Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face
And the dust of rumors covers me
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick
So I'll make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn.

Alton Towers the UK's largest theme park today announced their new ride for the summer of 2012. After much anticipation of a colossal rollercoaster that would test the laws of physics, the park's chief went for something much more low-key and unorthodox: a merry-go-round where ‘at least 50 per cent' of the allotted [.

The Biggest Losers of 2011/12: Liverpool, Manchester United and more - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Despite a fantastically entertaining season with a raft of Premier League winners this term, it has been a campaign to forget for some teams and individuals. Euro 2012, the Olympics and the summer transfer window are approaching, and for some 2011-12 could not come to an end quick enough.

Photo by Joe Toth/ISIphotos.com

By THOMAS FLOYD

Despite some concern earlier this week, it turns out Liverpool will have the full services of forward Craig Bellamy at its disposal Sunday in the Carling Cup final against Cardiff City.

Bellamy, who leads Liverpool this season with six Premier League goals, missed last weekend's F.

By Chris Wright

After all that fannying around with Alan Curbishley, Brian McDermott, Walter Smith, etc, Wolves have formally announced that Terry Connor, Mick McCarty's former assistant, has been appointed as manager for the remaining 13 games of the season which, you can safely assume, wasn't the plan when they sacked Mick a fortnight ago.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Sack Manager Mick McCarthy - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

With Wolverhampton in a tough relegation fight this season, it was no surprise that the club decided to part ways with manager Mick McCarthy. The club issued the following statement on their website about the decision.

The 5-1 defeat to West Brom was the final straw for Wolves owner Steve Morgan and he has sacked Mick McCarthy after five-and-a-half years in charge at Molineux.

A statement on the Wolves web site read:

"Wolves have today announced that manager, Mick McCarthy, has left the club with immediate effect.

Former Charlton and West Ham manager Alan Curbishley believes England have failed to utlise the talents of midfielder Scott Parker during his career.
The 31-year-old has only just begun to play for England regular after winning his first four caps while with four different clubs across eight years.

Just why are so many managers in football unemployed and out of work at the moment. Could be that the financial crisis is effecting managers too? Or is it simply because they are bidding their time, before going back into the big time job. This article is going to look at all these reasons and [...

Sven-Goran Eriksson sacked by Leicester City Telegraph.

Leicester City today dismissed, or "agreed by mutual consent to part ways" depending on which news source you trust, former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson after 12 months in charge and after something close to $20m of player purchases had been flushed down the sewer.

The general consensus in football is that change doesn't guarantee success, just ask Charlton fans who thought that the ‘grass would be greener' without Alan Curbishley, or ask Roman Abramovich who also appears to be no closer to world domination since the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

There are exceptions to the rule though, and there's no better example than our rivals Arsenal.

What do Martin O'Neill, Alan Curbishley, Avram Grant, Roberto Di Matteo and Steve McClaren have in common? They're all football managers who are looking for a new team to manage. But as is often the case, their names are bandied about with several...
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Back in the 2006/07 season West Ham found themselves in a similar position in the run up to Christmas as they did this season. They were lingering down at the wrong end of the table and if truth be told the spirit within the squad had evaporated. The season had started full of hope, after the agonising defeat in the FA Cup to Liverpool in the final in the previous May West Ham fans were looking for the club to push on and upwards.