Michael*

Europe: 2

Welcome!

Nice to meet you!

A close game of few chances but well done to Villa, I thought Benteke was the best player on the park today. For us, it's another desperate disappointment, despite a few mildly improved performances here and there. Unlike some of the hopeless cases on local radio phone-ins calling for O'Neill to be replaced by Phil Brown (yes, someone actually thinks that would be a good idea) or Paolo Di Canio (no thanks) I’m keeping the faith, but I’m also at a loss to try and explain the current lack of competitive spirit and cutting edge on home turf. After all, this is basically the same group of players who, during the magnificent run that immediately followed Martin’s appointment, would soak up pressure and hit teams on the break with pace and power, scoring superb goals along the way. The additions of Fletcher and Johnson should have improved things still further, only it hasn’t actually happened yet. Please let us come good soon, get the flair players firing and give Conor Wickham and David Meyler a chance. If we can't manage that just yet, then let's at least try and have a couple of shots on target, lads. We can't exactly rely on Demba Ba every week now can we? Still, at least we always win at Goodison Park, eh? Oh wait…

If I were to log into BZ one day and find the star ratings suddenly gone, I can't honestly say I'd shed any tears over it. But as a lifetime member of the four-star club, I guess I would say that.

Money For Nothing / Dire Straits

Here's a great song by new band Wolf Alice, a recent discovery and current favourite of mine. http://youtu.be/g_ZWEesFmOA

^I just got done watching the coverage, and their performance on the night was pretty great. The Mercury is such a good thing for bands (Plan B aside) who need a leg-up and a chance to get some decent cash behind them.

Holly Peppy Black Widow Selene

Europe: 2.5

Here's the mini-epic video for new song 'Ride', a late entry for best of 2012, maybe. The song isn't 'Video Games' (she's probably destined to suffer that unfair comparison forever), but it has the same sombre feel that all her best stuff does. Believe it or not, she's a surprisingly good actress too. The whole 'fake' argument is one that I've never had much time for, if I'm honest. Pop stars have been creating artistic personas for as long as pop music has been around.

The second episode wasn't half bad either...

Rather magnificent, if I may say so. Thanks all!

Vampire Weekend are back! http://youtu.be/xSeKa8VVWdM

^Thanks guys. So, thanks to the BBC YouTube channel, I don't have to bother watching 'Strictly' in its entirety. Score!

Awesome indeed.

The Champion Edita Vilkeviciute vs. The Challenger Candace Boucher Edita Vilkeviciute [1] Candace Boucher [0]

Edita Vilkeviciute [10] Nina Agdal [5] New round on the way.

Amelie Leeloo Virginia Minerva

Edita: 5 Natalia: 4

Europe: 5

Audrey Hepburn [6] Katherine Hepburn [0]

Welcome!

^The entertainment factor of Diego at Blackburn would be through the roof. It'd be like Paolo Di Canio at Swindon Town times a million.