1. Henry-Kirkland issue needs no discussion

    The Henry-Kirkland incident has been doing the rounds – I first thought it would die down quietly but apparently I underestimated the media’s (and people’s) capacity for tolerating petty arguments about nonsensical issues while they avoid the big ones.

  2. Venables lets England down, again

    It doesn’t matter that Terry Venables is probably right when he says that international friendlies are meaningless and do little to prepare teams for real games such as England’s Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel in March.