NEW MAN AT THE HELM AT COVENTRY CITY

At a very short Press conference hosted by Chief Executive Steve Waggott
 the club introduced the new manager Mark Deadman.

Thiago Motta to Yeovil Town!



Yeovil Town FC are today pleased to announce the signing of ITALY international Thiago Motta from Italian Giants AS Roma for £7.8m.

Thiago Motta: born 28 August 1982) is a professional footballer who played for French champions Paris Saint-Germain, Italian Giants AC Milan and AS Roma.

He spent his early Soccer Manager Career at PSG before moving to AC Milan and then onto AS Roma

With a club league attendance record of 118 Games 8 Goals and 8 Assists, he will be looking to improve on that at Yeovil FC.

Born in Brazil, Motta is also a citizen of dual nationality due to his ancestry.

Game of the week Preview: Game Week 8

SKY GAME OF THE WEEK - MATCHDAY 7

BLACKPOOL ................. 1
BRISTOL CITY ............... 1


Last season, Division 3 was all about Bristol City. They were the standout side in a league that was keenly contested and had attracted it's fair share of talented players. Their points total of 105 was bettered only by York City, who won Division 5 with one point more. City won the league by 19 points which is impressive by anyone's standards.

Golden Bear the man for York

279 Saturday Show - Episode 4

The Managers this week are enjoying Macedonian delicacies brought by Razzaque

The Doctor – "Welcome to Episode 4 of the 279 Saturday Show, I am your host, some call me the Lord of Time, others The Plymouth Protector, others The Man who failed to Take Brazil to a World Cup… but most call me The Doctor. Today I am joined in the studio by 3 people making their debuts in the studio… Gino (Derby), Malcolm (Oxford) and Razzaque (Forest Green)."

Game of the week Preview: Game Week 7

SKY GAME OF THE WEEK

WEST HAM UNITED................... 1
MANCHESTER CITY.................. 1


Since Season 2 West Ham and Manchester City have been two of the most consistent teams in the league recently with both teams finishing in the top 8 each season except for Season 3 when West Ham finished in a lowly 16th.

A View from the Bosses Chair

Frank Hirst & Tranmere Rovers have endured a terrible start to this league campaign and are currently sitting in 17th position in the league table with only 1 win in 6 this season and only goal difference ahead of bottom of the league. Who would have thought, after that fateful night at Wembley when Totti & co were lifting the SMFA Champions Cup trophy that they would be suffering from a case of the 'Dortmunds'!?

Cozy Coupe Cup – UPDATE

After 5 games so far in this seasons Cozy Coupe Cup – 3 stories for you all:

Korean identity crisis

MOTD Episode 2 Preview

SKY GAME OF THE WEEK

STOKE CITY .......................... 0
MANCHESTER UNITED ........ 1


At the best of times Manchester United are the team everybody wants to beat but to start this season as champions has made sure that every other side in Division 1 will go that extra mile, have that extra yard in their pace, have that extra bit of determination in their dressing room to take the scalp of arguably the most famous name in world football. Last season they won the title by eight points but they know that to repeat that this season, they will have to try twice as hard.

279 Saturday Show - Episode 3

279 Saturday team for this week

The Doctor: “Welcome everyone to the second ‘279 Saturday Show’ the show for the 279 Managers to discuss 279, the Super Seven, Cozy Coupe Cup and all things SM. I am your host, The Doctor and today we are joined by the man who is less popular that me (according to the poll) JV (Leeds) and two managers making their debuts on the show Daniel Innes (Wycombe) and Reg Robinson (Kidderminister), welcome guys.”

Daniel: “Thanks Doc, it feeling great to be here”

JV: “Nice glasses Reg, Specsavers?”

Reg: “Yes mate. Great deals there… more pairs of glasses there than 10k players at Hereford.”

