Are you ready for the grand finale? Well, ready or not, here we go… My Blyth Spartans had a great chance of winning the Premier League title, we were two points ahead of Arsenal and 4 points ahead Manchester United and Manchester City but with two games in hand!
The first game of May was a crucial one, away at Manchester United. We had a thrilling game with them at Croft Park back in December, it ended 3-3! I would have settles for less goals now, definitely. The first half was …

I guess that you’re quite curious to fond out what happened with my Blyth Spartans in April 2015, ain’t you? I was curious to see what we could do too, I was quite impatient to play the games and get it over with as soon as possible. So here goes…
We were in 2nd place at the end of March, one point behind Manchester United but with a game in hand. The first match in April was the Premier League game with 13th placed Crystal Palace. They …

We’re getting closer to the grand finale but there’s still a long way to go… My Blyth Spartans played extremely well lately, so we went straight up the table to the top spot, two points ahead 2nd placed Manchester City. More and more people were starting to say that The Spartans might have what it takes to win the title but I was still a bit cautious. In my mind only a good run of results in March will give us a good possibility to fight for the title.
As long …

Here we go, what did chilly February bring for my fabulous Blyth Spartans? Our fans could not believe what they were witnessing, their Spartans were the Premier League leaders at the end of January! Although I like to keep them optimistic I urged them not to get carried away, our goal was a Champions League place, not the title. I was a bit uncertain regarding the strength of my squad and I was a bit afraid of the tough matches that we had to play.
The first big test was at …

Welcome to the year 2015, a trip to the future with the Blyth Spartans, the club that went from Blue Square North to the Premier League and now is trying to make an impact in European football. We were in 3rd place in the Premier League at the halfway point of the season and we were also qualified for the first knockout round of the UEFA Europa League. The domestic cups didn’t brig us too many reasons to be happy though, we were knocked out from the Carling Cup by …