The Holland Spain final was the preverbal poison chalice for Howard Webb, who set a new record for a World Cup final with 14 bookings, and the one sending off ....With the benefit of hind sight Webb made some questionable decisions, for instance should Webb have given De Jong his marching orders for the flying kick that caught Xabi Alonso chest??......
And sent hit man Van Bommel back to the changing room for repeated fouling?? ....I think Webb made the right call, if both had been dismissed the Final would have all but been over in the first 30 minutes..!!....Webb was between and rock and a hard place ...he had little choice ...

What clearly frustrated and angered Dutch players and fans alike, is Webb missing a Dutch corner when a free kick ricocheted off Fabregas...... soon after Spain scored, on refection Robben yellow card was harsh, compounded by the fact that Robben appeared to be pulled down just outside the box by Puyol, from peach of a pass from Sneijder, Puyol having already been booked would have seen red .....

Ahh yes pre-season training gets under way soon and word around the camp fire is that Real Madrid have drawn back from making a approach for Steven Gerrard after a torrid World Cup performance as the ?30m asking price appears poor value for money........ Also Torres could be waylaid for 12 weeks with a groin injury affecting any move to Chelsea.
Blackpool, Premiership newbie?s are about to snap up US midfielder Michael Bradley, from Borussia Moenchengladbach and Arsenal are keeping well zipped about details of their approach for Keisuke Honda....Kayoko will be a happy bunny