Now that the Coca Cola Championship has come to a halt (temporarily, at least, with the playoffs
still to be played), us Premier League fans have three new teams to look forward to seeing next
season. While only Wolves and Birmingham have locked up promotion spots for next season, within the
next few weeks we'll know who out of Reading, Burnley, Sheffield United, and Preston North End will
be playing top flight footbal come August.
Executive chairman Peter Storrie has defiantly insisted under-fire manager Tony Adams' short and
turbulent stay at Fratton Park is not on the line. Storrie's declaration may sound like a
predictable call to arms but the bare facts tell a different story. Since former Arsenal and
England captain Adams was promoted from the shadow of Harry Redknapp 21 games ago, he has presided
over just four wins in all competitions.
Southgate's job is safe, so why try?
Antonio Cassano has reinvented himself. Not only has he changed his physical approach by losing
weight, he has changed his mental approach too, becoming not only more mature, but also a leader.
He is now someone who visits hospitals and gives signed shirts to sick children. He is now someone
who can carry a team on his back, provide assists for his teammates, and entertain the crowd.
Defoe and Redknapp are reunited (and it feels sooo goooood).