Le Renard

Time for some tired old puns....."Cannon's having a Ball"!

Let's see at the business end of the season, I'm too long in the tooth to get carried away at the halfway stage. We've had our fingers burnt too many times at this club. I would say though this team had a better foundation to build on, and we can still attract decent players. Pearson had to dismantle a whole squad and collect misfits from other clubs on the cheap, Enzo has had quite a bit more cash to spend.

Great win, but hang on to your hats because in the last few weeks, we've seen what the championship can do to you, it is a bloody meatgrinder. I will book an appointment with my cardiologist very soon!

Yep the UK has such a good reputation of independent regulators! Ofwat comes to mind, and don't forget the toothless IPSO, which keeps the newspapers in check. Any regulator where blood-sucking politicians can get involved needs to be well avoided.

Maybe the Maresca bounce has deflated a bit, but he is still learning his trade as a No1 so I expect there to be a few more bumps in the road along the way.

I wondered when the "No plan B" would rear its ugly head as if we knew what a plan B would look like. It is our first wobble and we have only just been beaten by a single goal, and the Championship as we know is an unforgiving league.