Hereford United team pic season 6 - unfortunately not all 210 players could fit

The Doctor: “Reg – you first - Last week we had Roy (Lincoln) in the studio and he claimed that you love pies? Were you offended by these comments? Do you feel that he is trying to unsettle your players as he feels you are a huge threat to his own ambitions this season?”
Reg: “Offended! Absolutely not. I love a good pie me. Not as much as Chubby or Gino it appears from the Daily Star though. Chicken and Mushroom is my favourite. If he (Roy) feels the need to unsettle our squad this early on in the season so be it but I think he needs to look at his own squad instead of his fridge to be honest. John, so Friday night’s European adventures for your Leeds sides? Are the lads enjoying these cultural trips? First one was last night coincidentally to Basel with trips to Alkmaar and Villareal to come have you done you research? Any team bonding trips planned? Did you do any yodelling for example pre-match in Switzerland?”

JV: “To be fair Reg we are approaching this competition in as light hearted a manner as PWM approaches his relationships. It is not in our interest to take this too seriously, the Championship is the priority this season… so anything that happens in the Euro games will be a bonus, I plan to mix it with a lot of the youth lads getting games so that we keep the first team squad as fresh as possible for the league matches… some think this approach may actually end up with ourselves doing well inadvertently… we will give each game a go and enjoy the sights on our travels, rather like having a mini break or two… I’m looking forward to a trip around the vineyards of Spain and the lads cannot wait to visit the cheese market at Alkmaar… its world famous you know. The Basel trip from last night incorporated a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts… I am quite the artist you know Daniel.”

JV and Tom De Sutter at the Museum of Art in Basel yesterday afternoon

The Doctor: “Do you like most managers Dan incorporate the 279 Saturday Show into your players pre-match preparation to get them fired up etc? If not what do you normally get the lads to do?”

Daniel: “To be fair Doc we have a few pre-match rules, but mostly it is about getting the team to relax, watch a few episodes (or read) Game of Thrones and strictly no sex within 24 hours of the match, aside from that anything goes.”

JV: “Game of Thrones? Is Frank in that? Can you get that on Betamax?”

Daniel: “Reg, Division 5, Grant at Cambridge who so cruelly missed out on promotion last season have been backed by many as the favourites for promotion this season, however with Grimsby, yoursleves and Lincoln all in the fight do you feel that you can maintain your good start? And are you actually friends with Roy at Lincoln?”

Reg: “I reckon its close this season, many have improved greatly. As you say, Lincoln, Cambridge and ourselves are strong. I do not think you can rule out Barnet or a couple of others ether. As for my friendship with Roy, we spoke, nothing major, but a mutual admiration for each other, but he never sent me that pie from last week’s show! Doc, tell us about Division 3 so far this season? Who is doing well? Who is struggling? You need not tell us what the future hold unless you feel it noteworthy?”

The Doctor: “Well for me the Preston boss is doing an amazing job, I actually tipped them for the drop and can’t see them maintaining this momentum but will enjoy watching them if they do, they kinda remind me of us last year, other than that Crewe look a bit of alright. Daniel, Ake and Odegaard? Two big players for Wycombe and Adams Park? How are they fitting it? Ake of course on loan from Kun Aguero at Liverpool? Do you find that Ake has a big ego like his club manager?”

Daniel: “Everyone is the same, football is a team game and we would not be any better with 1 world class player. John, I have a great question… How did you convince the Drogba to leave Universitario de Deportes and the South American lifestyle for one last challenge at Leeds and Elland Road of all places?”

JV: “Ah Didier… yes a man of great stature and not too bad a footballer if you ask me… he came to Leeds knowing that he will be the main man and to give Leeds a ‘giant’ boost in our promotion aspirations… he is a man of heart and believes he can help fire this great club back to the big time. It is possible (as he has a clause in his contract) that he may become a the future Cultural Director of the club… he too is looking forward to our trip to Alkmaar… hahahaha… damn good guitar player too, we have been gamming together on the team coach… hahaha… I think I’ve said enough… King Drog… there is a song there somewhere.”

