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Röda Stjärnan-PSV Eindhoven
Röda Stjärnan har tillbaka Dragan Stancic efter avstänging, men en annan mittfältare, Dejan Milovanovic, är borta på OS-spel. PSV Eindhoven, som sålt Arjen Robben och Mateja Kezman till Chelsea, har frågetecken för veteranförvärvet Phillip Cocu.

56) Shelbourne-Deportivo La Coruna
Irländarna, som slog ut Hajduk Split I förra omgången, har flyttat matchen från vanliga hemmaarenan Tolka Park till den större Lansdowne Road. La Coruna, som inte inlett sin säsong, är utan Fran, Diego Tristan och Nourredine Naybet.

57) Basel-Inter
Basel, som slog ut Liverpool och Celtic för två år sedan, är mitt uppe i sitt ligaspel och har inga allvarligare skadeproblem. Inter däremot saknar flera spelare. Varken Christian Vieri, Obafemi Martins, Cristiano Zanetti, Andy van der Meyde, Fabio Cannavaro eller Sinisa Mihajlovic kommer till spel. Det gör däremot nyförvärven Edgar Davids och Juan Sebastian Veron.

59) Rosenborg-Maccabi Haifa
Rosenborg har inga skadeproblem och kan mönstra samma lag som slog Lilleström i helgen. Det innebär att förre djurgårdaren Mikael Dorsin spelar från start. Maccabi är utan sin storstjärna Shai Biruk, som avtjänar ett villkorligt fängelsestraff. Klubben har sju israeliska landslagsmän samt kroatiska EM-spelaren Giovanni Rosso i laget.

60) Dynamo Bukarest-Manchester U
Rumänerna saknar sin förstemålvakt Christian Muntenau som är avstängd. Man U är utan hela nio spelare. På topp får Alan Smith och Diego Forlan förtroendet i Ruud van Nistelrooy, Louis Saha och Ole Gunnar Solkjaers frånvaro

På torsdagskvällen är det derbyomgång i Superettan, där exmepelvis lag från Stockholm möter varandra, precis som lag från Göteborg.
- Det är ju inte som ett stort Stockholmsderby mellan AIK och Djurgården men det är ändå ett derby, säger Brommapojkarnas tränare Anders Grönhagen inför mötet med Café Opera.

Anders Grönhagen har som spelare och tränare medverkat i otaliga Stockholmsderbyn mellan Djurgården och AIK respektive Hammarby.
Den här gången är det dock som tränare för BP mot Café Opera.
- Det är ju egentligen som vilken match som helst men det är klart det är speciellt när det är derby, säger Grönhagen.

Grönhagen uttrycker dock viss oro inför derbyt.
- Efter 3-1 mot Frölunda har vi inte alls spelat bra. Vi har varit för ojämna och inte gjort mål på de två senaste matcherna. Jag hade inte varit orolig om vi skapat chanser men som det såg ut senast, skapade vi inte något heller, säger Grönhagen.

Han vet också vad som väntar mot Café Opera.
- Det är lag som spelar en fotboll som jag gillar. De kör med snabba omställningar som vi måste se upp med och som jag hoppas vi är förberedda på, säger Grönhagen.

Han har rutinerade Jon Persson på skadelistan och det finns vissa bekymemr i övrigt också.
- Det är lite småskavanker på några spelare och som är frågetecken för spel. Men jag vill inte säga vilka det är just nu, så att jag inte uppger någon som faktiskt kan spela.

Motståndartränaren Per Apelgren ser fram emot matchen med tillförsikt.
- Det ser jättebra ut i mitt lag. Daniel Arnefjord är avstängd men vi får tillbaka ett par spelare just från avstängning. Det ska bli kul att möta BP och vi får se upp för deras anfallsspelare, säger Apelgren.

