New Manager!

If only Scotland had as much success producing football players as they do producing managers. Fergie, Moyes, Lambert and the best of the bunch Kean Steve and McLeish; Now West Brom have a new Scottish manager in the form of Steve Clarke. I was so hoping it would be McLeish and he would send West Brom down and then we could puff our chests out and strut around Birmingham claiming to be the best team ever.

And wha'? - All Villa fans own crowns.

In, out, shake it all about.

Well, Norwich have done rather well for themselves and bagged Chris Hughton from Birmingham City. I can hardly blame him for jumping ship. Lambert has set up a good team in Norwich and with a good manager, there is no reason why they can't move forward. Hughton, I have realised, is the polar opposite of Alex McLeish. Not because he was black you racist beings, but because he tries to make teams better...

New Kits, yo!

Couple of new kits for you. Gosh, it's all 'kits this' and 'kits that' atm. Anyway, one's a bit controversial, one is anything but. We'll start at the top with Aston Villa swearing in their new manager...

And releasing their new home and away strips.

Yer bum's oot the windae.

I love the standard manager musical chairs ritual that ensues most summers. So far 'I'm staying at Swansea' manager Brendan Rodgers has moved to Liverpool (watch your car tyres there, Brendo. Joke. Or not, whatever.) and Lambert of Norwich fame has moved to Aston Villa bab. Chips and gravy.

Once More Into The Breach, Dear Friends...

Well, we know Wolves are deemed for the Championship already, saying goodbye after 3 seasons in the top flight. With what many believed to have been a very flawed sacking of Mick McCarthy, the team have gone into freefall under the management of Terry Connor. Who joins them is still up for question, although Blackburn are looking pretty set on booking a place on the Relegation Bus. Blackburn have had few relieving moments this season. At the forefront of everything was a man who epitomises the saying, it's not what you know, it's who. Allardyce being ousted for Kean Steve was madness in itself and it seems an even worse idea with hindsight, given the fact Blackburn may very well be clearing a space for Big Sams current team, West Ham. To stay up, Blackburn need to beat on-form Wigan tonight and their final game of the season, Chelsea (gulp). With this looking highly unlikely, that leaves just one remaining space, currently occupied by Bolton.

If you are a Liverpool fan, look away.

Liverpool really have turned into a bit of a laughing stock this year. It should have all been so different. They finished last season in pretty good form and after booting out poor Woy, turning into witches and burning Torres shirts, aquiring a new strikeforce in the form of Carroll and Suarez and, more importantly, a legend of the club, King Kenny, at the helm...

Ain't no party like a scousers partaaay.