We’ve reached the end of season 6 and there’s a familiar look about many of the competitions – but can I finally get my name on the honours board? Are the good times on their way back to Elland Road?
League Cup
I’m still drunk.
A disaster of a start, but Tricky Trev galvanised us. Chelsea then kicked us a lot and broke Pessotto’s leg, but there was bedlam in my front room when Collins scored – and it had to be re-taken. The board are delighted and I get manager of the month for my efforts
Unfortunately, winning the League Cup doesn’t even get you a place in Europe. It is a very pointless endeavour, but buys me some favour with the board.
Premier League
Nothing exciting here really, Man Utd win it again. It looks like it might be a four horse race but Kinnear’s Tottenham fall apart, I’m partially responsible
Marco incidentally is the re-generarion of George Weah, signed for all of £5k. He’s some boy. I took no pleasure in this:
They were however already relegated, poor Dons. Here’s how the tables finished
Look what I get for 11th! The days of a couple of hundred grand at Auxerre a thing of the past
After the cup final we had a great run to finish a respectable 11th. Not great but could be a lot worse. Arsenal survive on goal difference, which is incredible really. It’s obvious where our problems lie when you look at how many we scored, but look at how many we let in. The signing of Mickael Landreau from Liverpool, who was a constant menace to me at Auxerre, should help. Meanwhile, the axe is out
Everton appoint Kevin Ratcliffe which makes sense I suppose. There’s a surprising England recall on the cards too
Given that Shearer is nearly 33, Hoddle’s obviously still favouring the older generation. Anyway, there’s good news for Shearer’s old club
Dalglish’s reputation is soaring and he sits very high up the pecking order.
Champions League
Juventus deny Fergie a final spot, where they’ll face Milan, in an all Italian final, in Italy
Juventus win it though – with Euro 2004 in Italy next season, it’s a great time to be Italian.
With everything sorted, all that’s left is for France to sack their manager after this nightmare
And finally, some awards
Landreau on the honours board is good to see, and my old broken legged pal Jason Euell has bounced back in style.
Join us next time where we’ll find out who gets the France job and if I can get Leeds back into the top 6