BP - Café Opera är spelbar som match 50 på den aktuella Långenlistan. Här följer faktat om lagen i de övriga matcherna:
48) Assyriska - IFK Norrköping
Hemmalaget föll senast mot Gefle efter två raka segermatcher. Inga större förändringar väntas jämfört med den matchen.
IFK Norrköping har massiva skadeproblem. Landslagsmeriterade veteranförsvararen Filip Apelstav är fortfarande skadad och dessutom är målfarlige anfallaren Andreas Alm avstängd. Gudmundur Mete och Renato Braga är långtidsskadade och Andreas Whass och Mikael Ström spelar småskadade.
Det gör att tränaren Stefan Hellberg tvingas kasta in fem unga spelare till mötet med Assyriska. Säsongsdebut blir det exempelvis för Andreas Dahlén från Brynäs.

49) Brage - Gefle
Dala/Gästrikederby, som på vintern motsvaras av Leksand - Brynäs i Elitserieishockeyn.
Brage möter serieledande Gefle och får tillbaka avstängde Johan Persson. De tidigare skadade spelarna Jesper Johansson och Jonatan Lundevall är åter tillgängliga. Målfarlige anfallaren Johan Berg är dock sjuk.
Gefle satsar på kontinuitet och mönstrar den "vanliga" startelvan, där Jon Ericsson är tillbaka på vänsterkanten efter avstängning och tvingar lagkaptenen Mikael Edvardsson att flytta ut på bänken.

51) Enköping - Västerås
Enköping har inga nya skador eller avstängningar, från förlustmatchen mot GAIS. Sedan tidigare saknas Benny Olsen och Johan Johansson.
Västerås har hittat formen och får tillbaka avstängde Luciano Damianovici. Jonas Eberhardsson är långtidsskadad och borta sedan tidigare.

52) Häcken - Frölunda
Häcken, som har tappat serieledningen till Gefle IF har Jimmy Dixon avstängd.
Frölunda, som jagar kvalplats till Allsvenskan har tappat formen och har fyra raka matcher utan seger. Laget väntas inte göra några större förändringar jämfört med 2-3-förlusten mot Öster.

Wednesdays Soccer – By Chris.

Champions League matches, first legs

Rosenborg - Maccabi Haifa
Time for Champions League football again, and as always, the Norwegian side Rosenborg are in form again. After a poor start to their domestic season Rosenborg are top of the Norwegian league and last Sunday they played some tremendous football in the top encounter against Lilleström (4-1). Season best! In other words, Rosenborg should definitely defeat Maccabi Haifa, and the price on the Norwegian home win is 1.67. The multi talented Biruk will not play for Haifa, but Giovanni Rosso will lead his side once again. Rosenborg seldom fail against the likes of Maccabi Haifa. I sit here year in and year out and talk about the Rosenborg experience out in Europe, and how they always take part of the group play of the Champions League. So too this time! Home win. (1.67)

Red Star - PSV
Red Star are my winners at home to PSV Eindhoven, and the price on the home win is 2.50. Great price! Hiddink still leads his PSV, a PSV side no longer associated with Kezman and Robben. A certain Russian billionaire has bought these two footballers, and their new address is Stamford Bridge (Chelsea). Cocu has joined PSV from Barcelona, and he has travelled to Belgrade, but he is very much a doubtful starter. Vonlathen stayed put in Holland, but new boys Beasley and Farfar are included in the squad. Red Star were 0-2 down away to Young Boys, and not only that, they were only 10 men on the pitch. Still they recovered and managed a 2-2 draw, and in the return leg they were easy winners. Always a menacing force in theitr home matches, Red Star, and I absolutely back the home win tomorrow. (2.50)

Shaktar Donetsk - FC Brugge
Shaktar Donetsk have played 4 matches in the Ukrainian league, and they have won them all. They have some interesting players in their squad - the Czech Hubschmann, the Croats, Srna and Pletikosa, as well as Baptista. Their opponents tomorrow, FC Brugge, defeated the Bulgarian side, Plovdiv, with ease in the previous round. Van der Heyden and Spilar should both be fit for this match. Look out for Balaban, once for A Villa, who scored 4 goals against the Bulgarians. Over the two legs I do not know, but in Ukraine I expect Shaktar to win, and the price on the home win is 2.20!

