Leyton Orient 6-1 Newcastle United

Yes, you read that correctly - Leyton Orient beat Newcastle United 6-1 in a preseason friendly today.

Yes, Newcastle United are now in the Football League Championship and Leyton Orient reside in League One, but that score is shocking for any Newcastle fan with hopes of getting back into the EPL. Yes, it's a friendly, but that is ridiculous.

It only took Orient 4 minutes to open the scoring. And they sure didn't let up after that. It gets even worse for Newcastle - their only goal came from a Joey Barton penalty! They couldn't score a goal in open play, yet they conceded six to a lower league side.

Oh dear.

Their first match of the season is only two weeks away. And isn't Mike Ashley still their owner?

Sam Allardyce: You Cannot be Serious

After losing his best striker to Manchester City earlier this week, Sam Allardyce went public to announce his bid to try and sign Ruud van Nistelrooy at Blackburn.

Did I just read that correctly? Ruud van Nistelrooy, formerly of PSV and Manchester United before signing with Real Madrid...to Blackburn? He may be 32 years old, but according to Wikipedia (always a reliable source for sports at least), he has scored 45 goals in 67 league appearances in Madrid. He's still got it, clearly.

I can understand why Big Sam would try and go after him. Real Madrid's spending spree does not seem to be ending anytime soon, and he will more than likely get pushed out to the fringe of the team.

But Blackburn? They finished 15th last year in the EPL, hardly a league powerhouse. Could they even afford his wages? And who would want to live in Blackburn, anyway?