Jimbo

He sooner Butt leaves the better, with his shite passing he was more often than not the opositions 12th man last season, also he must be one of the biggest earners at the club.

NICKY Butt is considering his Newcastle United future amid the unprecedented turmoil at St James's Park. With the start of the Championship season just a week away, the club remains rudderless and managerless, with a buyer seemingly no nearer being found by owner Mike Ashley. And a disillusioned Butt – a candidate for the club captaincy for the cominADVERTISEMENTg campaign – may be the next big name to quit United, with Sebastien Bassong and Habib Beye likely to follow Obafemi Martins – who joined Wolfsburg yesterday – out of the exit door before the transfer window shuts. Butt only signed a new one-year deal in January, but much has changed since then. With the midfielder in the autumn of his career, he is unwilling to settle for second best, and he is acutely aware the chances of Newcastle returning to the Premier League at the first attempt have been badly hit by the paralysis at St James's Park. The midfielder is out of tomorrow's final friendly at Dundee United and the season opener at West Bromwich Albion, having had an operation on a partially dislocated thumb last month. However, Hughton and would-be manager Alan Shearer had pencilled him for a major role this season, with Butt the favourite to be handed the skipper's armband in the wake of Michael Owen's summer departure. Meanwhile, Beye will also miss the Dundee United game, having travelled to Paris to see a specialist about a hip problem.

Same update procedure? yes, check for update via iTunes

OS 3.0.1 is out Fixes potential SMS security risks.

again, that "we" word.

Cheers Jimbo... that one's going on my ipod as I type can you put it on iphone????? iphone is an ipod, is it not? The file format is MP4 which plays on Quicktime. Any Apple product should be able to play it I should imagine. FWIW, I've played it back on my iPod and it's perfect. did not see the link thing on the right me neither lol

Henry Winter: A sport hardly blessed with statesmen instantly becomes a poorer place. Amid the heartache for family, countless friends and admirers, the richness of legacy and memory bequeathed by Robert William Robson needs honouring. His 76 years on this earth were special ones. After the distressing news that many had feared was announced, tributes issued forth from all corners of the game, signalling the widespread regard in which the former England manager was held. Probably the testimony that captured Robson best emanated from another knight of the realm. In mourning the moment when "a great friend'' finally succumbed to the cancer he fought so valiantly for so long, Sir Alex Ferguson hailed a "wonderful character hewn out of the coal face" of his native County Durham. As Ferguson noted, Robson's parents "instilled in him the discipline and standards which forged the character of a genuinely colossal human being''. Deeply proud of his father's unstinting presence as the pithead gates opened each day, Robson inherited a prodigious work ethic. Passionately committed to a profession he described as "my life, my obsession, my hobby, my theatre'', Robson refused to let cancer's ravages dim his appetite for a game he graced as a prolific right-half with Fulham, West Brom and England. In 1995, after a surgeon at the Royal Marsden cut through teeth and bone in Robson's mouth before extracting a tumour the size of a golf ball, many assumed that retirement beckoned. Some 62 year-olds would consider going to Barcelona for a holiday, for some sunshine after such trauma. Not Robson. He went to Barcelona to coach. He then joined his beloved Newcastle United, refusing to discuss salary, such was his hunger to sign up. Scandalously, Robson was sacked by the chairman, Freddy Shepherd, despite restoring Newcastle's standing in the wake of the dark days of Ruud Gullit's reign. Even after more surgery in 2006, tackling a tumour in his lungs and in his brain, Robson was out and about, advising Steve Staunton with the Republic of Ireland. Robson loved football as much as football loved him. The man has gone but his influence lives on. Generous with his time and thoughts, Robson enthused everyone he met. Just look at Jose Mourinho, now coach of Inter Milan, given his chance at Barcelona by Robson. Look at his former players, such as George Burley, the Scotland coach whose fire for management was lit by Robson at Ipswich Town. Robson's gifts to the game lie in the corridors of Portman Road, the walls lined with pictures and newspaper cuttings of his achievements in steering unfashionable Ipswich to the 1978 FA Cup final, settled by Roger Osborne's goal. Ipswich went on to European glory – memories etched in their fans' minds. His legacy is remembered in the careers he shaped. His eye for footballing talent was remarkable. As manager of Fulham, Robson signed Malcolm Macdonald from Tonbridge for £1,000. At Ipswich, he nurtured Kevin Beattie and Terry Butcher and built a stage for the elegant Dutchmen Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen, an inspired double signing which opened English eyes to the ball's possibilities. Just consider this cameo. At France 98, the celebrated striker Ronaldo, whose goals were the talk of the tournament, entered a room heaving with footballing luminaries, all eager to bask in his glory. Ronaldo ignored all bar one. He headed straight to Robson, his old mentor at PSV Eindhoven, embraced him, exchanged some words and then slipped out into the night. Players such as Ronaldo worshipped Robson partly because he encouraged attacking football, partly because he guided them to success and also because he was fiercely protective of them. When Andy Cole proffered an ill-advised jibe about Alan Shearer, Robson retaliated by observing that Cole "should stick to playing and driving his Ferrari''. Ouch. The Ferrari culture concerned him. There was an old world dignity to Robson, an individual often bemused by this "bling thing" of the modern game. In 2003, when Kieron Dyer asked for the Newcastle team bus to turn back to St Andrews because he had forgotten something, Robson was stunned to learn the item was a diamond earring. "Can you imagine in my playing days a player telling Bill Shankly: 'Stop the bus, Bill, I've left me earring in the dressing-room!'' Robson mused. Yet the kings of bling, the likes of Dyer, adored "Uncle Bobby''. His novel approach to the English language was particularly endearing. Mixing up names was a speciality. Graham Rix was called "Brian", the West End prince of farce. Mark Hateley was referred to as "Tony", his father and noted striker. At the 1986 World Cup, Bryan Robson was greeted with "Morning, Bobby''. Robson had become England manager in September 1982, assuming the role in the august words of the Egyptian Gazette after "Mr Wood Green retired''. Was he an unlucky England manager? He felt he was. England were cheated by the Hand of God in 1986 but Diego Maradona, Argentina's chief thief and wizard, then scored that sublime second. If Robson's England were deservedly humiliated by Marco van Basten and company at Euro 88, they were unfortunate to bow out to West Germany at Italia 90. Any subsequent conversation with Robson invariably touched on Turin. "We were so close,'' Robson always said. "So close.'' Robson endured much else during that tournament and was the first England manager to have to live with the quickening maelstrom of the modern media. The pre-Italia 90 draw with Tunisia sparked headlines of "In the name of Allah, go''. Robson bore it all with dignity, never banning reporters. His players marvelled at such stoicism. They also respected him because he listened. After Italy, much debate centred on who proposed using Mark Wright as a sweeper, a move that transformed England's fortunes. Was it the manager or the star chamber of leading players such as Butcher? Robson always insisted it was his idea but, at the very least, he absorbed the players' suggestion. He could be very decisive mid-match. Some of his substitutions were dazzling. Against Argentina in the Azteca, Robson brought on John Barnes, who terrorised Ricardo Giusti, creating chances for Gary Lineker. Against Belgium in Bologna in 1990, Robson unleashed David Platt, whose late volley sent England through. He managed England, played for England and could certainly talk for England. Words chased each other out of Robson's mouth. After one match at St James', Robson responded to an inquiry of "Your view on the game, Bobby?'' by praising everything from Shearer's finishing to the quality of the tea lady's cuppa. His answer ran to 996 words. Typical Bobby. Passionate about football. He will be deeply missed.

