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You have to hand it to Dion Dublin. The energy that the former footballer brought to Homes Under the Hammer – a British property show in which the giant striker navigated the innards of (mostly) tiny, decrepit terraced houses – was sensational. You might have thought that Dublin would have lost his zest after explaining to the viewer where the stairs went (“up to the bedrooms”) for the 7,854th time, but in a world where recently retired players struggled for both purpose and opportunity, we respected Dublin’s chutzpah as he rolled up his sleeves and took on a new challenge with such enthusiasm. Just like trying to sell those houses, selling that show to the viewer wasn’t easy. But Dublin showed up, and we watched.

I asked him if he could do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke. He responded ‘callate la boca’ which I think means ‘yes’ in Spanish” – Andy Murray gets two decent gags into the caption while posting a picture with Lionel Messi at the Miami Open tennis tournament.

Slightly confused by Friday’s News, Bits, Bobs (Football Daily – full email edition) item re a USA USA USA consortium takeover of Leyton Orient, leading to an American football franchise in East London. Will Orient be playing gridiron or football?” – John Lawton.

I don’t usually watch things like the FA Cup draw but I was so amazed to witness the filling of pointless TV time. Five teams, four balls in a bag. Joe Hart picks one then two. The draw is complete at this point with no home advantage on the line. But no! The third ball is dramatically withdrawn from the bag followed by the fourth as if the tie was undecided and a whiff of excitement. Still it was a surprise that Joe didn’t drop any balls or spill the bag on the floor, as was his goalkeeping style. Well done Joe” – Nigel Sanders.

I am not sure that Newcastle United can really claim to be ‘leaving’ St James’ Park for a stadium in Leazes Park. The reason being that these two parks are right next door to each other [a move next door is still a move, isn’t it? – Football Daily Ed]” – Stephen Rankin.