Double Doob boob Former Chelsea defender Michael Duberry could see the funny side of his eventful afternoon after Oxford emerged from their match against Hereford with a point from a 2-2 draw. Duberry claimed to have bagged the "imperfect hat-trick" after scoring with his left foot (og), header (og) and right foot.

By Chris Wright

Oxford United's veteran centre-back Michael Duberry was in rare old form against Hereford yesterday afternoon, scoring the perfect hat-trick (one left, one right, one head) in his side's 2-2 draw at the Kassam.

You may have noticed that the maths doesn't quite add up there and with good reason.

To look closely at the associated regulations is to acknowledge the Football League's existing loan system as nothing less than a free for all. ‘Temporary loan transfer' is the umbrella heading which comprises the following three types of move permissible under the current system: • ‘Standard Loans' (half or full season in length and arranged during the two transfer windows); • ‘Emergency Loans' (28-93 days in length and arranged both within the two transfer windows and during fixed periods outside these dates); • ‘Youth Loans' (identical to ‘Emergency Loans' but applies to scholars or new professionals on a work experience-type.

Where's your Caravan?By Chris HargreavesPublished by The Friday Project, August 2011£8.99ISBN: 9780007364145What next for a lower league footballer upon retirement? A simple enough premise, but too few biographies have tackled the theme with any distinction, so Chris Hargreaves' recent release, which engages throughout with the realities and emotions of signing off from one's playing days, is a

Celebrating 40 years of John Motson: Top 10 Motty moments video special

John Motson is celebrating 40 years at the BBC. The veteran broadcaster has been the voice of all the big football moments since he shot to fame in the early 1970s thanks to Ronnie Radford's winner for Hereford against Newcastle.

As a fan of a Non-League side it's very rare that I have anyone to talk to about the team I support. I completely understand why some people will have little or nothing to say about the Non-League but what really gets on my nerves is when I hear people writing it off as being a poor level of football.

Aston Villa have six points from their first four leage games, with one win and three draws. Charles N'Zogbia in action against Wolves And they won their Carling Cup tie 2-0 at home to Hereford. Wasn't that the side that beat a famous club that plays in black and white stripes by 2-1 after extra time, in the FA Cup 3rd round replay back in early [.

Aston Villa have six points from their first four leage games, with one win and three draws. Charles N'Zogbia in action against Wolves And they won their Carling Cup tie 2-0 at home to Hereford. Wasn't that the side that beat a famous club that plays in black and white stripes by 2-1 after extra time, in the FA Cup 3rd round replay back in early [.

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Eric Lichaj scored the game winner and Brad Guzan made two saves and held a clean sheet to lead Aston Villa to a 2-0 win over League Two side Hereford in Carling Cup action at Villa Park today. Lichaj's goal was the game winner and came in the 80th minute off a goal-mouth scramble. Guzan made two saves for Villa.

Photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com

The goal-scoring bug that's been going around plenty of Americans abroad caught up with another U.S. national team player.

Eric Lichaj scored his first goal for Aston Villa in Carling Cup second-round play on Tuesday, netting the eventual game-winner in the 80th minute of a 2-0 victory over Hereford.

Aston Villa left it late to down division two side Hereford in the Carling Cup Second Round tonight at Villa Park.

American defender Eric Lichaj broke the deadlock with 10 minutes left on the clock before Nathan Delfouneso ensured the win two minutes from time with Villa's second.

Just over 21,000 saw Villa earn their place in the 3rd round of the Carling Cup the hard way thanks to a late goal each from Eric Lichaj (80′) and Nathan Delfouneso (88′) from the bench.
It's a game I've yet to see anything from first hand, but it sounds like we dominated the game pretty much in the manner you'd expect over a struggling League Two side, but were frustrated by some fine goalkeeping from 20 year old loanee, David Cornell.

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Admittedly I was a bit slow to publish this...so with the added benefit of one performance, here's the League Two preview!

Who's Looking Good?

Crawley Town: Most bookies favourites, Crawley have the biggest budget in the league, momentum to die for, and probably the deadliest striker in the division in Matt Tubbs.

With the division in general overviewed by Ian yesterday, it's time for the annual jinx that is the official twohundredpercent pre-season previews. We've gone about them slightly differently this season. With the transfer window affecting some managers psychologically to the point that they build their team by the end of the transfer window, rather than the start of the season, predicting how it all ends up before teams have finalised their squads is tricky, especially when you consider that Bury started last season with fifteen players with league experience, only to add five players to their promotion winning squad before the end of August.

It's been a little quiet at Broadhall Way over the last couple of weeks. I expected a fairly busy summer with plenty of comings and goings to keep us occupied during the close season, but it has been the opposite really. Guy Madjo's arrival was announced early on and didn't particularly overwhelm the supporters.

Skysports.com understands Hull are closing in on the signing of Liverpool goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.
Hull are in the market for goalkeeping reinforcements with Matt Duke leaving the club and Brad Guzan returning to Aston Villa following the expiration of his loan stint.
Gulacsi admitted earlier this summer he was likely to leave Liverpool on loan and it appears Hull is ready to take him to the KC Stadium on a season-long deal.

