The mighty Wycombe Wanderers have had many ups and downs in their recent history. Managers came and went, promotion/relegation and some memorable nights under the lights. Notably a FA Cup semi final against Liverpool at Villa Park in 2001. We woz there! They've had some pretty decent managers on occasions - Martin O'Neill in the 1990s got them into the Football League, Gareth Ainsworth achieved promotion to League One in 2018 and to the heights of the Championship two years later. That lasted just one season before relegation and Ainsworth led them to the playoffs a season later, after which he left to become manager at Queen's Park Rangers. His successor Matt Bloomfield, like Ainsworth a Wycombe player legend, made them into a good side again and they competed (unsuccessfully, losing to blog favourites Charlton Athletic) in the playoffs again. Bloomfield left to become manager at Luton. They have started this season disastrously. Defeat at home to Exeter on Tuesday followed two defeats and a draw, leaving them one place above the relegation places. They are at home to fellow strugglers Reading on Saturday - a relegation six-pointer this early in the season?
Wycombe probably need to be better at holding onto good managers.
But the news of the day involves two clubs we are following on this blog series. 24 hours ago, it looked as if England star and chess champion Eberechi Eze was on his way to sign for Tottenham Hotspur. He'd have been a great signing for them but, in typical Daniel Levy style, Spurs apparently wanted to squeeze a few extra pence off the transfer fee. Meanwhile Arsenal's star striker Kai Havertz suffered a knee injury which it looks like would mean him missing a few months of the season. Sporting Director Andrea Berta leapt into action and clinched a deal to take Eze from Crystal Palace and out from under Tottenham's noses. It has to be confirmed but, as I write this, Eze has been left out of Palace's Europa Conference League team tonight, so he is expected to take a medical at Arsenal tomorrow. Oh joy😂
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