Following John Kirwan’s recent claim that “the current ‘All Blacks’ are the greatest team ever in any sport “, others have suggested alternatives and the lists are dominated by football sides. To widen the parameters considered here is a top five in which no sport features more than once. West Indies 1976-89 (Cricket) Seldom has a team dominated any sport like this outfit achieved from … Continue reading The Greatest Team?
The 10 year anniversary of the passing of the man many call the Master Manager has not gone unmarked. Time will not fade the memories of those who watched, the man himself, playing for Middlesborough or Sunderland, scoring two hundred and fifty plus league goals in record time. Nor will they forget watching the teams he went on to manage. Starting, as the league’s youngest … Continue reading Brian Clough, Memories & Legacy.
The appointment of Neil Warnock as manager at Crystal Palace is merely confirmation of the desperate tactic employed by chairmen/owners who then lack the courage of the convictions that drove them to the decision. It seems that the Premier League is currently beholden to the appointment of young managers from a generation of supposedly progressive coaches. Preferably these individuals will have been seen to serve … Continue reading In desperate times, call out the old guard.
