Either way, Griffin is the one who, unprompted in his first news conference of training camp, said it¡¯s crucial the coach and the player remain on the same page this season. If we¡¯re going to take him at his word, doesn¡¯t he need to be on board with his own recovery plan?
The Queen will not be serenaded by England's Italian manager Fabio Capello before kick-off. I don't think it's right to sing an anthem which is not from my country, he said recently, quickly adding, though I get goose pimples when I hear it. Wayne Rooney never sings the national anthem either, but John Terry says hearing it gives him the best feeling I've ever had on a football field.

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