There was one hell of a battle over the weekend to take the media spotlight.

A quality field vying for top spot included Romeo Beckham, Roy Keane and eight B-list celebrities in the Australian outback.

It reached the point on Sunday night when tiredness and a smidgeon of paranoia crept in because I could have sworn Darren Day was beginning to look like Roy Keane.

As regards the I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here TV contest, I want Nell McAndrew to win. Without doubt she is a perfect woman, drop-dead gorgeous and only speaks when spoken to (a tongue in cheek remark before the hate mail begins!)

On Saturday night at Chez Hart, I watched the Premiership for the first time this season. During the Sunderland versus Manchester United game the commentator remarked that perhaps Roy Keane's upcoming suspension might enable him to have long-awaited surgery.

Might this urgent operation be to have a brain implanted in Keane's skull?

The media is running out of adjectives to describe the actions of United's talismanic, or should that be talismaniac, leader.

It not so much a case of Keane drinking at the last-chance saloon, he has been in there so long I'm beginning to think they are operating on European licensing laws.

Even Fergie, the King Solomon of Old Trafford, had to change his tune after initially saying the foul on Jason McAteer was innocuous. It was a bit like saying Adolf Hitler was prone to impulsive actions. The United boss has now checked into Hotel Reality and fined the player heavily.

Don't get me wrong, no one can deny Keane's ability but will, as some pundits claim, domestic football be a poorer place without him?

Does our national game need someone who makes Eric Cantona look like the Angel Gabriel? Apparently, Keane seriously considered walking away from the game after being sent off against Newcastle last season but Fergie talked him out of it.

I probably speak for the majority of football fans in this country when I say that if the situation arises again, Fergie should keep his mouth firmly shut.

Well, Albion's trip to Hampshire could have been worse, but not much. I vehemently disagreed with the bar-room pundit who predicted on Sunday lunchtime that Albion will finish one place higher than last season, ie bottom of Division One. But I've no doubt this is going to be a long hard winter.

I don't think I've heard so many Albion fans draw so many positives from a 4-2 defeat. But then again, in the five-and-a-half years since he has taken over, I don't think I've heard so many supporters ask serious questions about the ability of Dick Knight to get the Albion out of this situation.

I believe, with the correct financial help, he can. But the last thing Albion need is to give their bottom eight contemporaries a head start.

The trip to Millwall this weekend could spark an Albion recovery. A fit Zamora and Kitson would certainly help. As it stands, the Lions' form is only marginally better than Brighton's and, as everyone knows, their crowd is not the most patient or understanding.

I recall the play-off semi-final of 1991. After Albion won the second leg to secure a trip to Wembley, the Millwall fans set about accepting defeat in the only way they know how. In the ensuing mini-riot, they set fire to a policeman's helmet. Thankfully, there wasn't a policeman in it at the time!

What the hell, I take Albion to win 2-1 but don't stand near any coppers.