Forever Delayed

So the EURO 2008 is upon us.

I'm throwing my weight behind Spain. Not because they tore Russia apart this afternoon, but because they are going to bottle it sooner or later.

Also Marcel Desailly is the finest football summarizer there is, he is not objective in the slightest. Especially when it comes to France, the pain that man goes through when France constantly screw it up is entertainment supreme. Shaking his head and decrying everything that they do as Tony Gubba stands there, mic in hand, nodding with all the years of his BBC training ingrained into him like his own DNA.

ITV's coverage is naff as always. They are always try to be so cool. It's like a painful attempt to be one of those old U.S. interview shows with the Jazz intros and constant smoking.

Except it's with Steve Ryder, Harry Redknapp and Bolo Fucking Zenden.

ITV....For shame.

Exciting times.

It's the close season and the whole world goes crazy with various managers and players deciding "yep, i've had a good run and it's time I tried my luck down the road".

Mark Hughes being numero uno at the moment having decided that he's worked enough miracles at Blackburn and Chelsea and Man City are circling like Alien Spaceships awaiting to abduct cattle from the american midwest. Chelsea are also after Carlo Ancellotti, Which would feel like a strange choice to me but he did manage Shevchenko all them years and no doubt this is Romans persistant quest to find a manager who will play his mate and make him score goals. Wherevever he ends up, he's going to have a big bag marked "SWAG" ready to spend on players.

Christ "ian" o'ronaldo will no doubt spend the entire summer umming and ahhing before finally agreeing a huge contract that the devil himself could create in his soul selling ventures.

That Ramsey kid from Cardiff is involved in a tug of war between Arsenal and Man Utd. So basically wherever he ends up he's just going to be sat on the bench for a few years yawning.

Also, I can't see what the big fuss about Making Lord Beckham captain again. It was trinidad for heavens sake, fun though it was, it was a makeshift england team against a bunch of CHampionship players.

All this and we're only one week away from EURO 2008. Throwing all my weight behind behind Spain, just because they're like England and underperform wildly.

also, Midnight Football and Robot Football are coming.

Look Busy.

The word you are looking for is ABJECT!!!

And so here we are...

Another play off and another wembley visit and yet another staggering lack of performance.

The commentary was all Doncaster, I can't remember hearing Beckfords name once.

So it's League One again and it's going to be as hard without doubt.

Oh and poor old Avram Grant has been given the boot. I imagine some superstar foreign manager will be flown in to take the reigns.

Only to be told what players to buy and how to play etc...

End o season

So that's that.

Football is over. For 2 weeks. How will we cope.

Cracking end to the season all in all, it's a shame someone had to lose really especially Chelsea as they had played really well second half.

I have been incredibly busy recently and I am going to try to post some 101's soon. Hopefully on BH monday...

prepare yourselves.

quite exciting.

Football has been quite exciting recently.

Mind you I suppose it always is at this end of the season, you just forget having to sit through all the pre amble.

The all english Champions League Final. It's Rocky IV all over again.

And I accidentally caught the last few minutes of the Rangers vs Fiorentina match. Any more tense and it would have been that Flood on ITV.

Fulham flatly refuse to go quietly and are insisting that Fulham equivalent Reading go down. Reading seem all to happy to oblige at the minute by not scoring for six weeks.

Yet more Tumult at Leeds, the powers that be deciding that continually kicking our ass is fair. Never mind, lets draw a line under this and win the playoffs shall we. GaryMac super massive.

And Leicester were the odd one out in the ole relegato fest in the Championship. Can't help but thinking 27,000 managers in two weeks is what sunk them.

So anyway, I'll hopefully post a 101 soon...

Number 11: Have at least one crazy person at your club.

Apologies for being so sporadic of late, but i've been very busy.

No 11 is inspired the madness that is Liverpool and Chelsea. Okay, Liverpool have had another myer season, although it may come good with another Champions League. So still all to play for, so what does one of their owners do, Tom "Bill" Hicks gets off his horse, drinks his milk and shouts "Parry, This underachieving football club isn't big enough for the both of us."

Days after that rather thrilling match at anfield. Where they won! Can't help but wonder if there is a fundamental lack of understanding vis a vis the old football. Still good luck liverpool, tearing yourself apart in public can only you do you good. Hasn't hurt heather mills or pete doherty.

Chelsea meanwhile have Avram Grant. DO NOT SACK HIM. He is the closest thing to Inspector Dreyfuss from the Pink Panther movies I have ever seen. That mental press conference. "I have no message"

I can see him now in his office, Steve Clarke at his side like that bloke in the films, trying to light a cigarette with a gun and twitching uncontrollably at the mention of the special one, Shevchenko or Tal Ben Haim, oh and winning a trophy.

So crazy people are the way forward.

Arsenal? William Gallas. Pure Genius. and of course the mighty jens.
Reading? Stephen Hunt, Bikey.
Man City? Step forward Stephen Ireland.

Etc. Etc.

Derby and Newcastle. And Man U.

I can't remember i've stated this on here or not but I will again.

Sacking Billy Davies at Derby was the most pointless decision ever. The reason Derby were rock bottom was the fact the team was filled with shitkickers from the championship. They kind of smashed and grabbed their way to the premier league and they got pummelled when they didn't really bring in any new players. Which Billy couldn't do.

So obviously sack the guy who's got you there and get in Paul Jewell (whose mind is clearly on other things) get a new board and spunk all their money on some foreigners no-one has ever heard of. Oh and some workshy ones we have.

Every week PJ goes on the telly and shakes his head and says "that's the worst i've seen them". Stop worrying about your bedroom camera angles and sort it out then. You've had a while.

In other news. Newcastle. I've already said on here that they looked alright, they just needed to stop spannering chances. And within a few weeks they have and they've got 3 wins in a row. TILT! That Michael Owen. Finished.

More News.

Does anyone else think this Man U defensive crisis is flim flammery? I do. They've lost vidic but I sense ole Sir is putting a fake cast on Rio's boot to give the others something to think about.