1   Dean Lowe (Croatia Zagreb)
2   Chris Keeley (Benfica)          3   Colin Kitson (Dortmund & Boro)
4   Sala Uddin (Napoli)          5   Jermain Jenas (Liverpool)

Dean Lowe (Croatia Zagreb)

JD: What position do you hope to achieve this season?
DL: I will be hoping to finish in the top three for sure, if this does not happen then the players will be changes, simple as that, they must start performing.

 JD: Does being in the cup prove a hindrance or helpful towards your league form?
DL: Not too bothered, this squad is big enough and good enough to cope, that’s why they are here, if that changes then they won’t be.

JD: Which club do you see as your closest rival?
DL: All of them, we have not beat some of the lower placed teams so we should not worry about just the top ones.

JD: No deals for a while now. Is the team complete?
DL: We have tried to settle things a bit, we have built without a doubt the best squad in LA5, now it must deliver.

JD: How do you attract big players since you are not a traditional big European club?
DL: At the moment money, well that’s all they seem to be worried about. They must start to earn it now.

JD: Name one player you would love to have at Zagreb.
DL: Piexe, without question the best defender about, well we have the best players everywhere else.

JD: Who will win the Premiership, who will be relegated?
DL: Don’t care, sorry about not being to co-operative but I’m a bit p....d with this lot I’m working with, you will start to see the reserves soon if this continues.

Chris Keeley (Benfica; div 1 south)

JD: Your defence is looking impressive this season. Is this a new training regime?
CK: Thanks for noticing. Yes one goal conceded in eight matches is a testament to the belief and work ethic of the team. We have three experienced Portuguese international defenders within the team. As you may know when I took over Benfica they had just been relegated to Div South One. I built my entire team around Helder and sold the rest. This despite having won the European Cup. I just saw it as the end of an impressive era. We really struggled last season with a loss of form. The rebuilding process is  almost over. We now have a large squad with an average age of 25. I have to say Neno has plenty of cover in front of him. All my defenders and midfielders have excellent tackling attributes.

JD: Is div 1 south better than north? How would you fare in the northern div?
CK: Hard to say. How do you judge this? I think there is plenty of depth and pedigree in each division. I'm sure Atalanta, AC Milan and Benfica could still thrive in div one North. It might be a bit colder though!

JD: Porto are leading the premiership, is this a matter of pride or envy?
CK: It is definitely one of pride. Portugal are a major footballing force and that Porto are heading the Premiership should come as nosurprise. It only fuels my ambition to attain Premiership status.

JD: Are you keeping the European Cup polished and shiny? Can yourepeat the feat?
CK: In fact we won the cup two seasons ago. It was an amazing experience but sadly tainted by the relegation. I remember the win over Arsenal very well. Baggio pulled the strings and Baia made a string of important saves. I heard their manager has still not got over the defeat. This season we have started well with victory over IFK Gothenburg. Hopefully we can keep going but the league is our priority this year.

JD: Is it possible to stay unbeaten whole season at this level? Only 3 sides left unbeaten.
CK: I actually wanted to go the whole season without letting a goal in! Seriously though, Atalanta away in my next fixture will be another strong contest. I've yet to play Milan as well. Eletr's mind games, like my brother's at Inter, will prove superfluous.

JD: Name one player you would love to have at Benfica.
CK: One galatico I would dearly love is Peixe. Anyone know if his desire to move back to is for real?
JD: You would have to kidnapp him to pry him away from Arsenal! Rosco is as stingy as they come!!

Colin Kitson (Dortmund and Boro)

JD: Which do you give prioroty to, the cup or the league?
CK: Both my teams Borrusia Dortmund and Middlesbrough have small squads with insufficient quality cover, therefore I fielded reserve teams for both clubs in the last round and as expected, both teams were dumped out of the competition, however this means the players will not pick up any unnecessary injuries/bookings/suspensions.

JD: Is div 1 north better than south? How would you fare in the southern div?
CK: That is a tough question, B. Dortmund have beaten better sides on paper this season, so I don’t think it's always what team your playing against, it's how the manager uses those players.

JD: Is there a massive gap between the premiership and Div 1?
CK:Again that’s a tough question, having seen the squads of 2 of the teams that came down last season, there is nothing to fear, however, as you look at the mid - top teams in the premiership you can see the gulf in class and depth.

JD: Who would you like to face in the Cup?
CK:Being a Chelsea supporter beating Arsenal or Man Utd in the final would do just fine.

JD: What do you think of the recent changes in the game?
CK: As to the pools, there is always a mad dash once a year when they are updated, the big clubs with the big money tend to win out in any bidding war. I'd like to see new talent added throughout the year, meaning you have to continually scout, but it gives everyone an equal chance, it would also be nice to see players coming through a youth squad system and being added to the lower division sides automatically. As for the new resilience / consistency factors I'm not convinced about them yet.

JD: Which players would you like to see at your clubs?
CK: At Borrusia Dortmund I'd like to have Thomas Hassler (Still with Juve, I think), at M'Boro it would be nice to have someone like Ronaldo.

Sala Uddin (Napoli; Premiership)