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I Put A Spell On You

Sir Alex Ferguson is back, and he's bigger, better and more Beelzebubish than ever.  Fergie's mind games wasted on Mourinho

More Chinese Whispers Surround England Coach

Never mind that the World Cup is less than 60 days away. No need to watch players and see where and how they can fit into the national team. Instead, Sven-Goran Eriksson spends his weekend in China promoting property developments. That's dedication.  Eriksson sets Chinese puzzle

Hearts Sack Yet Another Manager

In a season now reaching Spanish soap opera proportions, convicted sex offender Graham Rix is given the old heave-ho from the managerial hot-seat at Tynecastle. Having sacked previous manager George Burley, who guided Hearts to an unbeaten start to the season and top of the SPL, it is safe to say that megalomaniac Lithuanian businessman Vladimir Romanov and his son Roman are difficult men to please. 
Rix sacked by Hearts

The principals and setting for this SPL drama:
Who is Graham Rix?
Who is Vladimir Romanov?
And who are Hearts?

Infamy, Infamy, They've All Got It In For Me!

As Jose Mourinho denies reports of a summer move to Inter Milan, Chelsea's controversial and fractious weekend defeat at Fulham still rankles with The Special One.  Chelsea losing self-control

Hearts Manager Hung Out to Dry for Refusing Rehab

Apparently former Hearts manager George Burley was sacked for refusing to take a three-week sabbatical in an alcohol clinic.  Burley 'sacked' for not going to alcohol clinic

What's in Your Library?

As you'd imagine, many involved in the English game, um, are deep thinkers. This is emphasised by those curled-up paperbacks you'll find stuck in their managerial back pockets, ready to be withdrawn and read whenever an appropriate moment comes. Here are a selection of Permiership managers and their favorite reads:

• Martin Jol (Spurs): Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemmingway
• David O'Leary (Aston Villa): Kane and Abel - Jeffery Archer
• Sam Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers): The Soul of a Butterfly - Mohammed Ali
• David Moyes (Everton): Animal Farm - George Orwell
• Alan Curbishley (Charlton): Bobalong the Brownie Man - Agnes Grozier Herbertson
• Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United): Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
• Paul Jewell (Wigan): Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNab
• Steve Bruce (Birmingham City): Frank Sinatra 'Biography' - Martin Smith
• Graeme Souness: Fourth Protocol - Frederick Forsyth
• Mick McCarthy: Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

With the latter two having been recently sacked by Newcastle and Sunderland, they'll have plenty of time to catch up on their reading...

Of course, we couldn't ignore Jose Mourinho. He wouldn't let us.  We will reveal his answer a little later. But in the meantime, we would like to hear your suggestions. A pat on the back for the individual that offers the correct answer. A round of applause for the one who provides the most amusing…

Who's Sexier? Clooney or Morinho

Oscar winner George Clooney says he's open to the possibility of playing Chelsea Manager Jose Morinho on the big screen.  Morinho was voted the sixth sexiest man, ahead of Clooney who came in 11th place, last month in a survey of more than 10,000 British readers of popular magazine New Woman. Clooney to play Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho

In the mean time, Morinho, as usual, brews up a storm wherever he goes...

"Jostled and jeered on arrival in Barcelona two days after an angry spat with West Bromwich Albion manager Bryan Robson, the Chelsea boss just can't avoid trouble." Mourinho jostled and jeered by Barcelona fans

A Tale of Two Managers

It had to happen some time. EPL strugglers Sunderland sack manager Mick McCarthy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4778496.stm

And French newspaper L'Equipe report that Paul Le Guen has said "oui" to succeeding Alex McLeish at Rangers:
Paul Le Guen aux Rangers (in French)
Le Guen to get two-year deal