You’ll remember the bottle of gin from Friday. The hipsterish Brooklyn Gin with the hand-cracked juniper berries and freshly cut citrus peels. The seal remains unbroken.

IS Paul Howard an evil genius who manufactured the siege of Vico Road for his own ends? Howard is the prolific author of the Ross O’Carroll Kelly columns and novels.

BOLTON may have survived this season with something to spare, but manager Gary Megson had a pointed message for the club’s board after warning relegation is a realistic proposition next season unless major investment is made this summer.

Mark Hughes might be tempted to name an unchanged line-up as Manchester City look to end an inconsistent season on a winning note against local rivals Bolton at Eastlands on Sunday.

UNCERTAINTY has become the natural state of things since the City of Manchester stadium was transformed into ‘Middle Eastlands’ last summer, but at least someone at Manchester City appears to be sleeping easily.

Shaun Wright-Phillips could be on the substitutes’ bench as Manchester City look for a win at Tottenham that would keep them in the hunt for a Europa League spot.

Alex Ferguson has placed his trust in Carlos Tevez for this afternoon’s Manchester derby despite the striker’s admission that he is almost certainly leaving Old Trafford this summer.

Manchester City midfielder Shaun-Wright Phillips is facing a race to be fit for the Barclays Premier League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

FOR many Manchester City fans, Eastlands will only ever be big enough for one south American – maybe two at a push.

Mark Hughes will give Micah Richards every chance to recover from a knee injury as Manchester City bid to record a third successive Premier League win at home to Blackburn.

THIS may have been the day Robinho got his swagger back, but it was Stephen Ireland who left Goodison Park glowing.

Manchester City midfielder Vincent Kompany has been ruled out of the UEFA Cup match against his former club Hamburg tomorrow because of a hamstring injury.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes could be without striker Craig Bellamy but expects top-scorer Robinho to be fit for selection against Arsenal tomorrow.

Manchester City have a number of fitness concerns ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland at Eastlands.

Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy is unlikely to feature in tomorrow’s UEFA Cup last-16 clash with Aalborg.

Midfield duo Vincent Kompany and Nigel de Jong will again be missing as Manchester City look to record their first Barclays Premier League away win since August by beating Chelsea on Sunday.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will be without strikers Craig Bellamy and Robinho for tomorrow’s clash with Aston Villa at Eastlands.

MONEY can buy you almost everything, but not, apparently, an away victory.

Richard Dunne’s return from suspension will leave Manchester City boss Mark Hughes with decisions to make ahead of the trip to Liverpool on Sunday.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has both Richard Dunne and Shaun-Wright Phillips available again after suspension for the UEFA Cup match against FC Copenhagen in Denmark tomorrow.

Robinho will return for Manchester City tomorrow but Shaun Wright-Phillips faces a late fitness test before getting the all-clear to face Wigan at Eastlands.

Manchester City captain Richard Dunne has been ruled out of the UEFA Cup match against Racing Santander tomorrow because of a family matter.

FOR a manager boasting the kind of budget that would make many world leaders turn pea-green with envy, Mark Hughes can be a miserable soul.

Richard Dunne and Gelson Fernandes both serve one-match bans as Manchester City look to get their season back on track with a win over Hull at the KC Stadium on Sunday.

Pablo Zabaleta is expected to return from suspension as Manchester City look to bounce back from midweek defeat at Middlesbrough by beating Bolton on Sunday.

The Manchester City pair of captain Richard Dunne and teenage striker Ched Evans are expected to recover from injury to be included in an unchanged squad for tomorrow’s trip to Middlesbrough in the Barclays Premier League.

AMBITION is the new buzz-word reverberating around the City of Manchester stadium, and nobody encapsulates it more definitively than the club’s highest profile recruit.

Italy’s national airline, Alitalia, might stop flying within a week if unions don’t change course and accept a rescue plan offered by Italian investors, the country’s transport minister said today.

GRAHAM ALEXANDER believes the Scottish FA was right to give Berti Vogts a “second chance” even if it might cost the nation a place at the World Cup finals.

Former Scotland manager Tommy Docherty has urged Walter Smith to call him if he needs any help assessing new talent.

Former Scotland manager Craig Brown has tipped Walter Smith to cause a sensational upset in his first competitive game if he accepts the job as successor to Berti Vogts (pictured).

Scotland’s caretaker manager Tommy Burns has revealed he was talked out of quitting by Berti Vogts.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson claims the seeds for Scottish football’s current problems were sown many years ago.

A decision on the future of Scotland manager Berti Vogts looks set to be made on Friday.

The future of Scotland manager Berti Vogts looks set to be finalised next week.

Former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen believes a change is urgently required to lift the current national team – in spirit and world rankings.

Craig Burley believes the Scottish Football Association must move to axe manager Berti Vogts if the German’s team come up short against Moldova on Wednesday.

Scottish Football Association president John McBeth insists Berti Vogts will not be sacked whatever happens in Moldova.

SCOTLAND starlet Darren Fletcher has warned against the dangers of going gung-ho in Moldova in an attempt to get the Scots’ faltering World Cup qualifying campaign back on track.

Willie Miller believes defeat to Slovenia tonight would edge Scotland manager Berti Vogts “towards the abyss”.

Gordon McQueen believes Scotland has become a nation resigned to defeat after being subjected to too many disappointing results over the last few years.

Denmark manager Morten Olsen is a big fan of two of Scotland’s most promising young talents Darren Fletcher and James McFadden.

Scotland manager Berti Vogts has issued a personal apology to the Tartan Army following the 4-0 thrashing by Wales.

Scotland Hall of Fame member Alex McLeish has told beleaguered national team boss Berti Vogts he knows exactly how he feels – but warned the German that his job will be on the line if results do not pick up.

Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon today ruled out playing for Northern Ireland ever again but did confess that he misses international football.

Scotland manager Berti Vogts claims he and Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor were prepared to walk out on the World Cup qualifying schedule meeting to get what they wanted.

Former Scotland international Colin Hendry believes the spirit of the underdog must work in Berti Vogts’ favour in the World Cup 2006 qualifying group.

SCOTLAND striker Stevie Crawford has promised the Tartan Army that he and his team-mates will “get wired in” to the footballing aristocrats of Holland.

Defender Maurice Ross insists a draw in the first leg of Scotland’s European Championship play-off against Holland will be far from the end of their hopes.