So straight off the bat. We are not dominating like we did last year, also really struggling to keep eleven men on the pitch. This has definitely had an affect on results, having to make a big change in the way we want to play mid match always knocks our rhythm. The wingbacks just cant … Continue reading Change of Tac/Giving the Team a Break →

It has been awhile. I had to look at what our recent results were and was pleasantly surprised to see we just won our opening Champs League Group fixture 5-0. Very happy to win the Hunkleberry Finn Derby so emphatically. I am actually really happy to see Virton survive last season and really would like … Continue reading Back at it again →

Pre-season went well. We got the game time we needed to be at the levels of fitness I expect when the season rolls round. Which is crazy as I forgot to set up my pre-season fixtures and we only played 4 games as a result of this. Whoops. It was due to all the wheeling … Continue reading Zava Look at That! →

Not really a football pun there but a brief description of what is happening. Kind of. A Great season, even in Europe we likely overachieved by making it through our group. But it could have been better. We turned off in the league, we didn't even change the team around much. We just strolled through … Continue reading It Is Beginning to KICK-OFF →

I am really enjoying myself as manager of Club Brugge. We cantered through this season and somehow dominated the first half of the season while still conceding goals regularly. We have added some consistency at the back once we added Kevin Trapp, who is becoming a real steal having been signed for 1.6 million pounds. … Continue reading Low Standards →

We valiantly fought Arsenal to try and progress past the first knockout round but we couldn't overcome the first leg. It would have been huge for us and when we were 2-1 up, it was so tempting to try and contain but I still think they would have pushed forward and opened us up for … Continue reading The Home Stretch →

The transfer window arrives. We get our Brazilians in and offload a few players too. I then bring in Kevin Trapp to be first choice goalie and improve our clean sheet record. I also reinforce the Right back position with a club record fee, to be fair he isn't an amazing player but he is … Continue reading January Transfer Window →

I have made some, if I do say so myself, astute signings for the opening of the January transfer window. We have two more Brazilians joining the team. Both young with high potential but can play a part of our first team right now. BANGUELE Joining for the measly fee of £400,000,he covers multiple positions … Continue reading Injection →

This is when you really get to know your team. No distractions, normal life takes a back seat. I'm happy to say we have started the season well … kind of. So we have not been keeping many clean sheets. In the league we have one. We won our first game in the champions league … Continue reading Late Night FM →

So unprecedented success in landing a big job in Belgium, before the end of the season (after winning promotion to that very same division) and somehow walking away with the Title (after managing 7 games I think). So where do I start. This team is good. They were underperforming, hugely, they had hit a slide … Continue reading 2019/2020 Season Start →