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4.8.02

Down Under / On Top


Australia announce this morning that they intend bidding to host the 2014 (football) World Cup. Call me cynical, but after failing to reach the last two World Cups, (yeah, yeah, I know, they were 'unlucky' in play-offs both times....Iran? I ask you....) could it be that they've finally rumbled a way to get into a competition in which they're not very good? Mind you, it is just about the only sport left in that category.

While we're on the subject of football, thanks to BBC Sport Online for doing this in the last couple of days, and giving the mighty Villa a great psychological boost. With thirteen days to go before the Premiership season starts, the BBC websites have suddenly ditched last season's table, which was on every team's page until a few days ago, and have re-arranged it ready for kick-off. Gratifyingly, this means that, for two weeks at least, we are second, on alphabetical order. (And yes, dear Gooner readers, you know who's top, don't you?....) Villa had better make the most of it, as we don't play until the Sunday when the season starts, so it's definitely downhill from here.

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