Today my beloved Rams replaced Nigel Clough with a former first team coach who left Derby because he was headhunted by Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Under Sir Alex and Steve McClaren Manchester United won the elusive treble.
He then took on probably the most poisonous chalice in football..the manager of the England team. He was dubbed the 'Wally with the Brolly' after one wet night in which England lost a crucial game.
The press turned on him so he lost the England job and departed for Holland where he won the Eredivisie with FC Twente for the first time in that club's history.
He then had time with Wolfsburg in Germany and Nottingham Forest, which frankly was a disaster. I do not know what happened 16 miles down Brian Clough Way but he has surfaced as a first team coach with QPR. When Harry Rednapp insists that Steve McClaren is a brilliant coach and that is endorsed by his players we must sit up and take notice.
It is impossible to compare Nigel Clough (lower league experience) with Steve McClaren (experience with top level international football) but I personally think that the Rams have taken a positive step into the future. It is close to my heart (even at my age) because one thing that Nigel has done is develop the academy. He has done a good job and has assembled a very good squad.
Unfortunately he is now unable to go forward because now he needs man management skills and tactical acumen that he does not possess. Someone on the Rams Board has realised this. The lack of home results indicated that Nigel was flawed. It has happened all too often in the past. The team is talented but anxious. Time after time they outplay the opposition and then withdraw into a defensive posture which they are unable to maintain.
This team now needs a positive attitude because when they get one they will destroy teams. Steve McClaren must be rubbing his hands because Nigel has left him with one helluva squad. We now need an 'Igor Stimac'. We had one in Jason Shackell but we need a really dominant centre back. Jake Buxton is punching above his level.
Richard Keogh is OK but he needs help. I doubt if Sean Barker will ever get back to his former self but if he does then WOW! I await with interest the first steps of the new regime. At last we are in the news which for a club which has such a huge fan base is a step forward!
Monday, 30 September 2013
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Derby County...Clough is Sacked ...at Last!
After three consequetive defeats and not one home win in the league Derby County have, at long last, sacked Nigel Clough. Most home fans will breathe a sigh of relief because since he has been appointed Derby have lost ten thousand fans.
I can understand the austerity program because the club was in dire financial straits when he arrived and his policy of developing academy talent and scooping up lower league protegees was obviously common sense.
Unfortunately it ended there. Derby County, despite a sensational support base, became a run of the mill average championship club of little interest to anyone beyond the bounds of Derbyshire. That is actually untrue because Derby County are a really big club with support from all over the world.
However, since the appointment of Nigel Clough, the club has made no progress. They have remained a run of the mill, middle of the table, average Championship club who have continually frustrated their fans. At home they are a joke because the defence is suspect and when things go wrong Nigel did not know what to do.
I have a huge sense of relief tonight. I await the new appointment because make no mistake this is a good job. I want someone with ambition but this squad is tailored made for people who can develop a club like Martin O'Neill or Steve McLaren. The squad is sound they only need a leader.
I can understand the austerity program because the club was in dire financial straits when he arrived and his policy of developing academy talent and scooping up lower league protegees was obviously common sense.
Unfortunately it ended there. Derby County, despite a sensational support base, became a run of the mill average championship club of little interest to anyone beyond the bounds of Derbyshire. That is actually untrue because Derby County are a really big club with support from all over the world.
However, since the appointment of Nigel Clough, the club has made no progress. They have remained a run of the mill, middle of the table, average Championship club who have continually frustrated their fans. At home they are a joke because the defence is suspect and when things go wrong Nigel did not know what to do.
I have a huge sense of relief tonight. I await the new appointment because make no mistake this is a good job. I want someone with ambition but this squad is tailored made for people who can develop a club like Martin O'Neill or Steve McLaren. The squad is sound they only need a leader.
Tax Breaks for Married Couples? Yeah Right!
The very moment that I heard the headline and saw Jeremy Hunt announcing the policy on the BBC I knew that it had to be a scam. These mainstream politicians have spent decades denegrating and degrading the state of marriage so that there is no way that they would be allowed to reinstate it!
