Northern Ireland may well look to Wales for inspiration and tips ahead of their trip to Slovakia; Wales enjoyed a 5-2 victory away there last season.

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There are a few tricky encounters for the British and Republic of Ireland sides this weekend as the 2010 World Cup qualifiers begin. Here’s my views on who to back on Footy 15 this weekend.

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What a week we’ve had in terms of transfer stories, once again deadline day threw up some exciting and surprising deals and none more than the incredible turnaround at Manchester City with their takeover. It’s obviously great news for Man City as the only way you can compete at the highest level is by having money and they now have bundles of it. Now City will go from being mid-table to challenging the top four. After all, everything in the top flight is about money and the signing of Robinho will state their intentions and surely leads to exciting times if you are a City supporter.

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Press reports suggest North-East rivals Sunderland and Newcastle are involved in a bidding war for Manchester United’s impressive young centre-half Jonny Evans. The Black Cats are attempting to re-sign the defender permanently after two superb loan spells at the Stadium of Light though Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle have entered the race for his services.

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