Carl Robinson's Official Blog

It had been a cracking weekend of football as chelsea and man united game was tense, tight and niggly, liverpool stuttered again at home to birmingham as arsenal continue to go under the radar while playing some excellent stuff. The biggest game though was swansea v cardiff and it turned into a fantastic game, a game of two styles with swansea eventually coming out winners in the end.

That week was the last club week with the attention now turning to world cup qualifiers and friendlies. Republic face a big test against France but hopefully Keaney and the boys will pull through. England play an attractive friendly against the samba boys and wales face a tough match against the scots! Last time we played them we came out 4-0 winners but i think it might be different this time.

On the mls front the two finals are set as Chicago play Real salt lake at home, while La galaxy play Housten dynamo. Tough games to call but i think it will be a Salt lake v Housten final.

Currently i am back in toronto for an awards dinner and i must say it feels great to be back.

While on the way back i just stared out the plane window for nearly 4 hours. I just gazed at a star as many thoughts went through my head. I  thought that i have got a fantastic life and a beautiful family that i love very much but i must never forget people that used to be part of my life.

My nan and grandad passed away nearly 14 years ago now and they were a big part in my growing up, and my cousin Francine passed away from leukemia which hit me very hard. Back then i wanted to hide my grief and was unable to attend the funeral but she is someone that i will never forget. Her mum and dad coped brilliantly and her sister Jo has been fantastic with the tragic loss. What i am saying is that we must never forget the wonderful memories that we have of our loved ones, and thats what bought the memories back to me as i gazed at that star with a tear in my eye. The song that bought all memories was Boston s “More than a feeling”. This may sound quite deep but after the armistice day and also the incident involving the german keeper robert Enke it puts things into context!