BELGIUM FOOTBALL WRITERS AWARDS A hugely entertaining evening took place this weekend at the exclusive ‘Manhole’ club in downtown Brussels as the top players and coaches from Belgium’s three Top 100 clubs gathered for the seasonal ‘Belgium football writers, manager of the season’ award for season 2.  The award was presented to Anderlecht’s Prince Michael…

Parfitt heartbroken as Lana Del Rey asks PMW ‘Doesn’t he play for Status Quo??’

Languishing in Division Three is tough for Monaco…a small principality with a history of punching well above its weight and now it would seem that once again it has found its feet. Matchday 5 in the Crepe Cup and after all the hype and inevitability that many thought would see Division One side Lyon romp…

So there you are, chugging along in France with the inevitability of Lyon’s dominance and then suddenly out of nowhere…BOOM (copyright Jurgen Klopp 2016) At the Parc des Princes in front of 11,056 supporters, Monaco, the Division Three side with a Golden Bear in charge decided to unleash their Golden Bollocks on Gary Naylor’s PSG side.  An even…

Just when you though French sides had decided to numb each other into submission and allow top dogs Lyon to march on as their standard bearer it all came alive last night as match-day three took hold. Crowds increased as interest rose and those who attended last night saw a bit of fire enter the…

Match-day two arrived in France’s version of the Group of Death with much anticipation…it disappears into the rear view mirror of history with Lyon manager Giovanni Cabrioli struggling to see his three opponents anywhere in his wake. Two games played, two wins and the rest of the field now battling for scraps…that is the tale…

Four teams with history, class, panache and a hint of Joie de vivre began the battle last night to take French pride into the later rounds of the Regional Cup. Forever battling the opinion of the French as Surrender Monkeys there would be no better way for the clubs to dispel that slant than by…