Just seen a bit of an interview with Allardyce talking about his darkest hour when he lost the England job. The bit that touched me was that he said his grandchildren had to deal with it at school....I feel for them...kids can be so cruel.
Brilliant Billy!! Ps. We should try an "In-law swap".... surely can't be much worse can it? . *writes to Channel 4*
Yep. Sorry Palace but you've just achieved "my most disliked club" status, knocking Spam off that distinguished perch for the last 5 years. This is such a sad appointment. To much, to much ****ing money in football. And he stills has his £4-5M England payoff to spend
Saw this yesterday I'm yet to be convinced it's not a fake - don't think the Everton tag at the top is actually attached.
Just seen this on BBC Sport - shows how good our 2nd half of the season was last year! Although of course they're only mentionoing CPalace's dismal drop instead
Well maybe it was being self-employed for twenty-five years, with no holiday pay, no sick pay, constantly chasing clients for money in time to pay my bills, remortgaging my house and having my pension fund denuded by Gordon Brown, which has made me look with overly rose-tinted spectacles at the pressure of Premier League management. Pressure, in my book, is not knowing if you can pay a bill or keep your house. I'd take the abuse of a few thousand football fans in exchange for never having to worry about the really important things in life. Well maybe it was being self-employed for twenty-five years, with no holiday pay, no sick pay, constantly chasing clients for money in time to pay my bills, remortgaging my house and having my pension fund denuded by Gordon Brown, which has made me look with overly rose-tinted spectacles at the pressure of Premier League management. Pressure, in my book, is not knowing if you can pay a bill or keep your house. I'd take the abuse of a few thousand football fans in exchange for never having to worry about the really important things in life ever again. I notice how many times these poor, pressured managers return to lucrative posts despite the intolerable conditions they work under- maybe it's the multi-million pound handshakes they receive when they leave....as they know they will, inevitably. One of England's greatest ever managers (well, the greatest) put it into perspective, when he took his "pressured" team to the local coalmine in order to show them men under real pressure.
Can't both these teams lose today please. But, if I have to hang my hat, I'm with the Hornets, so thank you Christian, that pen was crap!
Troy is on a £50K per week, five year deal. Lost a bit of hunger perhaps. (don't look like it though!)
