A nod and an ode to Bilbao

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning
- Winston Churchill
Hey how come none of my quotes have appeared for a long time?
- A miffed Carlton Palmer

End of the season is a wonderful time for everyone involved with the footballing world. The players get some well deserved rest. The managers get time off from answering the BBC’s inane and (mis)leading post-match questions. The pundits take a break from having the same opinion about Andy Carroll week in and week out, till the time Woy Hodgson adds him to his England squad, at which point he becomes the great big hope o...