Three clubs were talking to me. All were Premier League clubs and reasonably well established ones, though they’d all had their peaks and troughs throughout the course of the Premier League’s existence. Leeds and Newcastle and Southampton all had their histories, but which club would be the one I’d sign on with? The answer proved […]
Having secured Premier League status for Crystal Palace quite comfortably, the aim was now to see if we could improve upon 13th in the standings. In football the desire is always to go up – obviously – and once at the very top, stay there as long as possible. For a club like Palace, I […]
The first half of the 25/26 season was over. Palace were 13th, nine points clear of the relegation battle, and reasonably steady, despite some heavy defeats. We’d kick off the second half of the season against my old foes Sheffield United, who were languishing in 19th place (in a league of 20 teams, that’s not […]
The 25/26 season would be a landmark season. For the first time, I’d be leading a Premier League club, the one I’d guided most successfully to the top flight – Crystal Palace. I took a look at my old club, Aldershot, and sadly the 24/25 season saw them end up being relegated from League One. […]
I had five games to save my job. I felt this was most unjust, given the season so far, but so be it. To begin Crystal Palace would travel to Rotherham, who were hovering above the relegation zone. The press was sniffing around at the prospect of an ultimatum, something I naturally poured scorn over. […]
Welcome ‘kats, to the latest round of Meerkat Musings! What’s been happening? Well, NASA successfully landed Perseverance on Mars, only to find someone waiting… Ahem. Jokes aside, this is pretty special, considering the launch, trip and landing have been handled during a time of social distancing and the pandemic. Congratulations to NASA for this amazing […]
Having successfully navigated the first third of the 24/25 season, it was time to kick off (heh) the middle phase. By regularly switching between the 4-4-1-1 formation (and its underlying philosophy) and the 3-5-1-2 formation, I could keep opposing teams off-balance, and rotate the squad a bit, keeping my players fresh. This would hopefully be […]
Drawing inspiration from Lolsys Library, this ‘kat thought he’d offer a few thoughts on the songs that inspire him. Some are happy songs, some are intense, some are a little… Shall we unexpected? There are three versions of this epic, sweeping song. The original is the one I’ve shared (which was updated for the 2019 […]
I’m quite comfortable in saying that politically and economically I lean to the left. I have little tolerance for the extreme wealth-hoarding that’s become possible under the intense capitalist systems around the world, nor am I a friend of the populist practices that chain us to these systems. The rich get richer, even in times […]
For the previous post, click here. So, Crystal Palace. Officially founded in 1905 (and some might argue they are an older club, the oldest club, in the world, via connections to the original amateur Crystal Palace that were established in 1861), they ply their trade at Selhurst Park, London. Throughout their history Palace have often […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
You may be wondering where this post will go. Well, let’s place the scene in the restaurant above. What might I deem inappropriate behaviour in this setting? A restaurant has waiting staff, who (depending on the quality of the establishment) may or may not be paid a particularly decent wage, yet will work very hard. […]
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