Wisla Krakow - Real Madrid
Wisla Krakow, Polish champions, 3 of the last 4 years, face Real Madrid tomorrow. Wisla have started their domestic campaign excellently by winning the first two matches 5-1 and 4-0. Zurawski scored a hat trick in the previous round of the Champions League, and he will start up front alongside Frankowski. Real come with the usual campaigners - Ronaldo and Raul - Figo, Beckham, Zidane and Guti (Helguera) and Roberto Carlos plus new boy Samuel in defence of course. The prices in this game are 5.00 - 1.80. As the Spanish season has not started yet, and the fact that Real probably are convinced that they will have an easy win at the Bernabeu Stadium in two weeks time, yes, the big price naturally, makes me be so bold to suggest a home win! (5.00)

Basel - Inter
Italian sides often struggle at this time of the season, and Inter could have problems away to Basle. The price on the Swiss home win is 3.50. Inter travel to Switzerland without Vieri, Cannavaro and van der Meyde. Adraino and Recoba should start up front, and the new midfielders, Davids, Cambiasso and Veron could all start. Basle have played 3 matches in the Swiss league, and they are unbeaten (of course). Basle have lost Atouba to Tottenham, and they rely on the South Americans Rossi and Gimenez up front once again. Another Italian side, Juventus, only managed a 2-2 draw with the Swedish side Djurgården, and I suggest that Inter will have problems in Basle. So, the home win! (3.50)

Dynamo Bucharest - Man United
Manchester United travel to Romania without van Nistelrooy and Saha, meaning that Alan Smith and Forlan should form the strike force. Ronaldo is also absent, no good of course, but the United team looks OK on paper. One could have doubts however about their form at this stage of the season, and they did not impress against Arsenal the other day. Still you got the feeling that coach Ferguson did not care that much about the Charity Shield final. Bucharest miss their suspended goal keeper Muntenau. Golden rule: Beware of Romanian teams in their home matches! At this stage of the season United are not to be trusted, and as the prices are a bit lop sided (5.00 - 1.80) you have to take a chance with the home win for Dynamo Bucharest. (5.00)

Chris.
Wednesdays Soccer – By Chris.

Champions League matches, first legs

Rosenborg - Maccabi Haifa
Time for Champions League football again, and as always, the Norwegian side Rosenborg are in form again. After a poor start to their domestic season Rosenborg are top of the Norwegian league and last Sunday they played some tremendous football in the top encounter against Lilleström (4-1). Season best! In other words, Rosenborg should definitely defeat Maccabi Haifa, and the price on the Norwegian home win is 1.67. The multi talented Biruk will not play for Haifa, but Giovanni Rosso will lead his side once again. Rosenborg seldom fail against the likes of Maccabi Haifa. I sit here year in and year out and talk about the Rosenborg experience out in Europe, and how they always take part of the group play of the Champions League. So too this time! Home win. (1.67)

Red Star - PSV
Red Star are my winners at home to PSV Eindhoven, and the price on the home win is 2.50. Great price! Hiddink still leads his PSV, a PSV side no longer associated with Kezman and Robben. A certain Russian billionaire has bought these two footballers, and their new address is Stamford Bridge (Chelsea). Cocu has joined PSV from Barcelona, and he has travelled to Belgrade, but he is very much a doubtful starter. Vonlathen stayed put in Holland, but new boys Beasley and Farfar are included in the squad. Red Star were 0-2 down away to Young Boys, and not only that, they were only 10 men on the pitch. Still they recovered and managed a 2-2 draw, and in the return leg they were easy winners. Always a menacing force in theitr home matches, Red Star, and I absolutely back the home win tomorrow. (2.50)

Shaktar Donetsk - FC Brugge
Shaktar Donetsk have played 4 matches in the Ukrainian league, and they have won them all. They have some interesting players in their squad - the Czech Hubschmann, the Croats, Srna and Pletikosa, as well as Baptista. Their opponents tomorrow, FC Brugge, defeated the Bulgarian side, Plovdiv, with ease in the previous round. Van der Heyden and Spilar should both be fit for this match. Look out for Balaban, once for A Villa, who scored 4 goals against the Bulgarians. Over the two legs I do not know, but in Ukraine I expect Shaktar to win, and the price on the home win is 2.20!