Today's entry in this on-running series comes from Mark Chalcraft, who can otherwise be found at the very splendid 2nd Yellow football site. His subject is one that is rather close to one or two of us that already write for Twohundredpercent Brighton & Hove Albion's Goldstone Ground.

Peter Gulacsi has revealed that Liverpool are on the lookout for an experienced new goalkeeper this summer as cover for established No.1, Pepe Reina.
The 21-year-old has made the bench on a few occasions since Kenny Dalglish returned to the Anfield club last season but he knows that it will be an uphill struggle to displace the highly regarded Reina, particularly if reports that Brad Jones could soon move to Merseyside are to be believed.

Peter Gulacsi has revealed that Liverpool are on the lookout for an experienced new goalkeeper this summer as cover for established No.1, Pepe Reina.
The 21-year-old has made the bench on a few occasions since Kenny Dalglish returned to the Anfield club last season but he knows that it will be an uphill struggle to displace the highly regarded Reina, particularly if reports that Brad Jones could soon move to Merseyside are to be believed.

All the time that Pepe Reina is at Liverpool, and all being well this will be for some time yet, few goalkeepers will get another more than a brief glimpse at the goalposts. The Spaniard is among one of the best performers in Europe, in fact the world, so it'll take something (or someone) special to dislodge him from his rightful place as our number one.

En pocos días dará comienzo el nuevo Europeo sub-21, concretamente el 11 de Junio, torneo que además se disputará en Dinamarca. Hace realmente poco vimos como Holanda lograba coronarse campeona en el sub-17 tras vencer en la final a la poderosa Alemania de Samed Yesil, dejando además por el camino a Inglaterra, otra de las favoritas.

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- David Webb Turns Sixty-Five
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- Throughout the day, updates, comments and perspectives re QPR and football in general are posted and discussed on the QPR Report Messageboard...Also Follow: QPR REPORT ON TWITTER
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Sousa Axing Flashback
- Two Year Flashback: Sousa Axed - The various Press Reports & QPR Official Statements re his Axing
- Two Years Ago: Paulo Sousa on The Brink - Fan on Messageboard reports of private conversation he supposedly had with Sousa.

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- Assertion re Briatore role in Southampton Purchase
- Next: Scunthorpe
- Manager and Player of Month Nominees
- Sunderland Fan Sues Sunderland after Getting Knocked out by Ball at Training Ground
- Leeds Ownership Issue
- Two Years Ago: Paulo Sousa on The Brink - Fan on Messageboard reports of private conversation he supposedly had with Sousa.

Three weeks ago, I reported back on Hull City's attempts to accommodate a large squad while launching their bid for a speedy return to Premland. A lot has occurred since. While yesterday's opponents Reading have been out shopping in Eastleigh, Hereford and Swindon, the East Riding club have been considerably more ambitious.

Luke Daley: Is he the answer to our goalscoring problems?

There have been a lot of outgoings this January, so it was a nice change to get someone in today. Luke Daley has joined the club on a one month "emergency" loan deal from Championship high-flyers Norwich. I don't really understand this term of "emergency loan".

By Laurie Fitzgerald

When it comes to a form of communication that celebrities and sportsmen and women use to interact with their fans, then Twitter has become the number one method for talking to their followers.

Twitter has become a common use by many footballers that build up a community of their own supporters and let them know what's on their mind, and what they are feeling at any moment in the day.

LONDON, England Giant-killers Stevenage have been rewarded with a home tie against Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Graham Westley's Stevenage take on Championship Reading looking for a repeat of their famous victory over Newcastle on Saturday. Manchester United, fresh from their home win over Liverpool, face a tough trip to [.

This is the fourth round draw for the 2011 FA Cup ( Season 10/11) that was held on January 9, 2011- Sunday. FA Cup Fourth Round Draw 2011 Result. Sheffield Wednesday vs Wycombe/Hereford West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Aston Villa vs Blackburn Stevenage vs Reading Notts County vs Leicester/Manchester City Doncaster/Wolves vs Stoke/Cardiff Birmingham City [.

The Beautiful South
Brighton 3-1 Portsmouth (08:01:11)

by Larry from Lancing

Ever since Charles Alcock (no jokes from us on that name, EFW is a family publication and remains strictly above the waist) suggested on 20 July 1871: ‘That it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with The Association, for which all clubs belonging to The Association should be invited to compete', the great and good of the footie world have been up for the cup.

The FA Cup was first held in 1871-72 and to this day is renowned as the most famous Cup competition in Europe if not the World.

Tomorrow the 2010/11 FA Cup Kicks-Off with some of the lower divisional teams looking to become this seasons Giant-Killers and there has has been many Giant Killings over the years.

League Two 2010/2011: The Story So Far Goals, goals galore is a post from: Just Football

With nearly half the campaign gone in English football's fourth tier, League Two, we welcome a new contributor to Just Football. Simon Godfrey is here to take us through the season so far.

LONDON, England An English footballer was suspended and placed on the transfer list by his club Wednesday after a Twitter outburst against abusive fans. Aldershot striker Marvin Morgan was also fined two weeks' wages after he expressed anger at fans booing him when he was substituted during the fourth tier club's 2-1 loss to [.