Reg: “Doc, I see that Razzaque the Mighty (also Razzaque the Great) has had a difficult start to life in the Forest and keeps babbling on about Dark Magic?  Can he hack the pressures of Division Three, I mean I know that he is sitting here on the wall as the World Cup wining manager… but World Cup v Division Three big challenge for Sherief?”

The Doctor: “I think he will be ok, his squad is good enough to stay in the division and he’s only been beaten once, he could do with a good 85ish rated keeper and cb if I was to be critical but I’ll go no further than that as joo joo can be a powerful enemy on this side of the universe.”

JV: “Dan, a final question for you? You arrived at Wycombe on a cold January in 2015 and have since become their longest serving manager in history? How long to you envisage staying? Is there a long-term project goal?”

Daniel: “I love Adams Park and Wycombe there is so much to do in this place for example. I plan to stay as long as is necessary and have no plans to move on in the near future.”

The Doctor: “Great stuff Daniel, Reg, Final question for you, you managed to bring in Teixeira from Tranmere (great signing by the way) there was a story of a bust up at a local Take-Away joint in the Kidderminster Times between him and Cuvelier, what happened?”

Reg: “Yeah, great signing thanks, Tex had been great, can’t remember when he is from but what a signing at this level? Surprised he was available to be honest, he is undeniably one of our best player. As for the bust up… first I have heard of it… there was quite a queue at the Drive-Tru at Maccy’s so I was late… didn’t see a thing… I do love Maccy’s but no one said anything to me… Might have missed it as I was dedicating my time to my Mcflurry!”

Local Drive Thru where the alleged bust-up took place

Daniel: “Doctor… Danny (Daniel) Rose at Yeovil (Division 3) and his megastar striker, Villa, great start… but Villa injured for 3 weeks… 6 games… Did you have anything to do with this? Coincidence Doctor?”

Reg: “Seems quite odd Doc?”

The Doctor: “Haha, sorry no this was way out of my hands I’m afraid, all I can say is that’s what you get for signing players with zimmer frames and bus passes… JV have you got your bus pass yet?”

JV: “Ya cheeky git… No I haven’t… but Drogba’s is in the post so I am told…”

Reg: “John, During the World Cup after Portugal’s failure to beat Chile and crash out at the Group Stage on the 279 Punidts show you had the audacity to call Beddows a failure? Care you explain? Are you all friends again? Do you anticipate meeting him again next season?”

JV: “Beddows and meself have had a couple of spats! Failure is not a word I like to incorporate into my vocabulary… so a bit of needle ensued with he called me a f***ure… I let him have it, bloody idiot! Though it is fair to say that we have called a temporary truce reminiscent to the Korean ceasefire that has stood since the 1950’s… But in all fairness I’m looking forward to waving to him as we pass him on our way to the top division later this year… then we will know what a bloody failure is! Hahahahahahah!”

Daniel:  “Super Seven lads… we all had a go this week?… 100 SM credits!”

The Doctor: “I had a go but I am not willing to disclose my choice…. But WC pundit Lee Reynolds (Peterborough) phoned Beddows who phoned Kinnear, who text Hirst and who emailed PMW who whatsapped me to tell me of Clive Short’s predictions:

Leicester 1 Liverpool 2, Fulham 1 West Ham 3, Sheff Wed 2 Southampton 2, Dirty Leeds 1 Boro 1, Bournemouth 0 Shrews 2, Wycombe 0 Mansfield 2, Barrow 3 Aldershot 1!

That’s all we have time for today. Look forward to seeing you all next week… when we might have 2 more first time pundit virgins!”

REMEMBER IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GO ON THE SUPER SEVEN – MESSAGE FRANK BEFORE 8pm TONIGHT…

FRIDAY PRESS

Papa Gino's MOTD Preview

Buss Busts Prince

Brazilian Buss has taken a few weeks to settle in Blackburn but tonight all of the pieces of the puzzle, a puzzle with as many grains of sand as the Copacobana beach came together as Buss Henrique powered Blackburn to a 3-2 victory against Newcastle, a side who qualified for the SMFA Champions League last season.

