SO Mark Hughes left Fulham because he thought he should be at a bigger/better club - and becaue they could not match his ambitions.
What a bloody big head! Old Sparky used to be one of my heroes in the 80s but he has gone down in my estimation now.
Just what has he done as a manager to make him think he is so good?
He has won nothing and Roberto Mancini is doing a much better job at Man City.
Hughes did well with Wales and kept Blackburn up and led Fulham to 8th spot in the league - a place lower than previous incumbent Roy Hodgson!
I would be amazed if Chelsea go for him - has he proved he can handle big-name, big ego players like Terry and Lampard?
And Aston Villa? Surely they would be better off with the man Hughes seems to think he is as good as...the man who is top notch and who doesn't need to shout about it...yes, DAVID MOYES...although I would imagine Everton fans would, quite rightly, have something to say about that!
Monday, June 6, 2011
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - MARTIN RUSHENT
Very sad to hear the great Martin Rushent has died.
I came to know him when I worked for what used to be Melody Maker in Sheffield in the 1980s.
He produced one of the great albums of all time - The Human League's DARE.
From that album came one of the seminal pop singles ever - the brilliant Don't You Want Me, which came to encapsulate the era for me and which remains one of my favourite (if not the) of all time.
RIP Martin - and thanks for the great memories...
I came to know him when I worked for what used to be Melody Maker in Sheffield in the 1980s.
He produced one of the great albums of all time - The Human League's DARE.
From that album came one of the seminal pop singles ever - the brilliant Don't You Want Me, which came to encapsulate the era for me and which remains one of my favourite (if not the) of all time.
RIP Martin - and thanks for the great memories...
Thursday, June 2, 2011
MAN UTD - A MESSAGE OF HOPE AFTER THE BARCA DESPAIR
If you are a Utd fan, thought you might enjoy this message of hope - brought about via an interchange between two loyal Utd supporters the Monday after the 3-1 loss to Barca at Wembley...
'JOHN'
Can't really believe I'm daring to ask this, and I am feeling very low, but I will: Has SAF reached the end of the road? He is the greatest manager on these shores. But, even if he kept plugging away for the next ten years, would he overcome Barca? Even when the likes of Xavi and Iniesta have packed it in they will still have enough to shaft us (cos Messi will still be there) ...unless the Glazers dig deep. And we know the answer to that, don't we?
God, I feel gutted today. Awful, awful, awful
'MIKE'
Morning John...a sickener, yes, but not the end of the road (or the world). We keep the faith and believe...remember those dark days of 2004 and 2005? When we finished third in both seasons behind Arsenal in 04 and Chelsea in 05? When it looked like we might never win the league again as the Abramovich era truly kicked in? When Chelsea had money to blow and United looked to be in decline under the parsimonious new dawn of the Glazers? When all that was confirmed by Chelsea retaining the league title in 06?
When Fergie was being abused by his own fans - and Chelsea looked unbeatable?
What happened next? Somehow Fergie breathed new life into his team - and Manchester United miraculously won the title in 07, 08 and 09...and the Champions League in 08!
OK, Barca are good - brilliant, in fact - but they haven't yet experienced a rocky run. Messi has never been sidelined for a long spell with injury. Eventually their luck with injuries will run out - how would they cope if Messi, Xavi and Iniesta were out? Let's wait and see. They have been incredibly lucky but their luck will run out - and look how Chelsea struggled when Lampard was out injured.
If they suffered injuries in midfield, how would the defence cope if they were under siege? Barca are also not that good in central defence...how would Pique cope with sustained attacks?
We know they have the best team in the world, but do they have the best squad - do they have men capable of coming in to do the same job as Messi and Co?
Plus Fergie will already be plotting how to strengthen the team. Basically, Giggs and Carrick were not strong enough to cope with Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. There is an argument that we would have been better off with the bustle, hustle and pace of Fletcher and Anderson.
We have already set up a deal for Ashley Young and if we could get Luka Modric or Wesley Schneider, we would be stronger and more able to have a go. Plus Valencia and Chicharito will get better - they froze at Wembley, and our new keeper will hopefully be sharper than VDS was (he should have at least stopped the Messi goal).
For all their possession they only beat us by two goals - and one of those should have been saved.
I am confident Fergie will sort it and we will be back - just as we came back in 2007after it looked like Chelsea would dominate. Keep the faith!
PS I also believe Mourinho could well derail Barca next season - you never know, it could be us v Real Madrid in Munich come May 2012!
'JOHN'
Can't really believe I'm daring to ask this, and I am feeling very low, but I will: Has SAF reached the end of the road? He is the greatest manager on these shores. But, even if he kept plugging away for the next ten years, would he overcome Barca? Even when the likes of Xavi and Iniesta have packed it in they will still have enough to shaft us (cos Messi will still be there) ...unless the Glazers dig deep. And we know the answer to that, don't we?
God, I feel gutted today. Awful, awful, awful
'MIKE'
Morning John...a sickener, yes, but not the end of the road (or the world). We keep the faith and believe...remember those dark days of 2004 and 2005? When we finished third in both seasons behind Arsenal in 04 and Chelsea in 05? When it looked like we might never win the league again as the Abramovich era truly kicked in? When Chelsea had money to blow and United looked to be in decline under the parsimonious new dawn of the Glazers? When all that was confirmed by Chelsea retaining the league title in 06?
