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On my web design website http://steved.co.cc I got contacted by a guy who wanted me to make him a blog all about Ireland football.

http://FootballIrish.com is the site I made and I am really pleased with the way it turned out. He is telling me he, he has a big budget and is going to advertise with a few clubs over there to get the name out of the blog. He seems really determined to make the site a success and I thought I would show you guys that I made it and that you guys can know about it before the rest (seem as I know theres a few of youz from Ireland on here)

Tell me what you think about the design. :guinesssm

MICHAEL OWEN has been warned to expect the kind of abuse dished out by Manchester United fans to Carlos Tevez when he returns to Anfield.

Tevez was stunned by the stick he endured on his first outing in Manchester City’s colours back at his old club.

And Jamie Carragher is predicting the same sort of response from Liverpool fans when the former Kop idol heads
back to Anfield on October 25 in a United shirt.

Carragher said: “Our fans are usually brilliant with former players but he might get a cool reception.

“You can understand the fans’ point of view. He used to play for us and now he’s at the big rivals so of course there will be some reaction.

“That’s football and Michael will know that. Michael has a very strong character so stick doesn’t bother him.’’ Carragher is still good pals with Owen and backs his decision to sign up for Liverpool’s biggest rivals.

He said: “Michael’s got his career to think about. He wants to get his name back up there.

“He wants to play Champions League football and get into the World Cup squad.

“The move gives him that opportunity. It will have upset some fans but that’s football. He’s a mate of mine, so I suppose I have to wish him well – but only to a certain extent.’’

The Liverpool defender is astonished at the lack of respect Owen now commands from English football fans.

He said: “His achievements have been forgotten very quickly. This is a kid who went to a World Cup and set it alight.

“He scored one of the great World Cup goals, not against some Mickey Mouse nation either, against Argentina.

“What an impact at only 18. He’s won the European Footballer of the Year. How many British players can say that? If he never kicks a football again, he’s done more than most and I think he is due a bit more respect.’’

Carragher admits to being as shocked as anyone at Owen’s arrival at Old Trafford in the summer.

The free agent had been linked with moves to Hull and Stoke after leaving Newcastle before Sir Alex Ferguson stepped in to snap him up. Carragher said: “I was a bit surprised by his move to Manchester United. Not because I doubted his ability but it was so out of the blue.

“It happened so quickly. One minute you’re wondering where he will end up and the next he’s at Old Trafford.

“When I’ve played against him he’s been kept fairly quiet but, no disrespect to Newcastle, he wasn’t getting the service and it’ll be a harder experience than that when he is in the United line-up.’’

NOT content with trying to conquer the world as a striker, Wayne Rooney is already planning for future campaigns — as a football manager.

The Manchester United star, aged 23, has become one of the youngest England players to begin trying to qualify as a coach, having commenced studies for his Uefa B licence.

The course, an entry level qualification for professional players who hope to move into management, is usually taken by footballers in their thirties. But Rooney wants to gain his coaching badges as soon as possible, encouraged by Sir Alex Ferguson, his club’s manager.

Rooney, who played for England in their 1-0 defeat against Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk yesterday, is also about to become a father with his wife, Coleen, due to give birth to their first child this month.

It appears that Rooney, who celebrates his 24th birthday on October 24, likes to do things precociously young. He is the youngest player to win 50 caps for England. He was also the youngest England international ever and the most junior player to score in the Premier League during his debut season of 2002-3, although both records were subsequently beaten.

Now the pattern of early achievement is set to continue when it comes to coaching. The B licence, which takes between nine and 12 months to complete, involves 120 hours of study and practical work and is the minimum qualification expected of a coach working in the professional game. Candidates study tactics, food and fitness, injury identification, sports psychology and player analysis and must organise and run several coaching sessions under the eye of an assessor.

Rooney is one of several Manchester United players trying for the licence, including Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Edwin Van Der Sar. Rooney will be tutored by members of the club’s coaching staff and will use Manchester United youth players for practice sessions.

Ferguson, who was also in his early twenties when he began his first coaching courses, is an advocate of starting young on the road to football management. Manchester United players he has already influenced to earn the B licence — and the next level of qualification, the A licence — include Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs.

Rooney has told friends he wants to stay in football after he finishes playing. Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers Association, said: “Players should be targeted early for training.”

Silly news but still funny,

Wayne Rooney last night wound up pal Cristiano Ronaldo as he told his former Manchester United team-mate: “I don’t care if you miss the World Cup.”

While Rooney and England travelled to Ukraine last night assured of their places in South Africa, Ronaldo’s Portugal - as well as Lionel Messi’s Argentina - face the potential humiliation of World Cup exits by next Wednesday.

Ronaldo was blamed for Rooney’s dismissal at Germany 2006 and although he became great friends with his former United teammate he will not shed a tear if Ronaldo is missing from next summer’s invitation list.

Rooney, whose red card in the quarter final against Portugal was met with a sly wink by Ronaldo, said: “I’m not really bothered if Cristiano or Messi are there or not.

“We have to concentrate on ourselves and to be honest it would be nice to see Portugal not there - because the last two tournaments they’ve knocked us out.

“Obviously when we didn’t qualify for Euro 2008, we got a lot of stick, including from Cristiano.

“You have banter with your team-mates, but it’s important not to go too far because it’s an important issue, especially if it’s a World Cup you are missing.”

Even back to back wins over Hungary and Malta will not be enough for Portugal if other results go against them, while Argentina are precariously holding on to a play-off spot in South America.

Should Real Madrid’s world record £80million summer capture Ronaldo and Barcelona star Messi miss out, it would not only open up England’s path for glory under Fabio Capello but also improve Rooney’s chances of attaining the ultimate personal accolade.

Barcelona star Messi is odds-on to succeed Ronaldo as FIFA World Player of the Year in December but Rooney knows the star of next summer’s tournament is likely to be the winner of that prestigious trophy in 2010.

No Englishman has ever won the prize - although David Beckham and Frank Lampard have both made the top three - and Rooney added: “Of course the idea of being called the best in the world motivates you.

“I wouldn’t go on about it but of course that’s what you want to be. You want to be the best you can.

“I’ve always said that if personal honours as well as that, that’s great, but it’s important that you concentrate on the team first.

“But playing well in the World Cup could make the difference, definitely.

“If you look at 2006, Fabio Cannavaro won World Player of the Year. He obviously had a great tournament but personally I still think there were better players over the year. A tournament can obviously can make a massive difference if you do well in it.”