PMW swimming with the other pundits during The World Cup

Club legend Nils Petersen was dropped to the bench in favour of Jordan Ayew but it was the combination of Buss and Bertolacci who destroyed Newcastle early on. Ashley Young looked lost and devoid of ideas as PMW shouted instructions in Spanish and Catalan from the bench.

Despite the Newcastle fans persisting with the 'There is only one Jimmy S******' song directed at one particular Blackburn star that said star came close to extending their lead.

Newcastle did come back into the game but it was another South American, the great Emanuel Rivas who scored a 3rd to put the game beyond PMW and see his Toon Army sink to bottom of the table.

Could PMW take Newcastle down?

Cambridge

Game 4 saw Cambridge United host Wrexham at the Abbey Stadium. Manager Grant Cameron made 2 changes to his team from match day 43 of the current season. Out went the injured Harve Kage and and an unfit Marko Poletanovic, their replacements were Tom Champion and Edisson Jordanov.

The match had an attendance of 2245, the full time result was 2-1 to the home team, the goals came from Russel Teibert and Dudu Biton. the goals were assisted by tom Champion and Dudu Biton. the man of the match award was given to Dudu Biton.

Manager Grant Cameron was delighted with the way his side played and that the changes made to the team seemed to allow for more creativity in the attacking areas of the pitch. 

On a sour note center Back Shane Duffy will face a late fitness test ahead of the away trip to Southport due to a swollen ankle he picked up during tonight's game.

After tonight's results Cambridge United moved from 11th in the league to 6th now having 8 points from a possible 12 and still unbeaten in the league.

Full Match Statistics

Cambridge United vs Wrexham

Possession %

60%-40%

Total Shots

25-8

Shots on Target

13-4

Corners

12-1

Yellow Cards

0-2

Red Cards

0-0

Cozy Coupe Cup: Results: Gameday 1

Please find below the results from Gameday 1 of the Cozy Coupe Cup. Both Tottenham and Swansea failed to set their teams properly and as a result automatically lost the game and were given -1 point and a 6-0 defeat.

Player of the Round - El Haddadi (Lincoln City)

Manager of the Round - Sherief Razzaque (Forest Green Rovers)

The table is now updated on the relevant page as well and reflects the - points for the relevant team. So the table on the blog is correct - within the GW incorrect.

Cozy Coupe Cup: Results: Gameday 1

Kidderminster Harriers J.EDUARDO 21 J.TEIXEIRA 79	2	Oxford United   S.SPIERINGS 8	1
Bristol City S.BERAHINO 70 C.N'JIE 75	2	Wycombe Wanderers   M.ODEGAARD 81	1
Blackburn Rovers J.RYBACKI 68	1	Cambridge United   E.JORDANOV 83	1
Peterborough United J.WARD-PROWSE 8	1	Forest Green Rovers   M.DJURICIN 3 F.RICCI 32 G.BIGIRIMANA 39 J.BRANDT 50	4
Tranmere Rovers N.SCHULZ 38	1	Hull City   T.JEDVAJ 55 J.KOUASSI 84	2
Leeds United E.PULGAR 18 C.LIPOVAC 48	2	Derby County S.MCDONALD 59, 78	2
Liverpool L.NAHUEL 3 P.COUTINHO 65	2	Chesterfield S.CURRO 52	1
Lincoln City A.ASSADALLA 11 M.EL HADDADI 21, 74, 77 M.MADDISON 44 J.RODRÍGUEZ 46	6	Swansea City   MINUS 1 POINT	0
Arsenal E.SOBOL 6 S.GNABRY 71	2	York City G.N'KOUDOU 4 P.SISTO 44 F.OLINGA 66	3
Tottenham Hotspur MINUS 1 POINT	0	Plymouth Argyle E.ROCO 8 5x own goals	6

Cambridge United Season Begins

Game Three of season 6 in Gold championship 279 saw Cambridge United romp to Victory away from home against Lincoln City the match ended 4-1 to the division 5 favorites.

