We ended up giving a good account of ourselves against Man City but not winning, which was pardonable enough, but embracing the tag of honourable losers is not an act any team should partake in with any relish or frequency. Getting a positive result was the most important thing against Villa, and it gave me perverse pleasure when we managed to do it in spite of being quite poor overall.

By Alan Duffy

Lee Hughes has already seen his career severely damaged by a previous prison sentence, and now, the 35-year-old striker is facing the possiblity of even more prison time. This comes in the same week that ex-Manchester United starlet Ronnie Wallwork (another ex-West Brom player) was sent down for dealing in stolen cars and also after the son of Trevor Francis was arrested on charges of burglary.

By Alan Duffy

Trev, James and Lee: A story of fatherly love, riches and intrigue. And burglary.

That's a headline you thought you'd never see, eh! Well, according to a number of newspapers, the 24-year-old James Francis is indeed in big trouble after allegedly breaking in to former Aston Villa schemer Lee Hendrie's £1.

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Forty Years Ago Today: Trevor Francis vs Gerry Francis (Gerry and QPR won!)
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Victor Decolongon/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) England is the birthplace of the world's greatest game. Not only does it have the title of home of the beautiful game, but it is also home to many legendary players in the sport.
Men like Peter Shilton, who holds the record for the most caps in the English National Team at 125, and Manchester United immortal, Sir Bobby Charlton.

Andrew Johnson first came to our attention in the 2001 League Cup Final at Cardiff.

The Telegraph's report tells the story:

GLORY for Liverpool, sympathy for Birmingham City. This was the first English final decided on penalties and rarely has a climax been so cruel.

By Chris Wright

Because everything looks better in black and white...

A young Martin O'Neil sits at the back of the bus as Nottingham Forest parade the European Cup trophy along the Trent Embankment after beating Malmo in the 1979 final

Peter Shilton, Trevor Francis, Larry Lloyd, Ian Bowyer et al celebrate Nottingham Forest's 1979 European Cup win a feat they also repeated the following year

King Kenny wakes up with the European Cup in his bed after scoring the winning goal against Club Brugge in the previous night's final, 1978

Bayern Munich's Georg Schwarzenbeck tackles St Etienne's Herve Revelli (r) from behind as Munich goalkeeper Sepp Maier looks on, 1976

St Etienne's Gerard Janvion (r) blocks a shot from Bayern Munich's Uli Hoeness, 1976

St Etienne goalkeeper Ivan Curkovic saves at the feet of Bayern Munich's Gerd Muller, 1976

Leeds scrappers Joe Jordan and Billy Bremner pick a fight with Bayern Munich's Gerd Muller, 1975

Gerd Muller celebrates Bayern Munich's 2-0 victory over Leeds United in the 1975 final

After thrashing Atletico Madrid 4-0 in the 1974 final replay, Bayern Munich pair Johnny Hansen and Gerd Muller watch the reaction of the fans as Der Kaiser lifts the trophy

Bayern Munich's Paul Breitner is foiled by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Reina, 1974

Ajax (Johan Cruyff first row, second from right) line up prior to the 1971 European Cup Final against Panathinaikos at Wembley

Liz Samain, grandmother of Chelsea legend Ron 'Chopper' Harris, stands proudly with the European Cup.

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Loftus Road 1972: QPR vs Middlesbrough - Enlarged Photo
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- Change of Date for Last Match of the Season: QPR's (and all others) will Now played on Saturday May 7 (12:45 kickoff) instead of Sunday, May 8.

Time for the Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
The years in question being 1979/80.
Your genial quiz master is Roy Race, master of all Melchester.
But first a few words of introduction from Britain's most expensive footballer, Trevor Francis:

"Looking through the questions [in this book], I can see that anyone getting a high proportion of correct answers can rightly claim to be a football expert.

Time for the Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
The years in question being 1979/80.
Your genial quiz master is Roy Race, master of all Melchester.
But first a few words of introduction from Britain's most expensive footballer, Trevor Francis:

"Looking through the questions [in this book], I can see that anyone getting a high proportion of correct answers can rightly claim to be a football expert.

Trevor Francis has been speaking on talkSport about our new signing and has had some harsh words to say about Chelsea's number nine. In addition to his "thoughts" on Torres his comments have got me thinking and I will ask the same questions of you afterwards. Here's what he had to say:

"If you want consistency, you won't find it from Torres, He plays one in every 10.

*boilk*

As traditional as Auld Lang Syne is the new year's day hangover. I must apologise to you all for the worldwide rum shortage. Me and Mrs Blogs drank it all last night. I tried to ring Tom at about 3am with a brilliant idea I had for the site but sensibly his phone was off.