The Manchester United boss is not afraid to speak his mind, with the obsequious media lapping it up and filling endless columns of back-pages space. Meanwhile, over in west London a dour Israeli has quietly been going about his business... Posted April 29, 2008 by nicholas patrick

The dull 'nobody' who took over from Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge is on the brink of an incredible double – with only Manchester United in the way! Posted May 05, 2008 by hamzah khan

At the start of the season no-one could have predicted that Juande Ramos and Avram Grant would be leading out the Carling Cup finalists. Ramos has already proved his worth in N17 while Grant is slowly building respect among fans and pundits. Who dares may well win on Sunday. Posted February 23, 2008 by 101greatgoals.com

Mark Rivlin's irreverent look at the sporting week also touches on bouncy-castle time as America goes wild over Super Bowl XLII, while for UK Patriots, English cricket gets the Colly wobbles again. Posted January 28, 2008 by Mark Rivlin

Once again, the Frenchman has started sulking after Avram Grant had the audacity to select him as one of the five penalty takers on Wednesday night. Posted May 25, 2008 by Chester Carrick