Their problem is that the natural Conservative voter believes in marriage because they are the common sense generation who understand that family values are the cornerstone of society. It is because the value of marital vows has been traduced by the political class for so long that we have such a large population of well...scumbags is a good word.
So now with a fanfare of trumpets the leaders of what was once a Conservative party announce that they intend to reintroduce tax breaks for married couples (was that not in their election manifesto?) But hang on this is David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt that we are talking about so what is the catch?
Well it will not be for ALL married couples only those who are at the lower end of the wage scale. It will probably only be up to £200 a year and will only be introduced after 2015! It will include many of the elderly marrieds but here is the rub. They can only apply on line. They will have to apply together so how many over seventies are sufficiently computer savvy to sit together and work out the complexities of government forms online?
Many of my friends do not even own a computer so that cuts them out and is £200 per annum worth the bother? No this is yet another gimmick from people who have long since lost the trust of most of us. We don't even know if it will get through parliament because the LibDems have already stated that because it is a good idea in principle they cannot possibly vote for it!
Their problem is that the natural Conservative voter believes in marriage because they are the common sense generation who understand that family values are the cornerstone of society. It is because the value of marital vows has been traduced by the political class for so long that we have such a large population of well...scumbags is a good word.
So now with a fanfare of trumpets the leaders of what was once a Conservative party announce that they intend to reintroduce tax breaks for married couples (was that not in their election manifesto?) But hang on this is David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt that we are talking about so what is the catch?
Well it will not be for ALL married couples only those who are at the lower end of the wage scale. It will probably only be up to £200 a year and will only be introduced after 2015! It will include many of the elderly marrieds but here is the rub. They can only apply on line. They will have to apply together so how many over seventies are sufficiently computer savvy to sit together and work out the complexities of government forms online?
Many of my friends do not even own a computer so that cuts them out and is £200 per annum worth the bother? No this is yet another gimmick from people who have long since lost the trust of most of us. We don't even know if it will get through parliament because the LibDems have already stated that because it is a good idea in principle they cannot possibly vote for it!
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
The Corruption is Terrifying!
I sometimes believe that my blogging days are coming rapidly to an end. The reason for this conclusion is that I read and research a lot on the World Wide Web. There are people on there who are much better informed than I am but we are coming to the same conclusions probably from vastly different ends of the spectrum.
I have no alternative agenda. I am just an ordinary pensioner who mistrusts politicians and bankers and ,of course, like everyone else I have good reason. Unfortunately everywhere I look I see government perversion. There are for example innumerous stories linking senior judges, politicians and police officers to juvenile sex crimes.
These are all over the internet but all we see are ageing actors/entertainers appearing in the dock. This just has to be a plot to distract the public from the real truth. We continually see examples of failure by the Social services and professionals working in the NHS but nobody ever seems to be taken to task.
Some of what I read and the conclusions that I have arrived at were so disturbing that I personally cannot voice them because my sanity could be questioned by friends and family. Most recently however I have discovered blogs with more courage than I so I intend to direct you towards them.
Firstly read 'The Tap' particularly the article by John Kaminski, his comments on Harvard University were particularly illuminating because I came to that conclusion some time back. Then pop over to 'Aangirfan' because he has lots to say about the links between child cruelty and the authorities. A lot of this is based in the city of Coventry which some time ago I discovered was one of the cities used by Common Purpose to recruit young people.
You will have to do a lot of reading and to clear your mind of mainstream media garbage but it may open eyes. One thing is clear if the honest citizen does not awake and take control of his/her local councils then civilisation in the UK will follow on to what is currently happening in the States. It is only a matter of time!
I have no alternative agenda. I am just an ordinary pensioner who mistrusts politicians and bankers and ,of course, like everyone else I have good reason. Unfortunately everywhere I look I see government perversion. There are for example innumerous stories linking senior judges, politicians and police officers to juvenile sex crimes.
