At Ease Sergeant

Fabio Cappello has made headlines more for his off-the-field decisions than his on-field ones so far. If he wasn't a stylish Italian, I think most people would think we had appointed a 1950's sergeant major. So it was good to see that he resorted to the Big # 9 in the second half. An English manager would have got pilloried for that. Maybe he is going to ask all the players to have a short back and sides and go to the Brecon Beacons for a yomp when the rest of the Premiership is competing in Austria and Switzerland next summer. I think his best bet is to drop a star every time to keep the talent on their toes. If he keeps doing that maybe we will yet see Joey Barton at the World Cup. On 2nd thoughts......