Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
THE financial storm clouds gathering over the world of professional football seem to be growing by the day.
Scottish giants Rangers and Championship team Portsmouth recently went into administration and last week League Two club Port Vale were served with a winding-up petition by HM Revenue & Customs over an unpaid tax bill.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
OH dear, it's all getting a bit emotional at Chelsea.
Despite spending millions and millions of pounds on players and changing coaching staff at the owner's whim they aren't winning every single match 6-0. Isn't that a shame.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
INTERESTING comments to come from Celtic last week after their Glasgow neighbours and arch-rivals Rangers went into administration.
The club launched an attack on Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond after he reportedly claimed Celtic needed Rangers to prosper.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
FABIO Capello and Harry Redknapp have been the names in the headlines this past week but for the majority of football clubs in England there are more pressing matters.
Apparently those wise men at Fifa are planning to scrap the emergency loan window (whereby clubs outside the Premier League can loan players outside the main transfer windows) in 2014.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
THE English political scene is currently awash with rows over bankers' bonuses and tax-avoidance schemes for public servants.
Money certainly does make the world go around but there seems to be tiny chink of common sense appearing in professional football.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
WE are in the era of instant communication but that’s not always a useful tool.
Graham Westley, who has just taken over as manager of League One Club Preston, has apparently not made the best of impressions with his new players.