It's simply incredible how certain managers simply won't get off the merry-go-round, no matter how ****e their performance has been. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37869895
If anything, taking a job in the Chinese Super League is getting off the merry-go-round. If any hirings deserve derision, it's either Paul Lambert being on the verge of taking over at Wolves despite his abysmal stints at Villa and Blackburn, or Tactics Tim is being courted by QPR
Didn't see this before I posted the same story on Rival Watch, but Villas-Boas didn't do badly in his last job. He left Zenit after two successful seasons, as he didn't want to stay in Russia. Won the league in the first campaign, won their Champions League group and the domestic cup in his second and finished 3rd. There were issues with the Russian government changing the rules on transfers and he wasn't happy with the club's signings. He wanted to leave a year earlier, but they wouldn't release him from his contract. I think he'll be back in Europe after a short stint in China, to be honest.
Agreed. He's a fantastic player in his own right. Tennis as an individual sport comes down so much to fine margins deciding momentum in the matches and I think he should be extremely proud of his record even if it's not quite as stellar as the others in the Big 4. I was in Chicago for the Cubs' World Series win. The city went insane.
Glad he got the number one spot but watching Murray at times is more nerve wracking than watching Spurs
I'm afraid to watch replays for fear it might turn out differently. The Cubs were down 3 games to 1, then gave up three leads in game 7. The last pitch of the series could have won the championship of North American baseball for either team. I never lost faith in the Cubs throughout the series. I was convinced, right down to the last pitch, that they would do what they needed to do to lose. Well, the harmonic convergence of Cubs and Spurs has now had half the success I hoped for. Arrieta, in my avatar, won two games and lost none in the series. On top of that, it's a miracle year for me, with 2/2 of my teams (Penguins and Cubs) champions so far. COYS!
I really don't get this type of antipathy towards him. We have a genuine sporting superstar and there aren't that many British superstars. He is less gifted than Federer, Djokovic and Nadal and has had to get to be No1 in the rankings through sheer graft and perservance. I admire the guy enormously.
Horrible news about the Tram. Must admit I didn't know there was a Tram in Croydon http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37919658
I have been waiting for hbic to appear just to confirm he is ok. I guess his daily Charlotte "routines" take precedence over that.
I used to live on the outskirts of Croydon. I've taken that tram route numerous times to have chiropractic treatment. The only previous accidents, I can remember 2 over the last 15 or so years, have involved hitting things on the line. I know a guy died when he was thrown from a bus that was hit by a tram. Apart from those, the safety record has been very good but who knows whether the euipment is replaced or serviced as was envisaged when money was more plentiful? It could be any number of things but they seem safe. Unfortunately, like all public transport in London, this tram would have pretty packed. There aren't many seats in these things. Most passengers stand. Any collision with large numbers of standing people is going to produce lots of injuries. My thoughts go out to those involved, their families and the Emergency Services who get to clear up after all such tragedies.
