The Observer looks back to some Premiership predictions from August of last year. Next Monday I will repost the predictions article that was posted nine months ago. This gives you a week to finetune your excuses and for some of you to complete the hole that you should be hiding in.

A top ten of the worst ever managers.

Phil Gordon on Walter Smith.

Zenit St. Petersburg manager Advocaat knows Scottish football first-hand.

After a quarter of a century as a professional footballer Teddy Sheringham finally hangs up his boots.

Nottingham Forest starts to climb back.

Nick Townsend fancies Chelsea’s chances in Moscow.

Jonathan Wilson looks at the latest edition of Boca and River Plate.

The latest on Marvin Andrews the Trinidad and Tobago defender who stunned doctors two years by playing on when the professionals felt it was impossible.

Twenty-five years on Tom English looks back on Sir Alex Ferguson’s first European trophy.

The other half of Avram Grant (so to speak) and a bit more.

Simon Kuper on the terrorism threat that hangs over this summer’s European Championships.

A small piece on Manchester United’s financial situation that I have not seen (up to Saturday evening) any place else.

The Red News web site has some more information.

Giovanni Trapattoni is introduced to Irish football supporters.