Crown Of Hawthorns
‘HAVING applied and been rejected for every job from manager of the French national side to board monitor at his local primary school, Glenn Hoddle has finally struck gold.
| And in the 13th month, he shall rise again… |
The Sun says that after 13 months of sending out CVs since he was sacked as Spurss manager 13 months ago, Hoddle has landed a job as the new coach at West Bromwich Albion.
A single point above what is now called the drop zone, West Brom and its players must be excited about finally learning what the clubs been doing wrong from the great motivator.
But while Albions players get ready to gather round Hoddle and sing hosanna as he goes through his repertoire of tricks and shimmies, the Star says Chelsea, one of Hoddles former clubs, are ready to make a signing of their own.
Having sacked Adrian Mutu last week, the Blues have come to realise that they desperately need another player to make up the full 1,000 or so footballers at their disposal.
So theyre preparing to swoop for Portsmouths Yakubu when the January transfer window opens.
And a few months later, as the Express reports in its lead story, Chelsea will be paying £18m to bring David Beckham back to London.
Another midfielder is just what the Blues need, and the likes of Scott Parker must be just delighted to learn that Beckham is on his way.
But no news is better than that on the Mails back page Alex Ferguson has agreed to put a gobstopper in it and stop banging on and on and on and on about Arsenal.
And, according to the Suns John Sadler, Fergies vow of silence comes not a moment to soon.
Using words like panic, paranoia and pitiful, the Suns man is of the impression that Fergies tantrum is the death-throes of a desperate man eager to try to stoke the fading fires within.
We could not possibly comment – well, not until weve seen Fergies Arsenal dossier.’
Posted: 2nd, November 2004 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
