Huddersfield, Characters !

Have you noticed that since Jose Mourinho departed from Chelsea the day to day interest level in premiership football has declined.
Mine has anyway, and I think it is down to the reduced number of what used to be called "characters" we have in the game these days, a desciption that the often quoted often hilarious, never less than controversial Mourinho most certainly qualified for.

Sadly now most players and managers are trained, sorry advised not to say anything that might actually mean anything or be deemed at all controversial.

Mustn`t upset the shareholders, fans, or Mrs Wiggins reading the local paper now must we.

Where are the likes of

Ron Atkinson

I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat"

George Best

I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

Brian Clough

I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one'

Yes we still do have Neil Warnock

'It's seven years today, my anniversary, and it was my birthday yesterday - it's been a great weekend for me. I better be careful with the missus otherwise I will probably put her in the club!'

And Harry Redknapp

I took Kanu on the Tuesday before the first game of the season because I never had any strikers. He said he hadn't kicked a ball since last season and I asked him if he'd been training. He said 'Yes, I've been running around the park some days' and I thought 'Yeah, I bet you have!''

And maybe, just maybe Jose will return to entertain us someday,

Until then it`s a diet of falsehoods

"I didn`t see the incident" - Arsene Wenger

Or

Over the moon, the boy done good, yeah just thought I`d have a go, and it flew into the net, well chuffed.

Boring, banality.

Oh well, you never know Andy Ritchie might come good, or we could always try and employ, er let me see…..Mourinho`s out of a job.