Surprisingly enough, Rafa Benitez isn’t a big fan of the proposed Champions League play-off system. Well ok, so it’s not actually surprising at all really. I mean, if it was this year he probably wouldn’t have too many complaints because it would at least give him a chance at getting into the Champions League but [...]

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I remember having a distinct dislike for Jose Mourinho when he was At Porto. I mean, aside from seeming to do a decent job there, there wasn’t that much to like really.  He was just arrogance personified, so when he was linked to us – to put it mildly, I was not impressed. Like anyone [...]

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So, Guus Hiddink has signed a two year deal with Turkey eh? I don’t know about anyone else but as soon as I heard it was a four year deal, two years of which are optional, I couldn’t help thinking about the significance of that. You see, whilst the press seemed to be saying this [...]

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