Some news to upset my wife has unfolded over the last 2 days. The wife is a Swindon Town supporter of many years and she was enjoying the recent good form of the club. However the news that the mastermind's behind the good form has left for Leeds has not gone down well. Dennis Wise, the former Chelsea captain and all round cheeky chappie, has only been at Swindon since the summer so it was a bit of a surprise that he has left already. OK, many will argue that Leeds are a bigger club and the opportunity to work with Ken Bates again is an offer too good turn down. What I want to know is, what happened to loyalty? The days of managers staying with clubs a long time appears to be over. There are some exceptions of course, like Dario Gradi, Alex Ferguson, Sam Alladyce and Arsene Wegner. Not all the managers have left for pastures new by choice of course, the pressure to deliver these days is higher than ever, with some Managers getting the sack if they lose 3-4 games in a row. (Alan Pardew ought to be worried!). Leeds sacked DavidO'Leary after he failed to get them into the Champions League. Now no-one can tell me that a top 5 finish is an excuse to sack the boss, but the then chairman, a certain Peter Risdale, gambled millions in the promise of Champions League qualification, so O'Leary was sacked, unfairly, as the scapegoat. It was this that sent Leeds to the brink of bankruptcy and were relegated after selling all their big name players. After what happened at Leeds, the FA should have banned Risdale from having anything to do with football for a very long time. So I couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for Cardiff City fans when the rumours over the weekend about Risdale taking over as chairman started. You have been warned.....

Wayne Rooney is 21 today. I wonder if his team mates get him a stripper for his birthday? A nice 65 year old one. Called Mavis......