Kevin Kilbane
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On Burnley striker Danny Ings and QPR's Charlie Austin:

"Ings hasn't surprised me. I saw a lot of him last season and his movement is excellent. He is a clever player, I have known about him for a while.

"I haven't seen a lot of Charlie Austin but given a run of games you can tell natural finishers. The different goals he scores makes him stand out. He will score with his head, from outside the area, inside the area. They are are different strikers but of a similar ilk."

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Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given on QPR's Premier League fate:

"Their home form is going to be crucial but you need to pick up away points as well because there is too much pressure to rely on home form. They have some very good players there but this weekend it is a massive game, a proper six or nine pointer."

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As mentioned earlier, Manchester United may have had their Christmas party but one manager not getting involved in the festive spirit is QPR boss Harry Redknapp.

Not so 'Appy 'Arry says his side, who face fellow bottom three side Burnley today, need to concentrate on avoiding relegation rather than having a party.

"No, I'm not into Christmas parties, not for footballers," he explains. "I think it's more aggravation than it's worth. It's a changing world out there and there's always someone out there with a camera on their phone."

"I haven't spoken to them (the players) about it, they haven't mentioned anything about a Christmas party.

"I think they understand the pitfalls of going out. You've only got to be closing your eyes and someone has got a picture of you making it look like you're drunk. It's not worth the hassle."

No Santa hats for Harry then!!

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James Milford: 'Found' this the morning after our last game at Ninian Park back in 2009. Now lives in Sweden.

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The Independent looks at the predicament of QPR, Burnley and Leicester,, external who were promoted last season but currently lie in the top-flight's bottom three ahead of today's games.

Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood, remember him, has also been giving his views on there being a "fear" at picking young players.

"Youth development is something I feel passionate about but the power to make the big change is in the hands of the clubs," Sherwood tells in the Independent., external

"They scout, train and develop the boys on a day-to-day basis and, ultimately, it is they who either pick the players in the first team or not.

"I fear that at some clubs there is a climate of fear around the selection of young players. Obviously, it starts with the manager, who is working on such a short-term basis that he is afraid to select those young academy players because he feels pressure to win games immediately, in order to keep his job."

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Over the course of 'Football Remembers' week, fans, teams and schools are being asked to upload their own pre-match pictures to this site, external via social media by using #FootballRemembers. , external

Any match of any size can be uploaded, from school to Sunday league fixtures, five-a-side matches to kickabouts in the back garden.

The site shall act as a moment of record of football in 2014, a century on from the First World War, and will be preserved for future generations in the digital archives of the British Library.

We will also include some of the photos here throughout the weekend, as shown by the JBFC Vs NUFC Training Team shot above.

During the first Christmas of the First World War, both sides on the Western Front agreed to put down their weapons in what became known as the Christmas Truce.

On Christmas Day, a football match was played between German and British troops on the front line and this was started by a British soldier kicking a football out of his trench. The Germans then joined in. It was reported that Germany won the match 3-2.

No guns were fired on Christmas Day 1914 and at midnight, in one part of the trenches, a flare was lit to tell soldiers it was time for them to return to fighting. The truce went on until the New Year in other parts of the Western Front.

You can watch a BBC interactive drama "Footballers United" here., external It is a five-part drama of a battalion that was raised during World War One in Edinburgh, formed by some of the best footballers in Scotland at the time.

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Football Remembers' is a series of programmes and events being delivered jointly by the Premier League, The FA and the Football League, in partnership with the British Council, to commemorate the First World War.

This year, most of the activity centres on one of the most iconic moments of the First World War, the 1914 Christmas Truce football match.

Before the matches that take place this weekend, there will be a mixed team photo with all 22 players posing together with the match officials. The pictures will be uploaded to a special website., external

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BBC Radio 5 live begins its coverage of Saturday's football programme with commentary from St James' Park, where Newcastle take on Chelsea City at 12:45 GMT.

That will be followed by full match commentary of the 15:00 kick-off between Liverpool and Sunderland, plus updates from around the grounds as the goals go in.

For a round-up of all the results and reaction there's Sports Report at 17:00, and later this evening you can have your say on the big football stories on 606 with Kevin Kilbane and Darren Fletcher, from 18:06.

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Join Football Focus for a preview of the weekend's action on BBC One from 12:10 GMT. Today's programme comes from Wrexham, who play Maidstone in the FA Cup second round, live on BBC Two Wales from 17:30.

