Holroyd joins civilisation

Anyone else see this story on the BBC website?

Northern cities 'beyond revival'

Cities in northern England such as Liverpool, Sunderland and Bradford are "beyond revival" and residents should move south, a think tank has argued.

It goes on to say: "A mass migration to London, Cambridge and Oxford would stop them becoming 'trapped' in poorer areas."

The think tank probably believe they're being all big and clever by coming up with this great idea, but if they paid a bit more attention to the weird and wonderful world of non-league football, they'd realise that Cambridge United had this revelation some months ago and indeed have put a plan into action. Avant garde-tastic.

Having already rescued Brabin, Carden, Parkinson, and Bolland from the poor deprived north this summer, the club have done the decent thing and taken in another scouser with the long-awaited arrival of errant striker Chris Holroyd. Judging by those picture on the official site, he could do with a good feed, a warm bed for the night, and some make-up remover, bless his little heart.

"Things have dragged on for him and I think the fact that we showed so much interest in him has appealed to him," said the Brabinator of our latest recruit. Nothing to do with the fact that the season has started and no one else wants him then, eh Gaz?

Anyway, he's here now, and with Parky and the Pittster set for long spells on the sidelines, we needed a new recruit to bolster our forward line. Welcome aboard Chris.