuart Pearce for allowing Jordan Henderson a free week to prepare for Liverpool's fixture at Stoke on Saturday.
Henderson captained the U21s to a 6-0 victory over Azerbaijan on Thursday night but rather than retain his services for the friendly with Israel last night, Pearce instead opted to send Henderson back to Melwood.

Yesterday I talked about the potential issue of Sporting KC selling tickets in the Members Stand to Chivas Guadalajara fans in the hundreds. Today some good news and a common sense move by the Sporting KC front office. Word from one of the leadership in the Cauldron is that the team has canceled all tickets bought in the members stand by Chivas fans and they've been reissued to the "away section".

This design could best accommodate the sporting public's thirst for more consistent drama and contemporary strategies in Soccer.
New American-style Rules compliment the field's look and extract as much common sense as possible.

Well that was something, eh?

I can't quite remember a transfer deadline day like it from an Arsenal point of view. I remember when we signed Gallas, Denilson and Baptista back in 2006. Actually, that's a lie. I remember waking up the next morning to discover we'd signed them, but my sense is there was nowhere near the intensity that we saw yesterday.

Video highlights and reaction

I know the mood is not great this morning and there's much to discuss but I'm going to start this morning with the positives from yesterday. As I saw them at least.

Thomas Vermaelen magnificent. As fine a centre-half performance as you'll see all season.