Unassumingly, Pellegrini claims the prize. El condor pasa.

I met a traveller from an antique land, A refugee from an R and B band He said “Take the advice of a wand’rin man; Don’t bet on the favourite in the first week of Jan” Then chewing on some baccy as he turned his collar up He said “anything can happen in the FA […]

All the League’s a stage, And all the football managers, like players, Have their exits and their entrances, So one man in his time plays many parts. At first, the Special One, the Saviour Embracing his Captain Shielding his team from the media Guiding them to victory Basking in the Sun. Next the fighter, Full […]

The no-score draws have settled in like winter We sleep under six clean-sheets and a blanket of snow Each snore draw is a draught, a phial of sleep A white and quiet light, a rest that is silence. But slow. What foot falls? What rapid movements of the eye? Can we still score? Can we […]

As Goodison mourns Is that fine corner church now Holy Trinity?