The Blackburn job:
Ever since Sam Allerdyce left, the farce otherwise called the Bolton job has been started. Today, no other then Owen Coyle was linked to it and there might even be some truth in this rumour. A week ago, despite saying that he was '' privileged to be building something special'' with Burnley he also acknowledged that Bolton will ''always have a special place in my heart''. My surprise is: why would Owen Coyle want to leave Burnley to go to Bolton? Owen Coyle is a growing managerial talent and I wouldn't be surprised if he had a big job in the next 5-10 years. Burnley would be very sad to lose him if he left but might have to.

The slow (and painful) death of the FA Cup:

The FA Cup used to be an exciting event in the calender. The 3rd round was one of the favourite bits of the season, everybody hoping for an upset as the format of the competition in theory could lead to a group of amateurs playing Chelsea or Man-U. However, the FA Cup has gone down in estimation. If you asked Rafael Benitez 'choose, the FA Cup or 4th place in the Prem' he would say 4th place. The supporters have lost intrest. At Wigan vs Hull there were only 5,000 people. The FA Cup has gone from being a fan friendly, exciting competition to being a complete waste of space in most club's eyes. There are also not many more upsets. Only 2 Prem teams have gone out of the competition (Hull and Man-U) and Hull lost to another Prem team.

4th round draw for the FA Cup:

Accrington/Gillingham v Fulham

Aston Villa v Brighton

Bolton v Sheff Utd/QPR

Bristol City/Cardiff v Leicester

Everton v Nottm Forest/Birmingham

Millwall/Derby v Brentford/Doncaster

Notts County/Forest Green v Wigan

Portsmouth/Coventry v Sunderland

Preston v Chelsea

Reading/Liverpool v Burnley
Scunthorpe v Man City

Southampton v Ipswich

Stoke v Arsenal

Tottenham v Leeds

Tranmere/Wolves v Crystal Palace

West Brom v Plymouth/Newcastle

FA Cup 3rd round results:
Chelsea 5-0 Watford
Leeds 1-0 Man-U :-(
Sheffield United 1:1 QPR
Wolves 1:0 Tranmere
Arsenal 2-1 West Ham
Aston Villa 3:1 Blackburn
Ipswich 2:1 Blackpool
Bolton 4:0 Lincoln City
Everton 3:1 Carsile
Fulham 1:0 Swindon
West Brom 2:0 Huddersfield
Leicester 2:1 Swansea
Man City 1:0 Middlesborough
Millwall 1:1 Derby
MK Dons 1:2 Burnley
Nottingham Forest 0:0 Birmingham
Plymouth 0:0 Newcastle
Portsmouth 1:1 Coventry
Preston 7:0 Colchester
Reading 1:1 Liverpool
Scunthorpe 1:0 Barnsley
Crystal Palace 2:1 Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton 1:0 Luton
Stoke 3:1 York
Sunderland 3:0 Barrow
Brighton 1:0 Torquay
Wigan 4:1 Hull
Tottenham 4:0 Peterborough

No major upsets in the Cup. Results will be posted tomorrow.

I forgot to mention: Happy new year!

FA Cup predictions:
Aston Villa 2:1 Blackburn
Blackpool 0:2 Ipswich
Bolton 0:1 Lincoln City
Everton 2:1 Carsile
Fulham 2:0 Swindon
West Brom 1:0 Huddersfield
Leicster 2:1 Swansea
Man City 4:2 Middlesborough
Derby 0:0 Millwall
Burnley 2:0 MK Dons
Birmingham 3:1 Nottingham Forest
Newcastle 2:0 Plymouth
Coventry 2:2 Portsmouth
Preston 1:1 Colchester
Liverpool 1:1 Reading
Scunthorpe 0:2 Barnsley
Sheff Wed 2:2 Crystal Palace
Southampton 2:2 Luton
Stoke 1:2 York
Sunderland 2:0 Barrow
Torqauy 2:2 Brighton
Tottenham 2:1 Peterborough
Wigan 0:0 Hull

Gary Megson:

Why was Megson sacked? The answer is because of the moaning of the Bolton fans who hated him for no good reason. He took over in 2007 and has done oksy as manager yet the fans hated him. The last straw was when he drew 2-2 with Hull after surrendering a 2-0 lead. The chairman was bullied into sacking him.

The new job could go to Alan Shearer, Darren Ferguson or Stoke No.2 Peter Reid. Darren Ferguson would be my appointment because of a unique prospect of Fergie vs Fergie in Prem matches.