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Oh, here we bloody go again. Another injury scare for Ledders. So, word round the campfire is that Saturday’s hero was not feeling ‘entirely comfortable’ this morning in bed and has returned home instead of flying out to Zagreb with the rest of the squad. I often wake up in bed not feeling ‘entirely comfortable’, however this is normally due to either a) crumbs from midnight bagel munching, b) having slept with my face against the headboard or c) when I’m really lucky and there’s someone else in there with me. I usually then cross my fingers and take a peek hoping that the body next to me is human and if not, at least female.

Unfortunately Ledley’s discomfort is probably a little more serious, unless waking up not feeling ‘entirely comfortable’ means sharing a room with Jamie Carragher. Popbitch readers amongst you will understand and for those of you who missed that particular episode the quote ‘Wha, I’m havin’ a wank?’ in broad Scouse is as far as I’m prepared to go.

We really don’t need any more Ledley injuries, so fingers crossed that this is just a precaution and he just needs a little rest. Light candles, say prayers and repeat after The Bagel, ‘We’ve got Ledley at the back, we’ve got Ledley at the back, we’ve got Ledley at the back…’

Thankfully, Villa have an injury worry of their own to cope with before Saturday’s important match up and yes, The Bagel does see this one as important if either club wish to mount any sort of serious Premiership campaign this season. You’ve got to beat the teams around you and Villa are where we want to be right now. It’s not like it’s their most important player. Come to think of it the best injury we could hope for would be to Martin O’Neill but it’s Thomas Sorensen, who looks like he may be missing. His replacement Stuart Taylor is no slouch but let’s hope we make him earn his crust. A few searching crosses and as many shots on target please. Come to think of it, that’s something we should look to be doing every week.

It’s certainly something Croatia are looking to do to Robbo after Luka Modric has come out saying that he doesn’t rate our man at the back.

“England’s weak spot is Robinson. I heard they have said they are trying to find a new keeper who is better.”

Can’t say I’m too unhappy about this. As I said yesterday, England’s No.1 needs to buck his ideas up a little. Those 6 international clean sheets in a row have not come without at least one poor decision per game, resulting in a lucky and sprawling Robbo escape. Let’s see how he answers the call tomorrow.

In some excellent news that warms The Bagel as if he were fresh from the oven and smelling of yeasty goodness, Sir Les Ferdinand picked up his MBE from Buckingham Palace yesterday. So, one of the nicest men in football has the recognition he deserves but the real question on my lips is, if he is knighted, will he be Sir Sir Les?

An interesting piece of trivia here, of which I had absolutely no idea, is that Sir Les is often linked with the vandalism of the Blue Peter garden in 1984. He denies this accusation but isn’t that a Blue Peter badge he’s got on…

…no? Well, it’s some sort of home made children’s club anyway.

Just before this bagel’s toast for the day, there’s a little update on Ledley from the Spurs site, saying that he’s got some fluid on his knee, as often happens after he’s played. It usually goes down in a couple of days and he’s good to go again. Let’s just hope that it’s true and that the fluid on his knee is nothing to do with Jamie Carragher.

Wha, I’m havin’ a bagel?

The Bagel.

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