Wisla Krakow - Real Madrid
Wisla Krakow, Polish champions, 3 of the last 4 years, face Real Madrid tomorrow. Wisla have started their domestic campaign excellently by winning the first two matches 5-1 and 4-0. Zurawski scored a hat trick in the previous round of the Champions League, and he will start up front alongside Frankowski. Real come with the usual campaigners - Ronaldo and Raul - Figo, Beckham, Zidane and Guti (Helguera) and Roberto Carlos plus new boy Samuel in defence of course. The prices in this game are 5.00 - 1.80. As the Spanish season has not started yet, and the fact that Real probably are convinced that they will have an easy win at the Bernabeu Stadium in two weeks time, yes, the big price naturally, makes me be so bold to suggest a home win! (5.00)

Basle - Inter
Italian sides often struggle at this time of the season, and Inter could have problems away to Basle. The price on the Swiss home win is 3.50. Inter travel to Switzerland without Vieri, Cannavaro and van der Meyde. Adraino and Recoba should start up front, and the new midfielders, Davids, Cambiasso and Veron could all start. Basle have played 3 matches in the Swiss league, and they are unbeaten (of course). Basle have lost Atouba to Tottenham, and they rely on the South Americans Rossi and Gimenez up front once again. Another Italian side, Juventus, only managed a 2-2 draw with the Swedish side Djurgården, and I suggest that Inter will have problems in Basle. So, the home win! (3.50)

Dynamo Bucharest - Man United
Manchester United travel to Romania without van Nistelrooy and Saha, meaning that Alan Smith and Forlan should form the strike force. Ronaldo is also absent, no good of course, but the United team looks OK on paper. One could have doubts however about their form at this stage of the season, and they did not impress against Arsenal the other day. Still you got the feeling that coach Ferguson did not care that much about the Charity Shield final. Bucharest miss their suspended goal keeper Muntenau. Golden rule: Beware of Romanian teams in their home matches! At this stage of the season United are not to be trusted, and as the prices are a bit lop sided (5.00 - 1.80) you have to take a chance with the home win for Dynamo Bucharest. (5.00)

Chris.
Wednesdays Soccer – By Chris.

Champions League matches, first legs

Rosenborg - Maccabi Haifa
Time for Champions League football again, and as always, the Norwegian side Rosenborg are in form again. After a poor start to their domestic season Rosenborg are top of the Norwegian league and last Sunday they played some tremendous football in the top encounter against Lilleström (4-1). Season best! In other words, Rosenborg should definitely defeat Maccabi Haifa, and the price on the Norwegian home win is 1.67. The multi talented Biruk will not play for Haifa, but Giovanni Rosso will lead his side once again. Rosenborg seldom fail against the likes of Maccabi Haifa. I sit here year in and year out and talk about the Rosenborg experience out in Europe, and how they always take part of the group play of the Champions League. So too this time! Home win. (1.67)

Red Star - PSV
Red Star are my winners at home to PSV Eindhoven, and the price on the home win is 2.50. Great price! Hiddink still leads his PSV, a PSV side no longer associated with Kezman and Robben. A certain Russian billionaire has bought these two footballers, and their new address is Stamford Bridge (Chelsea). Cocu has joined PSV from Barcelona, and he has travelled to Belgrade, but he is very much a doubtful starter. Vonlathen stayed put in Holland, but new boys Beasley and Farfar are included in the squad. Red Star were 0-2 down away to Young Boys, and not only that, they were only 10 men on the pitch. Still they recovered and managed a 2-2 draw, and in the return leg they were easy winners. Always a menacing force in theitr home matches, Red Star, and I absolutely back the home win tomorrow. (2.50)

