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THE CATFISH WERE BITTING

I got my two fishing poles in water at 07:10. The Ohio was around 28 feet a little muddy and still running fast. Around 07:30 I got a good bite on a chunk of roast beef. I missed it, may have been a garr for it did not come back to bait.

My bobber went under at 07:45 and stayed under. I pulled and fished pulled back hard. I knew right then it was a nice size fish at other end. With fast and deep water fish stayed down for some time. I just kept my 10 foot rod high in air to wear him down. Got him in net O.K. and up onto barge. A nice blue cat 29 inches long and 10.7 pounds. Took two photos of us and he was a chore to hold up to camera.

Wayne Rooney - A New Boy Wonder for English Football?

by Chris Towland www.Football-Nut.co.uk

Until England's untimely exit at hands of host nation (and a Swiss Referee), player making all newspaper headlines during Euro 2004 in Portugal was Wayne Rooney, English football's latest 'boy wonder'.

Still four month's shy of his nineteenth birthday, Rooney's four Euro goals ..... two against Switzerland (including his shot that rebounded off post only to hit Swiss keeper and bounce into net) and two further superb goals against Croatia, set English hearts racing with hopes of a first major tournament win since holding World Cup aloft in 1966.

Those hopes, of course, were eventually brought crashing to earth by a combination of a Wayne Rooney injury, an extremely dubious disallowed goal and traditionally poor penalty taking by English team (including one from our Captain that Jonny Wilkinson would have been proud of!)

No-one can question Wayne Rooney's performances for his country, quality of his football at international level or his incredible goalscoring ability, but have Rooney's performances in blue shirt of his own club, Everton, been as sparkling as those when wearing his national colours? ....... And what does future hold for our 'Roonaldo'?

Rooney's Premiership debut arrived early in 2002/2003 campaign when he became youngest Premier League player at tender age of sixteen. Two other records quickly followed ..... Firstly, two goals he scored in Everton's Worthington Cup victory over Wrexham gave Rooney title of Everton's youngest-ever goalscorer, a record that had previously been held by Tommy Lawton. Secondly, in October 2002 and at age of 16 years and 360 days, a cracker of a goal that beat England goalkeeper David Seaman in last few seconds of game against Arsenal, made Rooney youngest-ever Premiership scorer!