QPR have decided to appeal to the Football Association against the red card Joey Barton received against Norwich at Loftus Road.

THERE was plenty of forward thinking from Giovanni Trapattoni yesterday as his press conference to announce his European Championship play-off squad was dominated by the injury concerns ahead of next month’s games against Estonia.

DESPITE all the insults being traded around him and lack of support in certain quarters of the Anfield board room, Rafael Benitez has delivered, yet again, the minimum requirement of Champions League football for Liverpool.