Max Rushden completes his stint in the Football Weekly hotseat, and he's got Barry Glendenning, Sean Ingle and Rafa Honigstein for company.
We start by rounding up the action from the Carling Cup, including stand-out performances Owen Hargreaves for Manchester City and Michael Owen for Manchester United. But is the media getting too carried away?
Next, we head to Europe, where Sid Lowe tells us about Real Madrid and Barcelona dropping more points, and Paolo Bandini fills us in on the return of the Tinkerman as Claudio Ranieri takes charge of Internazionale.
There's a look at Fenerbahce's women-and-children-only match, a peculiar protest in Stockholm, and a preview of this weekend in the Bundesliga and the new book on Robert Enke.
Finally, we look forward to a weekend in the Premier League that even Max's friends at Sky Sports would struggle to describe as super.
Jimbo's back on Monday, but in the meantime, have a listen and post your feedback on the blog below.
