England 0 – 0 Portugal

So, England’s World Cup campaign has come to an end, through the usual medium, the penalty shoot out. A few things came out of the tournament for me: England were nowhere near as bad as their critics have made out England have to play with two strikers. I don’t think they necessarily have to stick … Keep reading

Clough to Forest?

From the Guardian‘s perennially unreliable Rumour Mill: And we’ll usher in the weekend with a long-awaited bit of good news for Nottingham Forest fans after more than a year of Gary route-one Megson: Nigel Clough is rumoured to be tempted by a return to the City Ground. Hmmm. I have long said that Clough Jnr … Keep reading

Links 26/1/06

GPLv4 – just about funny, but even for geek hunour it’s borderline Barwick plans England coach talks – my choice: Guus Hiddinck. The thought that the likes of Curbishley, Allardyce or – God help us – Steve McClaren might get the job because of their Englishness is absured. Stuart Pearce maybe, but he needs more … Keep reading

The Magic of the Cup

MJR thinks of an explanation for the proliferation of cup upsets over the last week: England’s football fans had the pleasure of random football scores last weekend: the FA Cup. Why is there so much expectation of upsets? I think it’s partly because the match is at an ideal time to help level things out, … Keep reading

Forest Staying Up!

Great result for Forest today.Link below from the Guardian. More to follow when I get back online. Championship round-up Championship: Sunderland went top with a win over Coventry, as Wigan could only draw against Nottingham Forest. I really can see us staying up now. In Megson we have the best manager in the division, and … Keep reading