Manager Grant Cameron was delight with the way in which his team performed goals came from Leandro Navarro, Ouasim Bouy, Marko Poletanovic and Russel Teibert. Poletanovic also came up with 3 assists and the man of the match was awarded to Ouasim Bouy. 

On a sour note Herve Kage was injured and will be out for 3 week with a strained ham string.

After this result Cambridge United rose to 11th in the league table with 5 points from a possible 9. 

 

Full Match Statistics 

Lincoln City FC vs Cambridge United FC

Possession %

41% - 59%

Total Shots

11 - 9

Shots on Target

9 - 7

Corners

3 - 14

Yellow Cards

1 - 1

Red Cards 

0 - 0

Wednesday prevail in thriller

Sheffield Wednesday overcame a 2-0 deficit to turn the match around and win 3-2 against Brighton at Hillsborough. After an opening win away at Sheffield United, a cup defeat at Yeovil and unlucky home defeat to high-flying Bristol City had dampened spirits slightly.

Wednesday were under the cosh for much of this match, and were fortunate to win. Things couldn't have got off to a worse start. After Ings and Casemiro had already gone close, Danny Ings opened the scoring for the visitors on 8 minutes. Tunisian Wahbi Khazri produced a magnificent cross, with Ings unleashing a smashing volley past Eiji Kawashima
.

Ings opens the scoring

This should have woken the hosts up, but Brighton continued to press, with Van Dijk and Ben Yedder going close soon after. Wednesday were asleep, and on 25 minutes, Branimir Hrgota made them pay. Oleg Shatov played a long ball to the Swedish attacker, who fired home an unstoppable shot to make double Albion's lead. 

Wednesday improved a little bit after this setback, with Rudnevs and Montero going close, but failed to find a way past Mathew Ryan, meaning at half time, the score was

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brighton 

It seemed the second half was going to continue in the same fashion, with Kawashima saving well to deny Hrgota his second goal, and a few minutes later, that save proved even more crucial.

On 54 minutes, Rudnevs held the ball up well, finding Spanish winger Aleix Vidal, who smashed the ball home to score his second of the season and get the Owls back into the match.

Aleix Vidal in action for his old side Sevilla

3 minutes later Kawashima made another save to deny Mulgrew, and after a slight lull in the game, Wednesday equalised.

71 minutes had gone, and a crucnhing tackle, Ragnar Klavan thumped a long ball up the pitch. Latvian Artjoms Rudnevs collected, and he rolled the ball past Ryan and into the back of the net. 2-2.

6 minutes later and the comeback was complete. Enner Valencia, who's been fantastic since arriving from Juventus, rolled the ball to Burkina Faso winger Jonathan Pitroipa. Pitroipa took his time, and smashed the ball past Ryan to send Hillsborough mad. The Owls saw the remaining 13 minutes out, to seal a fantastic win against a side that's sure to be battling near the top of the table. That's 6 points in 3 now, with the only league loss an unfortunate defeat to top of the table Bristol City.

Full Time- Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Brighton

Match Stats

Possession- 57%-43%

Total Shots- 7-15

Shots on Target- 3- 8

Corners- 8-4

Yellow Cards- 1-1

Red Cards- 0-0

SATURDAY PRESS

Super Seven (Gameweek 2)

Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion

Both managers will be wanting to come away with the 3 points tomorrow night with QPR having lost both league games this season & WBA picking up 1 point in their 2 games. QPR will be without Charlie Austin who picked up a head injury in the home defeat to Fulham and Coach, Gerrit Vogeleer will have to make the decision of putting in young Livaja or pushing 1 of De Jong/Baptistao up front for the visit of the Baggies. Chris Johnson on the other hand has a full squad to pick from and will be hoping for Matri's form of last season and new signings Finnbogason & Kalou to perform better.

