His managerial career is a trainwreck, too The only job he's lasted longer than six months in was the Romania U21s
Man City have been fined £1.08m for repeated late kick-offs and restarts after the break. I think that they got done for it last season, too. Not sure if it's an actual tactic or not, but it seems strange if it isn't.
Lyon have been relegated because of their substantial debt. They can appeal the decision, though. The whole thing sounds like a real mess. Their ownership is still tied up with Palace's. Textor's attempt to sell his shares might free them up, but relegation would too, I think.
They have appealed though. They will no doubt set forward some complex arguments and fail to miss the most obvious one. All they have to do is rename themselves "Chelsea" and then the authorities will be so mystified by their completely obvious fraud that they will let them off immediately.
The beeb are reporting that the arse have agreed a deal with Norgaard , no surprise as I couldn't see Brentford allowing us to raid their playing staff as well as the manager and backroom staff but if the reported fee is £15 million that is a bargain
Yesterday the quoted figure when we were linked with him was £35m IIRC Would have made a lot of sense in a Scott Parker-like way to have him as a bridge while Archie grows into the role, has to be said
Brentford have appointed Keith Andrews as Thomas Frank's successor. He joined the club last season as their set-piece coach, which they were very good at, to be fair. He's been given a three-year deal.