These are all over the internet but all we see are ageing actors/entertainers appearing in the dock. This just has to be a plot to distract the public from the real truth. We continually see examples of failure by the Social services and professionals working in the NHS but nobody ever seems to be taken to task.
Some of what I read and the conclusions that I have arrived at were so disturbing that I personally cannot voice them because my sanity could be questioned by friends and family. Most recently however I have discovered blogs with more courage than I so I intend to direct you towards them.
Firstly read 'The Tap' particularly the article by John Kaminski, his comments on Harvard University were particularly illuminating because I came to that conclusion some time back. Then pop over to 'Aangirfan' because he has lots to say about the links between child cruelty and the authorities. A lot of this is based in the city of Coventry which some time ago I discovered was one of the cities used by Common Purpose to recruit young people.
You will have to do a lot of reading and to clear your mind of mainstream media garbage but it may open eyes. One thing is clear if the honest citizen does not awake and take control of his/her local councils then civilisation in the UK will follow on to what is currently happening in the States. It is only a matter of time!
Saturday, 21 September 2013
Oh Godfrey! How Could You?
UKIP are on the march! They are attracting members from across the broad spectrum of British politics. They are appealing to people from all walks of life who know that the mainstream parties have been corrupted by a New World Order who buy their politicians and then use them to distort the order of the world.
There is still a huge amount of common sense from the elderly in the UK. So many of us realize that Nigel Farage has seen a gap in the market and is leading the country towards a sensible economy. We cannot continue borrowing huge sums of money and then fling it at the EU and the ridiculous Foreign Aid agenda.
In order to change this aberration voters in the UK need UKIP. I do not know how Nigel Farage and his cohorts have escaped the clutches of a power which seems to have the power to bribe almost anyone but so far they seem Kosha!
So far so good. UKIP have had a really good annual conference which has actually put Nick Clegg and David Cameron to shame because it was well attended and enthusiastic. Then came Godfrey Bloom!
We all know that we are frustrated by the politically correct agenda of the New World Order but Godfrey fell completely into the trap. He reacted exactly how the media wanted him to react. They goaded him and he fell for it. He is therefore not suitable for future high office.
Not only did he let himself down he let the party down. Did he not realise that he gave the mainstream media their headline story? When a party is fighting to change the history of a country did he not realise that the media had targeted him as a loose cannon?
No wonder that Nigel Farage was incandescent with rage. He has to fight all manner of attacks and then one of his principal allies gives the mainstream media a coup! Was he on drugs? What was he playing at? Godfrey Bloom should be consigned to the political scrap heap where he belongs. It is so sad and SO irritating.
There is still a huge amount of common sense from the elderly in the UK. So many of us realize that Nigel Farage has seen a gap in the market and is leading the country towards a sensible economy. We cannot continue borrowing huge sums of money and then fling it at the EU and the ridiculous Foreign Aid agenda.
In order to change this aberration voters in the UK need UKIP. I do not know how Nigel Farage and his cohorts have escaped the clutches of a power which seems to have the power to bribe almost anyone but so far they seem Kosha!
So far so good. UKIP have had a really good annual conference which has actually put Nick Clegg and David Cameron to shame because it was well attended and enthusiastic. Then came Godfrey Bloom!
We all know that we are frustrated by the politically correct agenda of the New World Order but Godfrey fell completely into the trap. He reacted exactly how the media wanted him to react. They goaded him and he fell for it. He is therefore not suitable for future high office.
Not only did he let himself down he let the party down. Did he not realise that he gave the mainstream media their headline story? When a party is fighting to change the history of a country did he not realise that the media had targeted him as a loose cannon?
No wonder that Nigel Farage was incandescent with rage. He has to fight all manner of attacks and then one of his principal allies gives the mainstream media a coup! Was he on drugs? What was he playing at? Godfrey Bloom should be consigned to the political scrap heap where he belongs. It is so sad and SO irritating.
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
The Liberal Democrats!