Shaktar Donetsk - FC Brugge
Shaktar Donetsk have played 4 matches in the Ukrainian league, and they have won them all. They have some interesting players in their squad - the Czech Hubschmann, the Croats, Srna and Pletikosa, as well as Baptista. Their opponents tomorrow, FC Brugge, defeated the Bulgarian side, Plovdiv, with ease in the previous round. Van der Heyden and Spilar should both be fit for this match. Look out for Balaban, once for A Villa, who scored 4 goals against the Bulgarians. Over the two legs I do not know, but in Ukraine I expect Shaktar to win, and the price on the home win is 2.20!

Wisla Krakow - Real Madrid
Wisla Krakow, Polish champions, 3 of the last 4 years, face Real Madrid tomorrow. Wisla have started their domestic campaign excellently by winning the first two matches 5-1 and 4-0. Zurawski scored a hat trick in the previous round of the Champions League, and he will start up front alongside Frankowski. Real come with the usual campaigners - Ronaldo and Raul - Figo, Beckham, Zidane and Guti (Helguera) and Roberto Carlos plus new boy Samuel in defence of course. The prices in this game are 5.00 - 1.80. As the Spanish season has not started yet, and the fact that Real probably are convinced that they will have an easy win at the Bernabeu Stadium in two weeks time, yes, the big price naturally, makes me be so bold to suggest a home win! (5.00)

Basle - Inter
Italian sides often struggle at this time of the season, and Inter could have problems away to Basle. The price on the Swiss home win is 3.50. Inter travel to Switzerland without Vieri, Cannavaro and van der Meyde. Adraino and Recoba should start up front, and the new midfielders, Davids, Cambiasso and Veron could all start. Basle have played 3 matches in the Swiss league, and they are unbeaten (of course). Basle have lost Atouba to Tottenham, and they rely on the South Americans Rossi and Gimenez up front once again. Another Italian side, Juventus, only managed a 2-2 draw with the Swedish side Djurgården, and I suggest that Inter will have problems in Basle. So, the home win! (3.50)

Dynamo Bucharest - Man United
Manchester United travel to Romania without van Nistelrooy and Saha, meaning that Alan Smith and Forlan should form the strike force. Ronaldo is also absent, no good of course, but the United team looks OK on paper. One could have doubts however about their form at this stage of the season, and they did not impress against Arsenal the other day. Still you got the feeling that coach Ferguson did not care that much about the Charity Shield final. Bucharest miss their suspended goal keeper Muntenau. Golden rule: Beware of Romanian teams in their home matches! At this stage of the season United are not to be trusted, and as the prices are a bit lop sided (5.00 - 1.80) you have to take a chance with the home win for Dynamo Bucharest. (5.00)

Chris.


Bramble Blow For Crisis-Hit Newcastle
By Matthew Jones - August 11 2004

Newcastle United defender Titus Bramble has been sent for a scan on an injured hamstring according to reports. Robson now has a defensive crisis ahead of Saturday's derby with Middlesbrough at the Riverside as they open this season's Premiership account.

Andy O'Brien is still out of action with conjunctivitus and Jonathan Woodgate is still isn't fully fit. Bramble will almost certainly miss the game.

Stephen Carr is expected to start the game at right-back, free-ing Aaron Hughes to play in the middle. But who will partner him?

Elliot? How often have Hughes and Elliot player together, and how often have they played in the center? Robbie Elliott has not played a first team game for 19 months now.

Could Robson bring in a loan CB?
Related Links:
Carr Signs 4-Year Deal
6th Conjunctivitus Victim
Given Back in Training

(Svenska Spel, Tip-Ex, NewsNow)

PS Pyydän noyriimmästi anteeksi, kun en ollut huomannut laittaa Newcastle-uutiseen linkkiä, työtapaturma!, mutta eiköhän näissä jutuissani ole pääsääntöisesti olleet linkit lopussa, joten jos se joskus puuttuu, niin ei kannata siitä yöunia menettää!