Harry boy has done it quickly. Harry Redknapp that is. He has taken over Spurs stuck at the bottom of the Premier League and lifted them from 20th to 15th. Fair play mate! But of course they are now still two points above the relegation zone but they are moving in the right direction. They are away in the UEFA cup group stage on Thursday before hosting Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. The pressure is on Harry boy but he’s thriving on it. Confidence and self-belief are the key factors. Darren Bent is a classic example, while pocket pie size Aaron Lennon, who couldn't get a League start under the previous manager, came in for Sunday's home win over Blackburn and was the star of the show. Roman Pavlyuchenko scored the only goal, set to by Lennon............
Wow, give that Brazilian Robinho a big pie. He is signed for way over £30 million by Manchester City and already he is second highest goal-scorer this season in the Premier League with 8. His wonderful chip in the 3-1 home win over Arsenal was real Brazilian flair and had the Pieman reaching for another Pukka Pie!..........
Arsenal slip out of the top four. They were 13 points better off this time last season. They have lost 5 times in this season's Premier League....Fulham, Hull, Stoke, Aston Villa and now Manchester City. This time last season they were unbeaten and top of the table. Pieman suggests better leadership, some experienced top flight defenders and mid-field in the transfer window. Arsene Wenger has done a brilliant job but he needs to adapt a little. Listen, Arsene is one of the best.... he doesn't listen to many for advice but he might take note of the Pieman! Don't write Arsene or Arsenal off but they will not WIN the TITLE. I still believe that will eventually be between Chelsea and Manchester United, although the reigning Champions have a bit to do to catch Chelsea even with a game in hand... United are third - eight points behind the joint leaders Chelsea and Liverpool. What about Liverpool for their first title since 1990? Not for the Pieman, and they certainly have to keep Steve Gerrard and Fernando Torres fit. They will enjoy their best season though for some time. Fair play, lads.......
Alan Pardew gets the tin-tack at Charlton...... not that long since he was booted out of West Ham. Ironicallly the Pieman hears that Alan Curbishley, Charlton's long term manager who quit and then replaced Pardew at West Ham, would like to return to the Valley to replace Pardew! It is looking a bit like "Death" Valley with Charlton's 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United pushing Charlton into the relegation zone. It finished with the home crowd booing Pardew before the Board sacked him. Merry Christmas mate!....
The Championship race is very interesting: Wolves have a six points lead over West Midlands rivals Birmingham and lo and behold they meet at the Molineaux on Saturday (12.30 pm) live on Sky Sports. Both teams won over the weekend but third place Reading surprisingly lost at home to Southampton. Two of those three clubs will be automatic promotion candidates. It’s a tough call which of the two Reading are at home to Coventry City on Monday (December 1) at 8 pm live on Sky Sports...............
The Pie Girls, who love to handle your emails and texts (details on my website) want to know about Histon. Do you know about Histon? Fair play mate, it’s a village (quite developed) that years ago was the home of Chivers jam, Christmas Puds and Ole English Marmalade (still the best I have ever eaten). The football team used to be Mickey Mouse in a Donald Duck league. Now with a nice little ground they are better than their rivals Cambridge United, sit top of the Blue Square Premier (top team is promoted to the Football League at the end of the season) and on Sunday they are at home to Leeds United in the second round of the FA Cup (12.15 pm live to the nation on ITV 1). They beat Oxford United 5-2 at home on Saturday in front of a 1,242 crowd and lead Burton Albion (manager Nigel Clough) on goal difference....... What a story, Piegirls, and a fairytale if they beat Leeds. What if Histon were in the third round of the FA Cup with the big boys (at home to Manchester United is always the Pie in the Sky wish list!).......
Quotes this week are from Big Ron Atkinson, great managerial character and TV co-commentator who blotted his copybook with an off camera racist comment.