My Prediction: 1-1


Chelsea v West Ham United

Chelsea will be desperate for the 3 points after their surprise 3-0 defeat at home to Reading in the season opener and a decent 2-2 draw away to Spurs. Cabrioli has been busy in the transfer market this past week and new striker, Daniel Sturridge will be hoping for a happy return to Stamford Bridge. West Ham will be without defender, Hector Moreno (suspended) Roberto Pereyra (injured) & Luciano Narsingh (injured)

My Prediction: 3-1


Crystal Palace v Peterborough United

The Division 2 joint favourites will play host tonight, when just last season Palace were playing division 1 & Posh in division 3. Both teams are sitting on 4 points from 2 games and will be happy with their starts. Palace have a full strength side including the 3 young Barca lads, whilst Peterborough will be without Stephane Sessegnon, but could Dwight Gayle strike against his former employers?

My Prediction: 2-2


Burnley v Middlesbrough

2 teams that have picked up maximum points meet at Turf Moor tomorrow and both clubs have been very active in the transfer market. Burnley will be without Pedro Obiang through injury, while Boro will have a full strength side available for their trip across the Country.

My Prediction: 2-1


Colchester United v Walsall

While Colchester have started the better of the 2 teams, I feel that Walsall have a much stronger side with some top quality players available and should be pushing for promotion.

My Prediction: 1-3


Oxford United v Exeter City

2 teams sat on 4 points from 2 games, Oxford were many teams favourites to get relegated, but for managers that knew him better tipped Oxford for promotion. Exeter are coming into this game off the back of an 8-2 hammering of Notts County, expect a great game...

My Prediction: 3-2


Alfreton Town v Hyde

2 teams that are probably in the rebuilding stage, will find it tough to reach the playoffs this season and, both teams suffered big losses and will be hoping to bounce back.

My prediction: 0-1

279 Saturday Show - Episode 2

The Doctor: “Welcome everyone to the second ‘279 Saturday Show’ the show for the 279 Managers to discuss 279, the Super Seven and all things SM. I am your host The Doctor and today we have regular WC pundit Frank (Tranmere) and two special guests making there 279 debuts, Roy Cubby Brown (Lincoln) and Clive Short (Burton) Welcome guys.

Roy: “Thanks Doc, pleasure to be here… I must admit I couldn’t help but notice those pies there. Are they all for me?

The Doctor: “Help yourself Roy, don’t eat them all though.

Clive: “Yes, but save one for me!”

Frank: “Welcome to you too Clive, I like how you are following my ‘hat trend.’ Beddows and Blackburn a terrible start – You tipped them to go down according to my ‘black book’ is this something to do with your spat with Beddows dating back to last season?”

Clive: “To be frank with you Frank my 6 year old lad does my tips. I’ve promised him a trip window shopping at Toys ‘R’ us if we win”

Roy: “These are nice pies lads, you know I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian !! Oh wait better to keep one for Reg, you know the Kidderminister manager. Reg Robinson likes his pies you know?”

Clive: “Doctor, Denis Suarez is still suspended after his malicious and spiteful elbow in the opening game and he was surely missed in your cup defeat do you have a plan for the next 2 games?”

The Doctor: “Its like I always say “do what I do, hold tight and pretend it’s a plan. Haha… No seriously of course I have a plan, I’m a timelord! I’ve seen many ways this season can branch off, its like the butterfly effect, I actually told Suarez to elbow the lad, it is imperative that he does not play those 3 games if we are to win the league… Sorry I’ve said too much!”

Frank: “Roy, Reg is a good friend of mine and I don’t take kindly to bullys! What makes you think you can cut it as a ‘football manager’?”

Roy: “I got the brains, the beauty, the knowledge and the BIGGEST dick ermmm I mean player shortlist in the world. There are over 2000 players on dem shortlists like… and why can I not fulfil my dreams in Lincoln? A beautiful city situated close to two of my favourite jaunts Cleethorpes and Skegness, if I’m feeling the strain I’ll just pack me bags and have a day at the beach.”

