I’m sick to death of the Berbatov and Arshavin saga’s but someone else appearing on the horizon has taken my attention – Anton Ferdinand.

Please no, it has to be some kind of sick joke. He’s no better than Dawson as far as I’m concerned. In fact, we may as well have held on to Gardener.

Just because he’s got the surname Ferdinand people are under the illusion he’ll be as good as Rio, doesn’t work like that I’m afraid.

The good news is our best mate Roy Keane has supposedly made a £6m bid which was turned down. I’m praying he will come up with an improved offer and do us yet another turn.

I don’t know which I’d rather, the 3pts off them at the weekend or that they save us from another shocking defender. Both would be ideal please Roy.

We are solid favourites to beat Sunderland possibly a bit too short on the back of our last result but we will see come Saturday, fingers crossed Anton isn’t watching from the stands, the bench or worst of all from the pitch, that’s unless he has Boyle Sports on his chest of course.