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Paul Hemmings wrote:

Nantes 1 Etienne 1 Texeira on 77 minutes.
Milan 1 Ancona 0 Rosina.

Get in!!

down to the last 10 minutes now and most games are still finely balanced...this is where the best managers come into their own with their last 10 minutes tactical choices...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

down to the last 10 minutes now and most games are still finely balanced...this is where the best managers come into their own with their last 10 minutes tactical choices...

Oh dear.....

Inter 3 Lazio 0 Cavani header on 81 minutes.

Paul Hemmings wrote:

down to the last 10 minutes now and most games are still finely balanced...this is where the best managers come into their own with their last 10 minutes tactical choices...

...... historically my teams usually have a poor last 10. Oh bugger.

Orient 1 Banstead 2 Buckley header on 82 minutes.

personally I always go allout attack in the last ten minutes having ensured everybody is on top stamina before the game, that way if the opposition are a bit tired I can overwhelm them...

5 minutes left...

Inter 4 Lazio 0 De Rossi on 86 minutes.

of course, some teams just don't need any last ten minute tactical changes.

Villa 2 Oldham 1 Cabaye again on 88 minutes.

Signing of the season.

Corinthians 1 Gremio 0 Asprilla on 89 minutes.
Schalke 1 Dusseldorf 0 Gundogan.

Southampton's Adam Johnson sentoff, he'll be a big miss for them over the coming weeks.

and that's it, it's all over for another week, as whistles blow around the grounds.

Now I'll bring you the country by country roundup...

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A

Flamengo 12 +12
Santos 10 +7
Sao Paulo 8 +3

Eircom Premier

Shamrock 12 +5
Bohemians 12 +5
Shelbourne 6 +0
Cherry 6 -1

Premiership

Watford 10 +8
Plymouth 10 +5
Charlton 10 +5
Man City 8 +5
Birmingham 7 -1

couldn't be much tighter at this early stage.

Championship

Leicester 10 +3
Hull 8 +2
Arsenal 7 +2
Soton 7 +1
Newcastle 6 +2
Westham 6 +1

Newcastle still undefeated but with 3 draws look about ready to pounce.

League One

Villa 10 +3
Forest 9 +3
Reading 9 +3
Wimbledon 7 +1
Stoke 7 +1
Coventry 7 +1
Blackpool 7 +0

too close to call at the moment, but Villa odds on favorites with Wimbledon a good outside bet if they can find a decent striker.

Le Championnat Ligue 1

Monaco 10 +6
Etienne 10 +5
Lille 8 +4
Nantes 8 +3
Paris 8 +3
Marseille 6 -2

been a very long time since Monaco sat top of the league, a place they regularly took in the early days of the game, nice to see them challenging again.

Bundesliga

Schalke 12 +8
Berlin 8 +5
Gladbach 8 +3
Bayern 7 +2
Dusseldorf 7 +2
Frankfurt 7 +1

Good start by Schalke having yet to concede a goal with bayern struggling having only scored three goals so far in four games.

Dutch Eredivisie

Ajax 10 +6
PSV 10 +4
Heerenveen 8 +5
Feyenoord 7 +2

top two fighting it out here as normal now that Feyenoord are off the boil.

Serie A Scudetto

Inter 10 +8
Roma 10 +6
Milan 10 +4
Ancona 9 +6
Napoli 7 +3
Lazio 7 -1

Inter's star studded attack keeping them top on goal difference, has a very familiar look to it, but an improvement from AC Milan this season looks like being on the cards, can they keep it up ?

Scotland Premier Division

Celtic 10 +4
Aberdeen 8 +2
Inverness 7 +2
Hibs 7 +2

no wins yet for Rangers as arch rivals Celtic lead the way after their manager Steve Mumford declared this was going to be their season before it all kicked off, making good on his promise atm.

La Liga Primera Division

Barcelona 10 +9
Atletico 10 +6
Real 10 +4
Betis 7 +3
Valencia 5 +2

bit of a disappointing start by Valencia after all their pre-season blustering about how they would defo challenge this season, although its still tight at the top, and alot still to play for.

MLS Division One

Philly 9 +3
Cosmos 7 +3
Chicago 7 +0

Serbian Superliga

Red Star 10 +6
Partizan 8 +3
Radnicki 7 +2

now onto the midweek cup games...