Following a week of sensational results, a 4 – 1 win against top of the league Santos, a 4 – 0 World Club Cup victory over Crystal Palace, and then last night’s 3 – 1 win over Torino, which saw the Spanish side move into the play off zone, manager Tom Parfitt, with the backing…

Tell you what, I was a bit nervous before that game against Augsburg last week. Augsburg may well be gash, but they beat us twice last season. Obviously they’re one of those sides that raise their game for the big matches, but don’t fancy it the rest of the time. We sorted them out good…

As if you didn’t know it was coming. I say something completely fair and above board about Hamer’s side, and what do you know. We end up having a goal disallowed. That goal should have stood, and if it had, we’d have been 1 up early doors and on our way to a decent away…

Mark Gardiner, tell you something, a few performances like that from Partizan and he’ll be my gardener. He invited me up to his office for a chat after the game last night. In truth, I just wanted to go home. Belgrade is a bit fresh at the best of times, but it it full on…

Well well well. The start of another season, and time for another Top 100 FA sanctioned corporate BJ that involves everybody except Levante. What a farce that predictor poll was. Honestly, you knew who was going to win it before the first vote was cast. Let’s have a look at the results shall we? First…

Linder said it was only a friendly, so it doesn’t really matter. The fact is, it does matter, and we showed that bunch of cocksure cocky cockneys how to get the job done. Beating Palace 2 – 0, easy as pie. I’ve had more strenuous evenings at home reading my book. Friendlies don’t matter my…

Levante boss Tom Parfitt, and his beau Lana Del Rey have left sunny Spain to spend the off season in their luxurious love nest in the exotic surroundings of Merthyr Tydfil. Whilst locked away with Lana, Parfitt learned of this season’s player and manager of the year nominations. The Parfitt / Del Rey Love Nest…

As the season ends, Spanish football has been under a little scrutiny. Barcelona won the Division 1 title, but across the other 4 divisions, only Villareal, who topped division 4, had any real success. As such, the good (David Senior, Gareth Crisp) and the great (Tom Parfitt) of the Spanish club managers came together with…

Transfers. Specifically Carrick and Chong. We were in for both of them, we got neither. We had deals agreed with both. It was ready to go, and in both cases, some cheeky brown envelopes and a case of McEwans Export has turned their heads. Franks doing again no doubt, and proof once again of the…

Gav Hamer. Gav Bloody Hamer. Coming here, thinking he’s king of the hill. Apparently he’s one of the nice guys. Well he wasn’t so nice tonight. Threatening me, telling me he was going to have to put his dog down. Apparently he’s already paid the squad this week’s win bonus from his own pocket. Said…