11.   His immediate task is to get his team in shape for the visit of league leaders Newcastle United on Saturday.

12.   The Northern Ireland goalkeeper replaces the suspended Pavel Srnecek for the visit of Sheffield Wednesday, a game which will be screened live on Sky.

13.   Another side finding life difficult is Eppleton and they leave out Andy Shilling for the visit of high-riding Boldon.

14.   She said the council welcomed and valued the visit of such a prestigious company.

15.   Rangers retain reservations about the security arrangements for the visit of even a reduced support.

16.   Such friendly matches should be useful training for the Scottish team and this is the first visit of its kind.

17.   Tbilisi was angered by a visit of the Russian defence minister, General Pavel Grachev, to Russian military bases in Abkhazia last month without informing the Georgian government.

18.   LIVERPOOL hope to have both Torben Piechnik and Mark Walters back in their side for the visit of Middlesbrough.

19.   St.Helens Town boss Mick Holgate will pick from an unchanged squad for the visit of Darwen.

20.   Secondly, I shall be talking with Colin Thompson and John Drury about some of the implications of Vatican Two and the forthcoming visit of the Pope.