1.   The former England idol is fully committed to the Geordie rescue mission.

2.   And the former idol was gone.

3.   Buyers and sellers might find themselves exchanging e-mail about the former teen-age idol Bobby Sherman, long after the transaction was over.

4.   A prosecutor has requested that the former national idol serve a four-year prison term.

5.   An attacking midfielder with size and vision, the Sao Paulo star draws comparisons with former idol Rai.

6.   Former teen idol Frankie Avalon has sued the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills for alleged unauthorized use of his name in its promotional literature.

7.   Former Liverpool idol Robbie Fowler will line-up against his former club on Sunday as Leeds take on the Merseysiders at Elland Road.

8.   It is a dramatic turnabout for the former idol of deposed Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

9.   And Haas admitted he was still lost in admiration at his former idol who seems to improve with age like vintage wine.

10.   The former Liverpool idol could have had four but he missed a penalty at the Reebok Stadium.