His RON-English as it was known was very popular with a lot of viewers such as describing incidents, passes and plays during a match using phrases such as lollipops, full gun, early doors, spotters badge and Hollywood ball. There was more:
Wow, give that Brazilian Robinho a big pie. He is signed for way over £30 million by Manchester City and already he is second highest goal-scorer this season in the Premier League with 8. His wonderful chip in the 3-1 home win over Arsenal was real Brazilian flair and had the Pieman reaching for another Pukka Pie!..........
Arsenal slip out of the top four. They were 13 points better off this time last season. They have lost 5 times in this season's Premier League....Fulham, Hull, Stoke, Aston Villa and now Manchester City. This time last season they were unbeaten and top of the table. Pieman suggests better leadership, some experienced top flight defenders and mid-field in the transfer window. Arsene Wenger has done a brilliant job but he needs to adapt a little. Listen, Arsene is one of the best.... he doesn't listen to many for advice but he might take note of the Pieman! Don't write Arsene or Arsenal off but they will not WIN the TITLE. I still believe that will eventually be between Chelsea and Manchester United, although the reigning Champions have a bit to do to catch Chelsea even with a game in hand... United are third - eight points behind the joint leaders Chelsea and Liverpool. What about Liverpool for their first title since 1990? Not for the Pieman, and they certainly have to keep Steve Gerrard and Fernando Torres fit. They will enjoy their best season though for some time. Fair play, lads.......
Alan Pardew gets the tin-tack at Charlton...... not that long since he was booted out of West Ham. Ironicallly the Pieman hears that Alan Curbishley, Charlton's long term manager who quit and then replaced Pardew at West Ham, would like to return to the Valley to replace Pardew! It is looking a bit like "Death" Valley with Charlton's 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United pushing Charlton into the relegation zone. It finished with the home crowd booing Pardew before the Board sacked him. Merry Christmas mate!....
The Championship race is very interesting: Wolves have a six points lead over West Midlands rivals Birmingham and lo and behold they meet at the Molineaux on Saturday (12.30 pm) live on Sky Sports. Both teams won over the weekend but third place Reading surprisingly lost at home to Southampton. Two of those three clubs will be automatic promotion candidates. It’s a tough call which of the two Reading are at home to Coventry City on Monday (December 1) at 8 pm live on Sky Sports...............
The Pie Girls, who love to handle your emails and texts (details on my website) want to know about Histon. Do you know about Histon? Fair play mate, it’s a village (quite developed) that years ago was the home of Chivers jam, Christmas Puds and Ole English Marmalade (still the best I have ever eaten). The football team used to be Mickey Mouse in a Donald Duck league. Now with a nice little ground they are better than their rivals Cambridge United, sit top of the Blue Square Premier (top team is promoted to the Football League at the end of the season) and on Sunday they are at home to Leeds United in the second round of the FA Cup (12.15 pm live to the nation on ITV 1). They beat Oxford United 5-2 at home on Saturday in front of a 1,242 crowd and lead Burton Albion (manager Nigel Clough) on goal difference....... What a story, Piegirls, and a fairytale if they beat Leeds. What if Histon were in the third round of the FA Cup with the big boys (at home to Manchester United is always the Pie in the Sky wish list!).......
Quotes this week are from Big Ron Atkinson, great managerial character and TV co-commentator who blotted his copybook with an off camera racist comment.
His RON-English as it was known was very popular with a lot of viewers such as describing incidents, passes and plays during a match using phrases such as lollipops, full gun, early doors, spotters badge and Hollywood ball. There was more:
"I think that was a moment of cool panic there."
"That boy throws a ball further than I go on holiday."
"Beckenbauer has already gambled all his eggs."
"If Glenn Hoddle has said one word to his team at half-time it was concentration AND focus."
"They must go at it now as they have nothing to lose but the match."
"Some-one in the England team will have to grab the ball by the horns."
"And Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United goalkeeper) extends and grows even bigger than he is."
"Zero-Zero is a big score."
"He must be lightening slow."
"Well, Clive, it’s all about the two Ms - movement and position."
Good old Big Ron. Pity he said that stupid word.
Try and catch the latest show (Tuesday, 25 November) and join in with the next one.
Fair play, mate.....
THE PIEMAN
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