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Thank you! I certainly wasn't expecting such a result.

The players have had just one day rest between the trip to Stoke and todays game against Arsenal. They're understandably tired, meaning we had just a light training session yesterday. To add to the challenge, Wenger's men arrive in fine fettle after winning 7 of their last 8 games. Loftus Road...

Thank you! :) On a side note, thank you to everyone for helping me reach over 1000 views. I know we're not close to the biggest stories on the site but I'm still remarkably proud that people continue to read what I'm writing!

The trip north west to the Britannia Stadium took around 3 hours. Our hosts were 19th, with their only win coming on the second weekend of the season against bottom of the table Sunderland. Their form had taken an upturn, though, as they had drawn 3 of their last 4 games. The injury Isla had...

The BBC had contacted the club to request an exclusive interview with me. I didn't really know what to expect, but Fernandes and I agreed it would be good to show transparency at every opportunity. I met with Dan Walker, host of Football Focus, at one of the lounges within the Imperial College...

The team had a minus 45 goal difference when I joined. Redknapp obviously wasn't big on defending as his defence was breached 55 times in 14 games.

The afternoon sky was dark and cloudy as the players warmed up on the slippery Loftus Road surface. We expect West Ham to play a formation similar to ours, albeit a little more defensive. I've named three changes to the starting eleven, with a slight tactical change. Alejandro Faurlin replaces...

An important meeting had been called. Only myself, Tony Fernandes, Director of Football Frank McParland and Chief Scout Steve Hitchen were present. "We can't afford to let the incident on the training ground slow our progress," I said. "The transfer window opens in a fortnight and we have three...

I had just gotten off the phone from a call with Tony Fernandes. Our conversation was as short as Fernandes was stern. I had called to suggest we set up a link with a club, perhaps in Croatia or Belgium, which would help us in signing players who weren't eligible for a Work Permit. Pavel...

Thank you both. Next up we host West Ham.

Newcastle made changes to the side that we weren't expecting. Steven Taylor and Tiote both broke into the starting eleven, which I predicted, but Pardew had shifted Sissoko onto the right wing. Colback replaced Vurnon Anita in the centre while De Jong replaced Ferreyra as the lone striker...

It was our last day of training before we travelled north to face Newcastle. Alan Pardew's side were certain favourites. They sat comfortably in 8th and had the opportunity to move up one spot ahead of Liverpool if they ended the game victorious. We, on the other hand, could escape the...

"Thanks for taking time out to meet, I know you have a busy schedule," I said as Steve Hitchen, one of the clubs scouts, entered my office. "Not a problem," he replied. "My report on Newcastle is almost complete." "I really appreciate your work here at the club, Steve," I said, "but we have to...

It was certainly a far better result than I was expecting, but we have a tough away game at Newcastle up next which will really test us.

The day has arrived and I cannot wait for the action to begin. Today we play the 15th league game of the season. We started the weekend bottom of the table with just 6 points. Sunderland, Stoke and Aston Villa, today's opponents, were level on 9 points. Sunderland lost and Stoke drew. We had an...