Morro and stuff

I’ve been sitting here in stunned silence all day, unable to process the two shock pieces of news announced yesterday – Brian Robson being sacked by Sheffield United and Michael Morrison signing a new contract.

Ok, so I’m actually lying, the Robson sacking wasn’t a shock. In fact, it was probably the most inevitable dismissal in football ever. I can’t even begin to comprehend what possessed them to appoint them him in the first place, though the hierarchy at Brammell Lane are obviously a few sandwiches short of a picnic as, having made the decision to put Robbo (pictured) out of his misery, they tried to persuade him to stay on as director of football. The mind boggles.

Back on more important matters, what happy news it is that Morro is staying put. I assume Southend and others will be back in for him in the summer, but at least if/when he leaves it will be on our terms. And although I suppose you have to take his fan-appeasing comments on the official site with a pinch of salt, I have no reason to doubt his commitment to the club – he seems like a level-headed guy, and I’m sure he’ll be gracing a higher division sooner or later.

Hopefully this will put to bed the Rendell-and-Morrison-to-the-scum-on-loan rumour that Histon FM having been spreading this week. It was quite amusing on Tuesday night to hear them desperately trying to convince their listeners that it did have some basis in fact, even though they had just broadcast interviews with JQ and Fergie Jr who both said there was nothing in it. It seems their desperation to trump the CEN with an ‘exclusive’ is so great that they’ll believe anything Barry Fry says, ho hum.