Sweden Here We Come! TRAMS AND FOOTBALL: WHAT"S THE LINK? Next weekend, I'm coming to Sweden with my very good friend and new manager for this season the Nottingham Forest fanatic Rob Addison. For football fans who know history, you will notice that as a Forest supporter ,he has even had someone with his name who has played for the team, just like me with John Scales, who played for amongst other clubs, Liverpool and Tottenham, but I think started his career at Wimbledon, th

DID YOU MISS ME? I'M BACK. Good evening Swenglanders. last week I got a message from Tom asking when I would be contributing to the excellent Swengland website. A good question that, because since I retired I have not had the time to sit and do so. mainly for these reasons: Organising the weekly quiz at my local pub The Old Sun Running open mic night at The Old Sun Preparing for a gig in a band I didn't know I was a member of and then getting sacked! (Too jazzy they said...a

'............. .'I couldn't be more chuffed if I were a badger at the start of the mating season. ..........' ...

". ..... I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football....." ...

......."In1969 I gave up women and alcohol, it was the worst 20 minutes of my life"........... ...

June 14th 2025 3pm   Swengland is 30 this year. And to celebrate, and give out all the prizes, you lucky managers have won this season,...

Put the date in your diary, June 14 for the 30th anniversary party. We've been going for 30 years and I thought we should celebrate it...

"........City have just built a fantastic multi million pound new stand. The trouble is, it's facing the pitch....." ...

"In football, you can never say anything is certain. The benchmark is 38-40 points. That has always been the case. That will never change."

.......We didn't have the run of the mill....." Glenn Hoddle England...

" Referees, like most of us are human beings" . Football pundit, Alan Brazil. I can't believe what is happening this season! Nothing to...

Here we are managers, on the bright, shiny new Swengland website. Well done Tom for sorting this out and relieving me of the statistic...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS everyone. We reach the stage of the year when every manager needs to be on their toes as games come thick and fast and...