After losing to West Ham United, Fulham parted company with manager Martin Jol after their sixth successive defeat in all competitions. Fulham are now eighteenth in the Premier League table with relegation a real possibility. Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen who joined Fulham in the summer as First Team Coach is set to […]
Debut, Defeats And Doing Something For The First Time
On Friday night England lost to Chile 2-0 at Wembley. The game saw debuts for Southampton pair Adam Lallana and Jay Rodriguez. Rodriguez never really got involved and Lallana despite a couple of promising runs never really managed to make an impact. With Roy Hogdson however they have an experienced manager who will be […]
THE SOUTHAMPTON MYTH
After successfully qualifying for the world cup in Brazil next year Roy Hodgson, now has the opportunity to experiment with his squad in friendlies against Chile and Germany this month. With the pressure now seemingly off, many pundits speculated about which different players they would like to see be given a chance. The list […]
Graduates, Franchising and Football
“A graduate aged 21 has the same chance of being unemployed as a 16-year-old school leaver with one GCSE, official figures revealed yesterday. Around one in four of both groups is currently without a job. The shocking statistics highlight the problems facing graduates leaving university at a time of crisis in the jobs market.” (Daily […]
West Midland’s Premier League Clubs Take A Hammering
That was a bad weekend for Premier League football in the West Midlands, with both Villa and Albion going down to Everton and Liverpool respectively. The result means that both Villa and Albion remain in mid-table with the same points while fans of Everton and Liverpool are all starting to dream of the Champions League. […]
Don’t solve the wrong problem and don’t buy a business card
There are many good reasons for buying a franchise. The freedom of running your own business with the level of support you might expect in employment. A tried and tested business model that means you can avoid making obvious mistakes. Ultimately it is a great shortcut to owning and running your own successful business. […]
A Frustrating Weekend for West Midlands Football
That was a weekend that promised so much and really failed to deliver. Out of all the West Midlands football clubs only Walsall managed to win. A very good 3 points at home to Stevenage saw them record their first home victory in League One since August. This was a really important win as they […]
An important weekend for West Midlands football…
Well the international break is over and England can be proud of what they achieved. They qualified for the World Cup. Job done! But that means we can now get back to league football and after the break I can’t wait. This weekend is a really important one for all the West Midlands clubs. […]
Football Franchise Is Fun, But Not A Hobby
I am lucky. I love football and my business is football related. As an international franchisor and CEO of the Bugs Group I love my work, and the fact that I get to make a difference to the lives of thousands of children every week is really good. But just because I enjoy what I […]
