Bruce was happy with a point and is now focused on surviving a fire-sale at the KC Stadium before the transfer window shuts, with Tom Huddlestone linked with West Ham. “We have lost 14 players and brought in five or six but the transfer window [closing] is still three weeks away,” he said.

We not only have to cultivate our home-grown talent better, but we also need to stimulate the flow of talent into our country.

I had a dream last night where I was (as always when driving a car) out of control - but finally managed to park in a spot close enough to where I wanted to be - and it wasn't clear if it was a Ch*nese restaurant, Ch*nese kitchenware store, exotic and possibly Ch*nese house of fashion design, Ch*nese boudoir, or what[…]

Ben closed his eyes tightly for a quick stocktake of the situation as his heart and mind.