Haven’t you heard? These days, centre-backs are the most expensive commodities in British football. Whilst Wolverhampton Wanderers’ 18-year-old Joleon Lescott may be far more than a headed clearance away from

How good is Titus Bramble? Ask Thierry Henry, who didn’t get a touch when Arsenal played Ipswich in September and and left comparing Bramble to Marcel Desailly. Ask Roy Keane,

‘Martin Edwards is a f**king tit,’ laughs Mani, sitting back and taking another sip from his pint. ‘That geezer would slap Kipling Cakes all over the United shirt if he