Souness Defiant! I wouldn't have been suprised if I'd checked the soccer news this morning and seen that Souness had been sacked. There were some pretty compelling stories being floated around, including on www.nufc.com, but he's survived another day at least.

He spoke to Sky, here's the text of his article, and he's got some very good arguments... I think it's unfair to judge Souness based on the results this year. The simple facts are that INJURIES have been the single most imporant factor. We've had 5-8 players out injured almost consistently this whole season. I doubt that Souness has been able to field his strongest 11 ONCE this year.

Take a look at Arsenal, Henry has missed a few games, they're stretched at left full back with Cole and Clichy out, and of course losing Viera, and they're only 8 points ahead of us! If someone had asked you before the season, if you'd be satisfied being 8 points back of Arsenal after the Christmas period you've have taken it! Sure this is a bit of a lowest common demoninator approach, but are there calls to sack Wenger? No, because people have confidence that he'll get it right... Why not give Souness an opportunity to do that...?

Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World  ¶ Thursday, January 05, 2006