West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is right when he says creative players can only be successful if they have a midfield destroyer to do the hard graft. Posted October 12, 2008 by Alex Richards

The little Russian was in equal parts delightful and dreadful during Euro 2008. The question remains whether he's the new Michel Platini - or simply the next Premier League flop. Posted July 03, 2008 by 101greatgoals.com

The Spaniards were worthy European champions, but it was the midfield that provided the key and a player who couldn't get a starting place who had the biggest impact. Posted July 02, 2008 by Adam Uren

Risker you are paranoid....you reckon everyone is Slayer, if they dare to have a different view about Arsenal than you then they are automatically Slayer, granted Xavier talks crap at times but Risker you talk crap most of the time.

Paul/London, Thanks for your thoughts. I was just opening a debate not expressing an opinion as such - I think Xavier probably lost that in translation! Assuming we are living in a footballing "South Sea Bubble" how long until it bursts? Do we think the

you made some valid points,exiles.