Football

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Emile Heskey has joined Birmingham for a fee that could rise to £6.25m.

Wolves have also released four players: Stefan Iverson, Nathan Blake, Isaac Okoronkwo and Oleg Luzhny, whilst Gavin Rae has signed for Rangers who also signed Dada Prso from Monaco a couple of weeks back.

Arsenal will be recieving a one-off trophy to commemorate the achievement of remaining unbeaten this season in the League.
It will be a replica of the Premierleague trophy but in reverse, eith gold replacing silver and vice-vera.

[Rich]

Emile Heskey will do could for Brum City.

The FA Cup has turned into a Mickey Mouse Cup Competition. All the big clubs are bothered about is Europe. When Arsenal won it last year, they just waved the cup around and applauded the fans a bit. I got the impression it didn't mean as much to them than it did to teams in the past.

The competition has gone downhill ever since Man Ure dropped out of it and since it was moved to the Millennium Stadium. The Millennium Stadium is great but it aint quite the same as playing at Wembley with all its history.

What has happened. I am only 18 but I remember when the FA Cup Final was the biggest event on the Sporting Calender.

[Baza]

When Liverpool won the cup in 2001 it mean't something. When The City won it in 87, that was the best day of my life.

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Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has confirmed he has made an offer to Chelsea for Jesper Gronkjaer and revealed he is also chasing Danny Mills.

One player who is almost certain to sign for Birmingham is ex-Leicester City midfielder Muzzy Izzet.

[Claret & Blue Army]

Aren't Bloos dirty enough without Steve Bruise trying to sign every Premiership clogger he can! Still I suppose the can't cope with the silky skill & flair of their local rivals

[Giguere35]

Steve Bruce must have got wind of a new FIFA rule for next season that football is to be played on your backside thats why he signed heskey

[Rich]

Whose watching the FA Cup Final tommorow. I know I said that it has became a bit of a nothing competition in recent years but a win for the Underdog tommorow could change all that. It could prove that football is still alive and show that money doesn't always bring success. I'l be watching it in a pub somewhere. A lot of people don't like Millwall, I must admit that I am not there biggest fan and when they played Coventry not so long ago I joined in when we sang "Cup Final Your A'vin a laugh" but a win for them tommorow and they could become a lot of peoples 2nd favourite team for a couple of years. Not only would it be 1 for the Underdogs but it would be 1 for English Football too against the scum that thought they were to good to play in the World's most famous domestic cup competition 4 years ago.

[Claret & Blue Army]

I will be rooting for Millwall tomorrow in the Aardvaark, which is a pub I only ever go to for the cup final for some strange reason. great atmosphere though.

Villa have signed Martin Laursen from Milan for £3 Million

Hopes he's good

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Anybody watching the Champions League Final tonight?

It's a tough one to call, as they seem to be evenly match, with the main threats coming from Porto's Deco and Monaco's Real Madrid striker Morientes and if he plays as he is a slight injury doubt, I think he'll make the difference and a win for Monaco. But don't count out Porto, they have a mean defensive style and dont give up many goals and are a little bit better defensively and that could just edge it for Jose Mourinho's team. But I'm going for Monaco.

Anyway who do you think will win it?

[Rich]

Hi i have heard from several good informants that diego forlan is going to join Coventry on loan next season so he can get his work permit renewed and fergie doesnt want to loan him to a premiership club. what great news if it does happen although it would be a bit shameful if a guy who wears a hair band finnishes our top goalscorer.

[Claret & Blue Army]

I have heard that you lot are getting Warnock back for another season long loan although he is to sign a new deal with Liverpool first.

It also looks as though Chelseas junior giant Robert Huth is to spend a season on loan at the real Theatre Of Dreams (Villa Park) after losing Dion and RJ this is welcome news. No one will get past Huth, Olaf & J-Lloyd

Tomorrow is the first division play off and I have a sneaky feeling that Palace will win. Whomever succeeds is in for a very hard slog next year, Still at least it's 6 easy points for the Villa.

[Rich]

I reckon West Ham would have a better chance of staying in the Premiership than Palace if they won today but I don't think they will. Palace are the on form team and the team that finnishes 5th or 6th usually go onto win the playoff because they will have had to finnish the league campaign on a high to get there and the good form usually carries over to the playoffs.

Strange how the playoff finals are in reverse order this season. Its usual Division 3 on Saturday, Division 2 on Sunday and Division 1 on Bank Holiday Monday.

On the subject of the playoff final, go onto www.playforyourclub.com and you could have your own say on who wins, or you can try and get Nuneaton into the football league. You can't be any of the big clubs until Monday.

[Giguere35]

Palace are going to struggle in the premiership next season but they deserve the right to have a go on todays performance west ham may be the better team but never looked in it today.
Strange how a late goal by west ham in the last game of the season got palace in to the play offs talk about biting the hand that feeds you

[Dave]

well that just shows you that form counts for alot and that at the end of the day its all about getting the result.

[Rich]

Like Ian Holloway said on Football Focus a few weeks back.