Sure, those may be some extreme hypotheticals (although Cole says it could very well happen), environmentally minded businesspeople should heed the lesson here: You can be an activist or you can be a businessman, but if you decide to be both, you might want to think about hiring a good lawyer.

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And so while Southend had caused the odd moment of alarm - Jean-Francois Christophe headed unmarked over early in the half - few could argue the Blues did not deserve the win, although a late knee injury to Joe Cole took the gloss off a win that otherwise earned the Blues some semblance of redemption after Sunday's loss to Man Utd.

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Liverpool duo Joe Cole and Glen Johnson were overlooked, although the latter had only recently recovered from a groin injury.

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Although the Blues were much the better side in the first half, Cole's volley against the bar aside, they created few clear-cut chances.

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And although Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been a long-time admirer of Cole, a senior club source at Old Trafford said he would not be making a summer move to sign him.

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