Here we are, the final month of a glorious season for my Blyth Spartans. We already had the Premier League title and the Carling Cup in the bag but since we liked the sweet taste of success we thought that it wouldn’t hurt to go for the FA Cup and the Champions League too We started off with an entertaining home game against Liverpool, my boys had fun out there and Nicao produced another wonderful [Read more]
Still unbeaten in the Premier League at the end of November, who would have imagined such a performance from a small club like my Blyth Spartans… We also had good displays in the Carling Cup, we were through to the quarter final but we beat only Championship sides in the first two rounds. In the quarter final we had a much more difficult opponent, the surprising 2nd placed team in the Premier League, Sunderland. I [Read more]
So, my eighth season at the helm of the Blyth Spartans begins… After tying to make my team better in pre season I was quite confident that we could achieve something nice this season too. And there was silverware on the table right from the start, the Community Shield! We had to face Tottenham, the team that won the FA Cup last season. It was an even game but ultimately two of my new signings [Read more]
Hello my friends, here we go again… My Blyth Spartans had to wake up after the endless parties after bringing home two unexpected triumphs, the Premier League title and the Europa League. We were no longer an anonymous club somewhere in Northumberland, we were a well respected and feared team. I knew that I had to consolidate our position and maybe go for another title. I expected a nice transfer budget, around 50 million euro, [Read more]
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, [Read more]
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 [Read more]
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 [Read more]


