Peter might well be the most educated man I know. That or he just makes all of this up. He’s certainly got Alloa reading well having finally won the SPL last week. What will the new season bring?

“When people cease to believe in God,” G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “they come to believe not in nothing, but in anything.” Christopher Hitchens added “When people cease to trust the word of authorities, they often become not more sceptical, but more credulous. A truly hard-headed person could object that those who believe in God or in the benign ways of government were already prepared to believe in anything.” But there is one thing you now have to believe in is the well-nigh unbelievable truth that Alloa are the reigning Scottish Champions.

Yes, the ultimate Alba silverware is shining brightly in the Rec trophy…shed, operating a strict two-in-two-out policy as half of the wooden shack is taken by the groundsman’s lawn mower and kettle.

First bit of business out of the way and I don the perm and await the backlash on the stadium steps. No one turns up so I slip off to the pub for a quick pint…

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It’s a big welcome back to Nathan as he embarks on a new save. Last week we had the tragic news that the world had lost one of the greatest players ever to play the game. Here, Nathan pays homage to a legend with a new save in Naples…

Hello Everyone and welcome to my new blog save. As I am sure you are all well aware we lost one of the greatest (perhaps the greatest??) footballers to ever play the game when Diego Armando Maradona sadly passed away at the age of 60. He was both loved and hated, sometimes both at the same time, who lit up any stadium he graced. Whilst his off field life wasn’t exactly brilliant on the pitch I don’t think anyone could argue with his raw, natural talent.

When I was growing up the only two players thought of as the greatest of all time were Pele & Maradona. Although I had never seen Maradona play he was the player my dad told me was the greatest ever, as well as being a massive cheat. The game that sums this up better than any is of course the infamous game against England at the 1986 World Cup Finals. The “Hand of God” was one of the most blatant bits of cheating ever seen but Maradona’s 2nd goal in that game is considered the best ever at a World Cup Finals.

Happy Saturday! Philip is back in Belgium as Beveren look to build on their great start to season two.

Hallo allemaal!

Hier zijn we weer! Last week we couldn’t have had a better start with 7 straight victories. We are leading the league; Club Brugge and Anderlecht are following closely.

Just like a Red Shirted Star Trek officer on a recently deunionised USS Enterprise, we’re up for whatever punishment those in authority deem necessary for the continuation of their decadent and self-indulgent righteousness of expanding the human seed throughout the universe. In this case, planet Kilt is occupied by the authoritative FA and their adroit actions to ensure their darling Rangers continued domination. No toupee wearing corset squeezed stuttering smooth talker can. Steer. Them. Off. Course.

But what’s this? Has the Scottish FA and Rangers’ loveboat sailed and sunk? Or is this dalliance a myth on the scale of playing Classical Gas after midnight conjuring up the Cuca from beneath the floorboards to scuttle and scratch under the bed at night. Do not bend down or make eye contact with those flaming eyes should you be foolish enough to investigate. What you should turn your eyes to is the league table which shows the horror of Rangers’ appalling start to the season, losing three games already. Celtic have joined us in celebration by putting as much daylight between us as possible, least those brown paper envelopes be couriered by a new postal company.

Merry Tuesday! The A-Z is about to get F’n interesting as Liam lands a new job. But where? I mean you can see the screenshot. I’ll let Liam explain.

Here we go! A club I never saw myself at, Ferrol. A blank slate to build a fresh team. Before the season officially ends, I am going to add a few old players onto the shortlist with the hope of picking up some nice regens. I have a lot of experience with these kind of teams, as in my early days I was always looking to take over Farnborough Town when they came up. It is the kind of challenge I enjoyed in my earlier days! With hope, we could win a trophy in our first season and move on to G, where there are even fewer options (Genoa, Gillingham, Grimsby).

So, we left off after signing Knutsen, and I am already buzzing with his performances. We come back in January with the FA Cup third round, and we play QPR away. Can Knutsen bang some more in? This is the tactic I am starting to use. and I like how balanced it actually is.

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