When Fergie was being abused by his own fans - and Chelsea looked unbeatable?
What happened next? Somehow Fergie breathed new life into his team - and Manchester United miraculously won the title in 07, 08 and 09...and the Champions League in 08!
OK, Barca are good - brilliant, in fact - but they haven't yet experienced a rocky run. Messi has never been sidelined for a long spell with injury. Eventually their luck with injuries will run out - how would they cope if Messi, Xavi and Iniesta were out? Let's wait and see. They have been incredibly lucky but their luck will run out - and look how Chelsea struggled when Lampard was out injured.
If they suffered injuries in midfield, how would the defence cope if they were under siege? Barca are also not that good in central defence...how would Pique cope with sustained attacks?
We know they have the best team in the world, but do they have the best squad - do they have men capable of coming in to do the same job as Messi and Co?
Plus Fergie will already be plotting how to strengthen the team. Basically, Giggs and Carrick were not strong enough to cope with Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. There is an argument that we would have been better off with the bustle, hustle and pace of Fletcher and Anderson.
We have already set up a deal for Ashley Young and if we could get Luka Modric or Wesley Schneider, we would be stronger and more able to have a go. Plus Valencia and Chicharito will get better - they froze at Wembley, and our new keeper will hopefully be sharper than VDS was (he should have at least stopped the Messi goal).
For all their possession they only beat us by two goals - and one of those should have been saved.
I am confident Fergie will sort it and we will be back - just as we came back in 2007after it looked like Chelsea would dominate. Keep the faith!
PS I also believe Mourinho could well derail Barca next season - you never know, it could be us v Real Madrid in Munich come May 2012!
MICHAEL OWEN - THE FUTURE FOR MAN UTD?
After the humbling United suffered at Wembley at the hands of Barca, most Utd fans I know were looking for a sign from Fergie of how he intended to get closer to the Catalans next season.
A big signing - a la Modric, Sneijder, or even a semi major one like Ashley Young - would have appeared the perfect antitode to lift spirits.
Especially as just days after the defeat at Wembley, Paul Scholes announced he was off into the Chadderton sunset.
So all I heard was a collective groan of despair - and disbelief - when Fergie trumpeted the signing of...Michael Owen...or at least his re-signing for another year.
Is this a warning of things to come? That a bloke who has lost a yard of pace will still be vital as Utd try to make up ground on Barca? Are the Glazers still refusing to let go of the purse strings?
Surely Fergie would have been wiser to have allowed Owen to go to Aston Villa - and let Danny Welbeck have his chance if Utd are short of money? A depressing start to the new world after the Barca hiding for Man Utd fans...
A big signing - a la Modric, Sneijder, or even a semi major one like Ashley Young - would have appeared the perfect antitode to lift spirits.
Especially as just days after the defeat at Wembley, Paul Scholes announced he was off into the Chadderton sunset.
So all I heard was a collective groan of despair - and disbelief - when Fergie trumpeted the signing of...Michael Owen...or at least his re-signing for another year.
Is this a warning of things to come? That a bloke who has lost a yard of pace will still be vital as Utd try to make up ground on Barca? Are the Glazers still refusing to let go of the purse strings?
Surely Fergie would have been wiser to have allowed Owen to go to Aston Villa - and let Danny Welbeck have his chance if Utd are short of money? A depressing start to the new world after the Barca hiding for Man Utd fans...
Thursday, May 19, 2011
DAVID BOWIE
Really great to see the Thin White Duke looking well in Manhattan last week at a party hosted by Rhiannon.
I had heard grim stories that Bowie was having treatment for this and that in NYC and that friends were very worried about his state of health.
Those rumours were fuelled by David becoming a virtual recluse in his apartment.
But now we have the proof that he is still OK - great news - he is, in my humble opinion, the greatest music legend ever...along with Lennon. Long may you continue to reign, Ziggy!
PS Any chance of one final legendary tour, David??
I had heard grim stories that Bowie was having treatment for this and that in NYC and that friends were very worried about his state of health.
Those rumours were fuelled by David becoming a virtual recluse in his apartment.
But now we have the proof that he is still OK - great news - he is, in my humble opinion, the greatest music legend ever...along with Lennon. Long may you continue to reign, Ziggy!
PS Any chance of one final legendary tour, David??
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Man City want Drogba, Tevez to Chelsea?
Another 'highly possible' move is that of Didier Drogba to Man City in the summer - with the Blues 'very keen' to take Carlos Tevez to London to partner Torres.
Ashley Young to Man Utd, Scott Parker to Arsenal
Have heard from good sources that Villa's Ashley Young will join Man Utd this summer, with Nani possibly departing.
Also that Scott Parker will become one of the few players over 30 Arsene Wenger will deign to sign - and that the Arsenal boss (along with Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish) is interested in Villa's Nigel Reo-Coker, who is available on a free transfer this summer.
Also that Scott Parker will become one of the few players over 30 Arsene Wenger will deign to sign - and that the Arsenal boss (along with Liverpool's Kenny Dalglish) is interested in Villa's Nigel Reo-Coker, who is available on a free transfer this summer.
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