5th March, 2014With the departure of Oren Goldman, there was a huge amount of gossip over who would be his replacement. Hull City’s manager, Barry Bloomer, was the favourite to succeed him in the flaming hot Shyton hot seat.
Needing to get out of Shyton anyway and get away from Bob with whom the level of awkwardness since the sofa incident had risen to Britney Spears ‘Toxic’ levels, I made the journey over to Hull. I’d been ringing Barry Bloomer’s phone all morning, and then eventually I got through to him. He explained over the phone that he’d been busy wheeling and dealing but could see me at his office at his club’s training ground.
Barry Bloomer was your typical English manager. Rosy red cheeks, one too many fish pies, and would break out into a sweat when lifting his arm to drink a
