It’s not as if I turn up in a G-string

HE’S a distinctive sight, is Iain Mills, the director whose resignation has sparked so much publicity that he got Bury a mention on Radio One’s Newsbeat this afternoon.

How a league table works

EXCITING times at Blackburn, where the bid to hold on to ninth spot continues tomorrow at Newcastle. (“I’d love it if we beat someone. Just love it.”)

Grant refusal

AS Avram’s hold on the Chelsea job appears to be loosening by the day, there is another Grant making waves in the football world . . . Russell.

Hang on, maybe Phil Neville’s got a point

PHIL Neville is not a footballer who goes in for platitudes. And as a result, the Everton captain has wound up a few Manchester City fans ahead of tonight’s meeting between the two sides at Eastlands.

Back to ninth

ANY of you left sleepless by Blackburn’s drop to 10th in the Premier League will be glad to know that they have now been restored to their rightful position of ninth after today’s 4-1 victory over Bolton.

A terrible accident

GIVEN a few hours to reflect, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger did the right thing in withdrawing his assertion that Birmingham defender Martin Taylor should never play football again.

Last on MOTD: Lost in the Premier League

I CAN’T help but wonder whether Paul Jewell’s weekly pronouncements that Derby are doomed to relegation may have had a negative effect on his players.

Will Blackburn finish ninth?

LIFE is never more absurd than when it imitates satire. When Blackburn lost 1-4 at home to Coventry in the FA Cup third round last month, When Saturday Comes marked the event on its front cover.

Gazza

I ONLY met Paul Gascoigne once. He was in the physio’s room at Radcliffe Borough, sitting on the treatment table, naked except for a jockstrap and a towel.

Warnock on ice

I CAN’T let the subject of eccentric Championship managers go without giving a mention to Neil Warnock, on the back of his frankly bizarre interview at the end of Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw at Bristol City.