Talking Points - January

What the lads have been discussing at the start of 2010:

Beyond Irvine
Lakes on Preston's decision to replace Alan Irvine with Darren Ferguson. Could the good times be about to come to Deepdale?




Kettles facing the final whistle?
As Kettering's chairman stands aside, Turls reports on the threat to the club's future.




He fought the Laws and the Laws won
Turls discusses the merits of Doncaster boss Sean O'Driscoll - overlooked for the Burnley job in favour of Brian Laws. Nobes looks too at giving Football League managers a chance in the top flight.


A Change of Hart
Nobes on why Queens Park Rangers's trigger-happy owner is in danger of putting potential young managers off joining them.



The Managerial Hall of Blame
After Paul Hart's dismissal as manager of QPR - the fifth sacking of his career - Nobes gives a rundown of the top ten sacked managers in the Football League.



Soft Spots
The lads look at some of the other teams in the football pyramid whose results they like to look out for and some of the reasons behind having a football 'soft spot.'



Hard Spots
After looking at teams they have soft spots for, the lads discuss the reasoning behind some of the dislikes they have for certain other football teams. Maybe give this one a miss if you're a Blackpool fan...


After the Freeze
After the prolonged wintry weather, Turls assesses the drastic nature of how fixture cancellations can dictate Non League teams' fortunes.



The Crystal Malaise
As Championship club Crystal Palace enter adminstration and suffer a ten point penalty the lads discuss the Eagles's plight and punishing clubs for poor bookkeeping.