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http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/not...0731106011.html

Not been able to read any of those for hours now, far too upsetting. Great to see fans of other clubs paying tribute, whether its on here, RTG or other forums, it all means so much. I just can't think of another person, past or present that carried such universal affection regardless of club or country as Sir Bobby.

Got to stop reading those tributes on the BBC page, Mourinho's just set me off again.

First bottle going down very nicely, as Craig said "The one and only" how very apt.

Mike Ashley is £9m better off, not Newcastle United, lets get that clear.

ESPN today confirmed they have sealed the rights to screen UFC fight cards in the UK. As SunSport exclusively revealed on July 11, the American TV network clinched the deal after weeks of top-level negotiations with the mixed martial arts promotion. Next month's UFC 101 event — which sees BJ Penn defend his lightweight title against Kenny Florian — will be the first show screened on ESPN's new UK channel. And SunSport can reveal the broadcaster has bagged first rights to season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter, which features YouTube favourite Kimbo Slice in the next series. The news will come as a bitter blow to freeview channel Virgin 1, who had been in the running for the reality TV show after broadcasting TUF 9 earlier this year. As well as fight cards and TUF, the channel will also screen episodes of 'Countdown' and 'Wired' as well as four 'Fight Night' cards every year. In addition to gaining rights for the UFC, ESPN also announced it has secured multiyear UK and Ireland rights to air TOP 14 ORANGE (French Rugby Championship) and the Australian Football League (AFL). The network has also agreed a deal to broadcast the FIBA European Basketball Championship ("EuroBasket") in September 2009, which features the Great Britain team after they qualified for the tournament for the first time since 1981, and a multiyear deal for the DTM — German Touring Car series. ESPN Vice President, TV Channels Europe, Middle East and Africa said: "ESPN's aim is to serve UK and Ireland sports fans by bringing the very best of both domestic and international live sport to their living rooms. "We are delighted to add UFC, TOP 14 ORANGE, the leading French Rugby Championship, the Australia Football League, EuroBasket and DTM to our growing portfolio of live sport. "In addition to our Barclays Premier League and Clydesdale Bank Premier League coverage from this season we will continue to seek out and deliver the best sporting events from Europe and around the globe." ESPN plans to make its new live sports coverage widely available across multiple Pay-TV platforms. As part of this distribution strategy, ESPN has already reached agreements for its coverage to be retailed by Sky and Virgin Media. For more information, log on

Just saw Keiron Dyer on SSN, he looked distraught.

The curse of the shirt continues....

Just got back from Portman Road to pay my respects

The FA should rename the Charity Shield after him.

Very tempted to drive to Ipswich and put some flowers at his statue at Portman Road, not sure if I can do it as I'll be a blubbering mess as soon as I see him.

There just are no words.

The Hangover Surprisingly good.

Dr Gloom shirley.

The cheque is in the post.