First things first

It would be fitting, I think, to inaugurate this FFL blog by offering congratulations on behalf of the committee to Donald for winning his 2nd FFL Championship this season. [Grudging Applause] A sound defence, goals from everywhere, Steven Gerrard, William Gallas and timely transfers were the key.

This will be the new home our dearly beloved game. The intention is to post the weekly results here as well as any other information both relevant and irrelevant. Like this for example. And this:

Terror leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi was alive when he was identified by American troops after a US airstrike, it has been revealed. The US military said the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq managed to "mumble" a few words to troops before dying. Iraqi soldiers had strapped the Jordanian to a stretcher when they found him among the debris of the safehouse he had been staying in.

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"Zarqawi attempted to turn away on the stretcher. Everyone
tried to secure him on the stretcher but he died from his wounds." He added: "There was some movement on the stretcher but he died later."

Now I've been wondering what the hell he would've mumbled to the troops before dying. It's been bugging me for a couple of days but after tuning in yesterday, cock in hand it has to be said, to the first match of what will be 5,760 minutes of football in 4 weeks (not counting extra time, injury time, penalties, highlights programmes, conversations about, online quizzes, FFL team management etc), I realised that al-Zarqawi could only have wanted to say "Four years...waited four years...one day to go...just one day to go...bastards...death to Brian McBride."

And the movement on the stretcher? He was reaching for his Saudi Arabia shirt - number 72 with "VIRGINS" on the back.