You can watch reaction as all the goals go in around the grounds with Final Score, live on the Red Button from 14:30 and on BBC One from 16:30 - except for viewers in Scotland who can watch Sportscene from the same time.

And of course later there'll be Match of the Day - today it's on at 22:20 on BBC One.

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Johnny Hie: I have the shirt of a Faroe Islands U21 player after meeting him in a bar in the capital Torshavn.

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danmonte: I have a very dusty large flag in my Dad's south London garage. It's off England's 1990 World Cup tour bus.

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Chelsea can set a new club record of 24 matches unbeaten in all competitions by avoiding defeat against Newcastle at St James' Park.

The Blues, though, have lost their previous two matches at Newcastle and, when asked about setting such a record, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho doesn't seem to bothered.

"I'm not looking for records, I'm looking for points," said the Portuguese. "Victories and points. And if possible, at the end of the season, titles."

On the game, he adds: "It is difficult and a difficult stadium to play in.

"There are some stadiums where when they see Chelsea shirts they have the game of their lives and when they play against other teams they look like they are playing friendlies."

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Interviewing Jose Mourinho is not always the most comfortable experience. View here as the Chelsea boss is more moody than magical. It's worth a watch.

Sunday Times reporter Jonathan Northcroft: "It can be like school where Mourinho enjoys the pain of the boy at the front of the class. What can you do? Mourinho likes to put out a message. He wants to portray himself as an underdog and wants to stir competition up and that irritates him. He is looking for conflict and irritation.

"It probably doesn't sit well with him being so dominant. I think he is bored of the Arsenal invincible. He isn't Arsene Wenger's biggest fan and if the biggest prize can be matching Arsene Wenger that isn't going to float his boat."

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You can listen to full coverage of the early Premier League kick-off on BBC Radio 5 live and co-commentator John Hartson is keen as he is already in situ.

He's tweeted: "This beautiful hat is staying firmly on my napper today at St James' Park. 12:45 kick-off."

Temperatures should be pushing the right side of zero by that time, John.

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George Dorsett's grandson: My grandfather played for West Bromwich Albion and Manchester city. Have loads of old newspaper reports and pictures. He was George Dorsett.

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Former Liverpool striker and manager Kenny Dalglish has been talking about how to stop Chelsea, who take on Newcastle at 12:45 GMT today.

Dalglish's answer - well, it doesn't appear that it's possible.

"Chelsea are running away with the Premier League at the moment and the truth is that there is no easy way to stop them," he says in his Daily Mirror column., external

"I hear people saying that Newcastle will go negative against them at St James' Park on Saturday in a bid to frustrate them.

"Well, good luck with that because the problem with trying to stop all great sides is that the threat comes from so many different areas."

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Sam: My dad has one of the 'No Re-admittance' signs from the old Wembley hanging in his summer house.

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Money apparently makes the world go round and Manchester United seem to have plenty of it to splash out in their bid to return former glories to the club.

They spent an eye-watering £150m last summer and conservative estimates have earmarked manager Louis Van Gaal with having £100m more at his disposal, while some forecasts have that figure at £200m. Whatever the figure, simply, it's a lot.

The Old Trafford outfit do not seem to be messing about. You might wonder about Financial Fair Play but because Manchester United bring in so much commercially they are in a position of strength. Those who argue FFP makes the bigger clubs stronger might have a point.

Talking of Blyth Spartans making the headlines what better way to seamlessly move into looking at what's the newspapers are saying. As we do that, we'll also be taking a more in depth look at today's games and checking out the big stories doing the rounds.

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We start with the Guardian, who ask whether the Premier League title race has become a two-horse race between current leaders Chelsea and champions Manchester City.

They also have an interview with former Chelsea striker and new Burton Albion manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink., external He has played down his playing career, instead preferring to concentrate conversation on his managerial performance.

He said: "We don't have to talk about when I was a player. I have to earn my right as a manager."

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Their name sounds like something from ancient Greek mythology but they are a team in Northumberland and have made the headlines by creating a FA Cup upset.

The non-league outfit are through to the third round of the competition after knocking out League Two side Hartlepool 2-1.

An Andrea Pirlo-style free-kick from Stephen Turnbull and a winner from Jarrett Rivers, who works in his mother's newsagent when he's not playing footie, helped Blyth to a famous win.

And, while there is a busy day of Premier League football, there are also nine second round FA Cup ties on the BBC. You can follow audio and text coverage here now as the minnows try to follow Blyth and set up third round matches with the Premier League giants.