I have barely watched the LibDem conference because frankly I think that they are irrelevant. They got the reputation of being the 'sandal wearing' party until they got into government. Since however, they squeezed themselves into government they have been cruelly exposed.
Far, far too many of them have been caught out by sleazy exposures which give me personally a really uncomfortable feeling.
Now don't get me wrong because I am well aware that so many people who stand for election have 'dark' sides. Politicians from all parties have been uncovered as being greedy and inept but somehow the LibDems top them all.
No sooner had Nick climbed into bed with 'Dave' than David Laws was outed as being a closet gay and forced to resign. Good old Charlie Kennedy had a problem with alcohol. Lord Rennard apparently enjoys groping ladies although that is still being 'debated'. Paddy Ashdown was caught cheating on his wife.
Then we have Chris Huhne who nearly gained the leadership of the party when he was a happily married man (well he campaigned that he was). In previous years they covered up the sleaze of Cyril Smith which appears to have led onto Mike Hancock who is currently being investigated by Portsmouth Council about his liking for young girls.
It goes on and on and yet today Nick Clegg who is a europhile par excellence and cares not a jot for this country lied in his previous election manifesto when he campaigned for students and then reneged on his promises. There is more so much more and yet the BBC gives them a prominence that is nonsensical. In the meantime UKIP are having a conference which will probably not be covered.
In a recent poll it was recorded that UKIP are on target to win the European elections next year with a vote of 30%. The LibDems will not get anywhere near 9% (I am being generous). The BBC however refuses to acknowledge that UKIP has advanced onto the major political scene! After listening to the posturing of Nick Clegg today I just laugh!
Far, far too many of them have been caught out by sleazy exposures which give me personally a really uncomfortable feeling.
Now don't get me wrong because I am well aware that so many people who stand for election have 'dark' sides. Politicians from all parties have been uncovered as being greedy and inept but somehow the LibDems top them all.
No sooner had Nick climbed into bed with 'Dave' than David Laws was outed as being a closet gay and forced to resign. Good old Charlie Kennedy had a problem with alcohol. Lord Rennard apparently enjoys groping ladies although that is still being 'debated'. Paddy Ashdown was caught cheating on his wife.
Then we have Chris Huhne who nearly gained the leadership of the party when he was a happily married man (well he campaigned that he was). In previous years they covered up the sleaze of Cyril Smith which appears to have led onto Mike Hancock who is currently being investigated by Portsmouth Council about his liking for young girls.
It goes on and on and yet today Nick Clegg who is a europhile par excellence and cares not a jot for this country lied in his previous election manifesto when he campaigned for students and then reneged on his promises. There is more so much more and yet the BBC gives them a prominence that is nonsensical. In the meantime UKIP are having a conference which will probably not be covered.
In a recent poll it was recorded that UKIP are on target to win the European elections next year with a vote of 30%. The LibDems will not get anywhere near 9% (I am being generous). The BBC however refuses to acknowledge that UKIP has advanced onto the major political scene! After listening to the posturing of Nick Clegg today I just laugh!
Friday, 13 September 2013
Why is the Royal Mail being Privatised?
Like most people I assumed that the government selling off Royal Mail was simply another attempt to profit from their public limited company. Royal Mail have been losing profit in recent years because the EU has allowed private companies to cream off profitable areas whereas the Royal Mail has to provide a service for the whole of the country.
Then I discovered the European Union Postal Services Directive which as usual is the real reason that the government is having to sell off the Royal Mail. Most of us suspect that privatising the Royal Mail will lead to a reduction of the service to the public even though in recent years it is a fraction of the efficiency of yesteryear.
Bit by bit the EU is attacking everything that we hold dear. Every expensive 'white elephant' hoist on us emanates from the socialist group of non-elected commissars from Brussels (HS2 for example).
If you want to learn more about how they operate and force us into what they call 'modernisation' then this guy explains it better than I can.
I just wish that our politicians would come clean once in a while!
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