I haven't really listened to these, but here's the club's latest podcast.

Summary:

• Roy not expecting to be busy in the transfer window, but 'never say never'
• Team playing well
• Craven Cottage pitch not as good as it might be, which leads to players taking an extra touch in midfield
• Chris Smalling is interviewed after Chelsea and sounds like a good chap
• Roy talks about his contract, uses word 'years' to come
• Stresses importance of aiming for continuation of 'run of years in Premier League'
• Talks about players' personalities (as noted here on xmas eve.

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Despite the post below being fact as of yesterday afternoon, it was confirmed by TPS Turku last night that Wayne Brown will be remaining at the Finnish club until 17th October. It was a surprise announcement, as Brown had returned to the UK and was about to take a fortnight off before returning to action. Click to continue reading...

TPS Turku bade ‘farewell' to Wayne Brown this week after the Fulham midfielder finished his summer loan spell at the club. The attacking midfielder, who is hoping to break into the first team of the Premier League club this season, made a very positive impression on Finnish football, scoring an impressive six goals in 19 [. Click to continue reading...

TPS Turku have started to climb up the Veikkasuliiga following a run of four unbeaten matches. A 0-0 draw with IFK Mariehamn was an important point, as it kept one of their rivals in check. Chris Cleaver opened the match in midfield but came off before the hour mark with a slight niggle. Wayne Brown [. Click to continue reading...

OK, maybe I am taking a step too far in comparing this 19-year old to mr. Litmanen. Still, what a performance! Riski, or RR10, as his recently innovated nickname goes, beautifully set up TPS's 2-0 winning goal against VPS and also put the ball past Henri Sillanpää himself. He was composed with the ball, passing precisely and setting up a number of chances for his mates.

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NFN caught up with Wayne Brown a week ago, but lazily failed to write up the interview till now. He'd just scored one and set up Christuan Andreasson for the other in Tepsi's 2-0 win over Tampere United, and was in a buoyant mood. He was noticeably more confident with journalists than most Finns his age, unsurprisingly enough for a player from an EPL club, just as he has seemed very comfortable in all the games he's played so far.

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Veritas Stadion, Turku, 6:30 PM Finnish time

The main focus is on JJK, who make their first Veikkausliiga appearance tonight following two postponements. Unfortunately, the night is unlikely to delight the club or their fans. JJK failed to win in all their games against Veikkausliiga clubs during pre-season, and the first real game could not be much tougher.

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Hietalahti, Vaasa, 7 PM Finnish time
Live on Urheilukanava

Hermanni Vuorinen has been reminiscing about Honka's 2005 promotion season ahead of tonight's trip to Vaasa. Back then Honka won a crucial match at Hietalahti, with big Hermanni scoring two goals, and of course Vuorinen has fond memories of the place.

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This from the comments. Cheers, Gav. Les Rosbifs interviews Wayne Brown about his start in Finland.

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I got a nice email this morning from Egan Richardson, pointing me at this.

The Turku side had started with a fantastic goal from loanee Wayne Brown, volleyed in from the edge of the area, but it was all downhill from there. That former Inter defender Diego Corpache scored the winner, and was by most accounts the best player on the pitch, will not have made the defeat any easier to take.

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TPS 1 Haka 2

A surprising result at Kupittaa, where TPS ensured that their game at HJK on Thursday will take on a new significance. A defeat there, and it will be hard for coach Rautiainen to avoid a mini-crisis at least. 'New coach, same old TPS' was the headline in Hufvudstadsbladet, while Turun Sanomat went for a more measured 'TPS punished at corners'.

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TPS 1 Haka 2

A surprising result at Kupittaa, where TPS ensured that their game at HJK on Thursday will take on a new significance. A defeat there, and it will be hard for coach Rautiainen to avoid a mini-crisis at least. 'New coach, same old TPS' was the headline in Hufvudstadsbladet, while Turun Sanomat went for a more measured 'TPS punished at corners'.

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Tampere United v TPS This game will be played in Pirkkala, at PJK's home ground. Although this is a good 15km from Tampere, it is still the closest TamU have come to home in this League Cup campaign, having played their home games in Pori and Seinäjoki so far. This sorry situation is a result of [.. Click to continue reading...

Tampere United v TPS This game will be played in Pirkkala, at PJK's home ground. Although this is a good 15km from Tampere, it is still the closest TamU have come to home in this League Cup campaign, having played their home games in Pori and Seinäjoki so far. This sorry situation is a result of [.. Click to continue reading...