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Saturday, April 22, 2006

Big Day

What do we mean, Big Day? Well, read on ...

Big day in that, Arsenal will now not come 4th (Arsenal fans will re-read this with glee if by end of season they actually have!) and Chelsea will not win the domestic double.

More importantly though, I think that the Arsenal situation will end up with them being in the UEFA Cup next season (don't think they will beat Barcelona in the final of the Champions League if they get there) and that a significant chink has been found in Jose armor. The chink is that, tactically, he is not up there with the greats.

So, what does this all mean. Well my prediction is that Arsenal will do better in the long term for taking a backward step. Wenger has a unbelievably talented crop of youngsters at the club who may do well to have a season where they win the UEFA Cup.

The Chelsea situation will ultimately lead to Jose not quite being able to deliver what the money can bring. He is the "special one" and what he has done for the club will live long in the memory. But, ultimately, he may not deliver. The real question is, based upon the expectancy, could anyone?

Thursday, April 13, 2006

England manager or flavour of the month?

Can the FA seriously be considering Steve McClaren for the England manager's job? Don't get me wrong, I think McClaren is good and overall have a very good record in the game, but England manager! Come on!

The real irony is that since Middlesborough started hitting some sort of form (bearing in mind the level they should be at, based upon the personnel they have) McClaren's name has been back at near the top of the list.

When Middlesborough were getting beaten 7-0 by Arsenal his name seemed to be somewhere near the bottom of the list. Now Middlesborough have won a few (credit where credit is due in Europe though) he seems to be at the top again.

Is this really the best way to decide who will manage the national team (for our national game)?

Monday, April 10, 2006

Rooney - Betfair?

Does anyone really care if Rooney bets?

I think the main question we should ask is "has he bet on England to win the World Cup"?

If he has, we have to then decide (based upon his supposed betting record) if this is a good or a bad thing?