Midweek PLOD with Professor POD

Stayed in the park after work and caught up with Ex Irish Captain POD who was running around with some of the other BRAT Hardmen, although no sign of 'The Leech', Marshmallow Man or Enda who I heard returned into the Country yesterday but has been struggling to get out of the airport as Customs have whipped him straight into quarantine as they are still unsure what he may have picked up whilst in China?
Managed about 7 ks with POD working around 4.30 pace chatting away the whole time, all up for the morning 15.5 - Surprisingly didn't feel to bad and was moving OK.

Will try to head out with the boys tomorrow for the lunchtime session.

Big News from back home - Stoke and Manager Tony Pulis part company. Can't believe it to be honest, and think its a bad move on the part of the club. I know he has had his critics and the style of play is not always pretty but what he has achieved over the time is good. Keeping the club in the premiership for the past 5 years with mid table finishes each year any supporter would happily have taken prior to the tough spell they endured over the final couple of months. The supporters are a fickle lot and they better be careful what they wish for I reckon and next season will be an even bigger test i'm predicting.
Can't believe that now Pulis has gone and Moyles has departed to Man Utd that Pardew is the 2nd longest serving manager in the premiership at Newcastle with only 2.5 years under his belt its crazy.
 Interesting point is that every club who won anything  last season didn't see the season out this year;
Premiership - Man City,   Mancini .....Goneski
F.A Cup  -  Chelsea,     Di Matteo .........Goneski
Champions League - Chelsea, Di Matteo .....Goneski
Carling Cup -        Liverpool, Dalglish.........Goneski
Promoted 2012 -   Southampton, Atkins ......Goneski
Promoted 2012 -    Reading, McDermott .........Goneski


Cheers