Football Diary

by Patrick O'Connor

THE managerial merry-go-round at Chelsea has again hit the headlines but a fascinating BBC television documentary recently revealed a mess at another London club.

QPR: the Four Year Plan was sanctioned by F1 motor-racing mogul Flavio Briatore when he bought Queens Park Rangers in 2007.

Football Diary

by Patrick O'Connor

I've just had the opportunity to catch via YouTube on the offence which got Wayne Rooney sent off in the Euro 2012 Championship qualifier against Montenegro in October.

So it with some bemusement that I read that the England forward has got a three match ban reduce to two which means he will now be available for England's third group D game against Ukraine in the finals next summer.