 Sunday 11 May ~
Avram Grant risked a joke yesterday, saying that he would prefer the Premier League title to be decided by a play-off. Although, he added, this really is the method used, "the one I prefer", to decide the Serie A winners and other issues in Italy when teams are tied on points. Sky TV will of course be delighted that the championship and two of three relegation places will be decided in the 38th round of fixtures. Indeed, if would be surprising if end-of-season play-offs were not one of the items raised in the discussion between club chairmen that led to the notorious Game 39 proposal, pushed by the PL chief executive Richard Scudamore a few months ago. |
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 Saturday 10 May ~
Whatever happens to Crystal Palace in the Championship play-offs, you can be sure that Neil Warnock will have plenty to say about it. Much of his post-match comments, either after the sem-final against Bristol City or the final at Wembley, will revolve around the fact that he knows many people don't like him but, guess what, he doesn't care. This outlook is also useful to him in firing up his teams. Whatever he does, it seems to work. |
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 Friday 9 May ~
Last night, QPR's Luigi de Canio became the first manager to be sacked since the end of the regular Football League season. He claimed to have been “stunned” by his dismissal but that seems unlikely given that QPR have been inked with a long list of high-profile managers and players, including Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo, over the past couple of months. On taking over the club, chairman Flavio Briatore commented that he and his co-owners, Bernie Ecclestone and Lakshmi Mittal, “want to have some fun”. This may have sounded harmless to him but it may yet prove to be a chilling prophecy. |
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Scottish football 2007/8 (part 2) ~ As I watched last night's fiasco from Ibrox on Setanta, I realised that David Murray was right when he said Scottish football is a laughing stock. I hope Murray will speak up in defence of Craig Levein when he appears in front of the tribunal to explain his post match commemts.
If Mike McCurry isn't biased, then he should obviously be suspended for not knowing how to do his job. Posted by Melbourne Arab 11-05-2008 Go to thread |
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