I'll go one better on the stink test stranded. Just days after exclusivity is extended, some rando twatter nomark says its all off. Why was exclusivity extended then? Was exclusivity officially extended? Before I left for my holiday there were two contrasting stories floating around. One was that D...

Chelsea granted permission by Leicester to speak to Maresca, whom they will apparently offer a 5 year deal - which they will pay up in full when they fire him next year. Leicester will apparently get 10m in compensation. Chelsea clearly very impressed by his side nearly choking the most nailed on pr...

Will you be keeping us fully abreast of the Scandinavian leagues over the summer? I need to see football results at all times and Scandinavia is all I have until the Euros. Get yourseld the OneFootball app - has live games from all the Scandinavian leagues if you need a fix, usually for free. I don...

Bochum lost the first leg of the relegation play off at home to Düsseldorf 3-0. They currently lead 3-0 at Düsseldorf in the 2nd leg. Replying to my own post to say, that the Düsseldorf choke was completed - Bochum survive in the Bundesliga following a 6-5 win on penalties. 2. Bundesliga next year ...

NathStPaul Will you be keeping us fully abreast of the Scandinavian leagues over the summer? I need to see football results at all times and Scandinavia is all I have until the Euros.

Get yourseld the OneFootball app - has live games from all the Scandinavian leagues if you need a fix, usually for free.

Just as an aside, the 2022-23 accounts still haven't appeared on Companies House. The deadline is at the end of next month. Don't know what penalties there could be for overdue accounts. I believe I read somewhere, but could be wrong, that there is a loophole when it comes to submitting accounts th...

Bochum lost the first leg of the relegation play off at home to Düsseldorf 3-0.

They currently lead 3-0 at Düsseldorf in the 2nd leg.

Are Huddersfield the only team to be promoted twice without scoring in the final?

Simple step - does it pass the stink test. In other words, does it smell like bullshit. Someone posting at 10.30pm on a Sunday of a bank holiday, is more likely to be someone having had one too many and seeing what reaction they can get as opposed to someone with intimate details of a complicated bu...

Selles walks before any takeover is completed. Strong possibility if it seriously impairs recruitment over the summer - no idea who we are looking at of course but expect there are Free Agents who have already signed elsewhere that we will have been hoping to at least speak to with some stabilty be...

They've got to 3 finals and haven't scored a goal in any of them. Thought yesterday was their 4th? Though one final was in 1987 when it was still over 2 legs. They lost a one-off replay though. Interesting* to note that Leeds seem to have it in their heads that they are the first team in history to...

They survive for a couple of seasons sometimes... just like they sometimes go a few seasons without promotion. True however since 2012/13 then have spent 5 seasons in L1 or L2 - they have been promoted in each of those 5 seasons. That's a frankly mental run of lower division success, and the sort t...

The football of today, Leeds had numerous chances to sling it into the box but all it was was short probing passes outside of the box mostly going backwards while saints played fast aggressive attacking football. I read that is Leeds 6th unsuccessful play-off campaign but I don`t know how many fina...

James Henry (now 34) released by the Ox. Wonder if he might end up back here? In our first Premier League season I was fortunate (not so fortunate for him :wink: ) to be sat next to Steve Coppell at the League Managers Association annual dinner at Stamford Bridge. He was very open when we talked ab...

That was pretty much a given. Yep, but most of those will not have come cheap on the wages front. Promotion likely a must (before the guaranteed relegation next season). They survive for a couple of seasons sometimes... just like they sometimes go a few seasons without promotion. True however since...

Rotherham have already made five signings, all free transfers: Jonson Clarke-Harris (from Peterborough); Reece James (Sheff Wed); Shaun McWilliams (Northampton); Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth); Sean Raggett (Portsmouth). They'll be challenging towards the top this season. That was pretty much a given. Y...

First "ITK" on Twitter claiming its all fallen through, which is possible of course but, you know, its Twitter.

That'll teach me to have a look at Twitter for the first time in a week or two.

ITK Eddie reporting on Twitter the hold up is Chiron want the loans taken off the asking price, sounds reasonable to me. Surely this would have been covered in the exclusivity agreement>? Well that would make total sense - they aren't the owners yet, the owner won't pay the clubs way, so why should...

Barnsley have appointed Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke as their new boss. Think that should be a good move for all parties.

Rooney to Plymouth is just laughable. Have to wonder the mentality of these clubs. Unsuccessful at the 3 clubs he has been at. Complete red flags against his name. You do wonder if this is more about him, bustling his way in there, with a celebrity consortium as well. It's almost as if some clubs j...