1.   Reports of his side having struggled to a disappointing home draw with lowly Airdrie will not have been his sole concern as he takes stock of his Scottish investment.

2.   KNOWSLEY UNITED have been handed a home draw against Nottinghamshire outfit Arnold Town when they open their FA Vase campaign in the second round a fortnight today.

3.   Often, a home draw can be fatal, or at least disappointing.

4.   Barcelona heads Group B with four points following its excellent win at Liverpool and a much less impressive home draw with Galatasaray.

5.   England also had its chances severely dented with a scoreless home draw against Sweden.

6.   In the only other match of the day, AC Milan was held to a goalless home draw by Atalanta, stretching its streak of disappointing results.

7.   Internazionale, which held the lead for three weeks, dropped a point behind Roma after settling for a scoreless home draw with Lazio.

8.   Liverpool remained a point behind in second after a scoreless home draw at tail-end Blackburn.

9.   Leading up to the French game, the Red Devils had struggled to home draws against Slovakia and Algeria and lost in Greece, piling the pressure on Waseige.

10.   On Wednesday, Parma advanced to the semifinals after earning a scoreless home draw against Udinese.