Frank: “I’m only kidding with you… Only 2 SM bullies I really dislike! PMW and Beddows! Oh and two more who shall remained unnamed.”

Roy: “Frank, can you defend your European Cup?”

Frank: “Is Steven Gerrard destined to lift the FA Cup on May 31^st?”

Clive: “So that’s a yes then!”

The Doctor: “Ok, Roy let’s look at your team now… that’s a great start you have had you must be delighted?”

Roy: “Yeah we started our league campaign going down to Dartford and coming away with a 4-2 victory and then beat Gateshead by 4-1 and also that memorable cup game where we beat QPR 2-1 in front of our delirious fans… a 10/10 star from the lads. 8/10 for your pies though Doc!”

The Doctor: “Thanks for that Roy, I was going to share one of your pre-show private jokes about a French frog but I think it is best left out… we don’t want to upset Jamie Carragher do we? So Clive why did you let you lad do your picks? Does he pick your team too?”

Clive: “As he is only 6 he thinks that Rooney is the best player in the world so naturally I don’t let him pick my teams… but on the day I let him do my pre-season predictions I was at the ‘I love Gino’ convention… I don’t think he saw me though. GUTTED!!! I bought a pic to show you guys though.

Clive at the recent convention

Roy: “Doc, I see you have added 2 new strikers to your side, how are they doing and can they hit 20?

The Doctor: “They are doing really well, Skuletic will score 18 and Munoz will bag 22, I’ve told them if they can hit anymore and alter the future then I’ll buy them a curry up in Manchester, growing super hot chilli peppers is a passion of mine and a good naga curry on the curry mile, Beddows and JV have both said they’d come along too.”

Roy: "Tell us about your new goalkeeper and how Oblak took the news?

Frank: "Great question there Roy, Mattia was to say cock a hoop about joining us is an understatement, he was as happy as that Blackburn player in an under 16's disco... it has always been his dream he (Perrin) said to play in England, whereas he might have preferred Sincil Bank or the Pirelli he is happy at Prenton Park. He wants to win trophies... As for Oblak I haven't the heart to tell him. We have won so much together in 12 months... Division 1 title, Charity Shield and of course the SMFA Champions Cup... pass me that napkin please Chubb."

Roy: "There there Frank it could be worse..."

Frank Hirst seemed to suggest that a Blackburn player liked school discos

Clive: “Talking of Beddows did you see he won the Super Seven last week… donated his 100 SM credits to Comic Relief last night Mrs B told Emile to tell me apparently. How did he get 11 points?”

Frank: “I think he had a chat with the Doctor!”

The Doctor: “I am not allowed to reveal the future to the unseeing but Beddows has sent in his predictions for tonight… just so we know in advance if he is a time traveller…

Queens Park Rangers  1 v West Bromwich Albion 1
Chelsea 3 v West Ham United 1
Crystal Palace 4 v Peterborough United 1
Burnley 1 v Middlesbrough 2
Colchester United 0 v Walsall 1
Oxford United 3 v Exeter City 1
Alfreton Town 2 v Hyde 2

Frank: "Roy I do have one final question for you if that's ok?"

Roy: "Go ahead"

Clive: "Its actually my question.... I was just too shy to ask... Roy your often referred to as Roy "chubby" Brown...how did you inherit this nickname?"

Roy: "Well it all started way back in the day I mean those crowds were tough !! one or two started chanting "you fat bastard, you fat bastard" then before you knew it they we're all singing it ! BASTARDS...so yeah "chubby" kind of stuck after that...

The Doctor: "hopefully they shall be no such chanting here today Roy... that's all folks for todays show as ever I'd like to thank my guests for their input wish them all the best in picking up precious points today. But before we go we have had a request from Kidderminster boss, Reg Robinson who wanted to dedicate the song below to an unnamed Division Five manager."

 

 

 

 

 

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