What's in a Name

He looks like Iain Dowie in a blond wig, but the lad can score goals.

Someone said the other day that he's more like Mark Hughes as a player than anyone else. Mark Hughes was a Manc so it's hard to be objective, but I can see their point. Hard-working, tough and energetic, Hughes had an eye for a pass as well as a goal. Kuyt, or Kuijt, looks strong in the air as well, attacking the ball with his whole body.

Whilst we're on the subject, although this has possibly been the most protracted transfer ever, does anybody actually know this lads name yet?

I've seen it written Kuijt or Kuyt, and heard it pronounced about eight different ways. Cruyff was often spelt Cruijff seemingly correctly, so perhaps it's some wierd Dutch vowel that can be written different ways in English and we'll never clear that one up.

The pronunciation however, is "KOWT". I'd love it to be "KITE". That would make all sorts of songs and puns available. But I've been listening to Dutch radio broadcasts about the transfer online, and the closest I can get is"KOWT".

As long as the lad continues doing what he's been doing at Feyenoord though, I honestly don't give a showt.