OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy. He casts his eye over your comments and gives his own critical analysis of the goings on throughout the world of football.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy.

Chelsea have been rocked by the loss of England midfielder Joe Cole for the rest of the season.

Fabio Capello faces a series of immense selection posers involving three of his most experienced players ahead of Wednesday’s crucial European Championship qualifier with Croatia in Zagreb.

Chelsea captain John Terry and coach Avram Grant were united in their praise of Didier Drogba, whose brace helped set them on the way to a 4-0 win away to Rosenborg which booked their place in the Champions League last 16.

ROY KEANE was in repentant mood yesterday about his past indiscretions as he entered the debate over refereeing standards.

Roy Keane has admitted his interest in resurrecting the Barclays Premier League career of Andy Cole by bringing the former Newcastle front man back to the north-east.

Joe Cole is close to making his comeback after a knee injury and John Terry admits he has been sorely missed by England and Chelsea.

Joe Cole insists back-to-back titles will help ease the pain of Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool.

Chelsea captain John Terry has reminded his team-mates it is good to talk after headline-grabbing moans by Ricardo Carvalho and Arjen Robben.

David James is convinced new signing Andy Cole will prove the doubters at Manchester City wrong and be a success at Eastlands despite concerns from a section of the support.

THOUSANDS of people will take to the streets of Dublin today in protest over the state of cancer care.

Ryan Giggs has hailed Andy Cole as a unique goal scoring talent ahead of the former Manchester United striker's return to Old Trafford with Blackburn.