I have been a fan of the Dons all my life and feel it is my duty to bring success to the club despite the well publicized off field problems the long suffering fans have had to endure and take them back to the premier where a club with such a fairy tale history deserve to be. 

1. Do You feel you can maintain current form and win division 1? 

I would like to start by congratulating my team on their superb performances of late and saying to any of our critics that this is no fluke. We have some outstanding personnel at this club Dave (Nielsen) has grabbed most of the headlines for his six goals this season, but a lot of the credit must go to David Connelly his strike partner and the midfield for creating the majority of the goals. I feel that if the squad stays injury free then it is not a question of if we will win the league but more one of how will the lads adapt to life in the premiership!!

 2. How do you feel the new signings have settled in? 

Well, I knew a lot about Ben (Thatcher) from his previous spell at the club and I will make no secret of the fact I am a huge admirer of his determination, pace and all round defensive ability and feel that being able to get him for what I believe was cut price just sealed the deal. I am also extremely impressed by the way Ole (Solskjaer) and Vandevaart have settled in despite their large price tags. 

3. What do you think of your chances in the cup?

 Much as it pains me to say, I feel I have to be realistic and say we are just in it to make up the numbers, we got a creditable draw against Spurs who with no disrespect, are I believe the weakest representatives from the premiership and I just do not see how the likes of Ben, Kenny and Alan can possibly cope with the likes of Fowler, Owen and Schevchenko from Sunderland and Liverpool. All we can hope for is to win against the odds in true Wimbledon style. 

4. What tactical changes have you made since becoming manager? 

Well unlike former managers (Egil Olsen and Terry Burton) I truly believe in playing to your strengths, I inherited a very attack minded squad with very few players of real defensive quality and so had no real option but to take the Keegan approach to managing i.e. you score 4 we'll score 5 which explains why we have the best goal scoring record in the division. 

5. Do you have any plans to bring any one in? 

Currently, I do not feel I have the funds to finance any players of real quality and refuse to take the Bradford approach of scouting players from old folks homes. So I have to sell to buy and with no current interest shown in my transfer listed trio of Mark, Neal or Shipps it may be a while before any signings are made. 

6. Was there a disagreement between you and those you have sold or listed? 

I sold Juppy at the start of the season to man city because they allowed me to get the money to sign Ben. Mark, Trond and Neal are all favorite players of mine but the time had come to let them go for the right money and we are all still on speaking terms. I must, however, get of my chest that there has been an internal disagreement between myself and Neil Shipperly, I told him I was unhappy with his level of commitment toward the club and that he was transfer listed with immediate effect.

I would like to end by saying that although I do not agree with the way the club is currently being run with the whole Milton Keynes thing going on, I would like to thank the Board for allowing me the chance to manage the club I have supported all my life and prevent the famous name of Wimbledon sinking into mediocrity.

Thanks Mike

Right where do I start?, well I knew this job was always going to be a big challenge. With no experience and no support from the media I was pleasantly surprised when I was handed the job as manager at such a big club like Tottenham Hotspur. I would like to thank the board for their confidence and giving me the chance to take a underachieving team back to the big time, they have given me a big budget and there will be no excuses if I can not produce. 

When taking up the job I knew I had the footballing knowledge to be successful but was well aware that I had to learn everything about being a premiership manager and I had to learn fast. It all started well with a 4-0 win at Sunderland and a deal lined up to bring Louis Saha to the club to partner Teddy and Sergei in attack, this management game is easy I was thinking but how I have learned. Soon after I was shocked to see Louis Saha's name had been removed from the completed transfer list and that the Fulham manager had pulled out of the deal at the last minute. To say I wasn't happy is a understatement!. 

The following weeks have done nothing to convince me that my team is going to be successful with a shocking run of form with only a draw with Ipswich to show in the league and finally a win against wolves in the cup, but no offence doesn't really say much about my team as they are bottom of the first division. 

I have learnt allot about my team in the last few weeks and I'm afraid the outcome of my findings is not good. Tottenham has always been built upon hard work and good team spirit and that is the least that the white hart faithful deserve, the fans have been great but I wish I could say that about my team!. I have been shocked with the total lack of a work ethic from my players and the complete lack of enthusiasm from the players in trying to change the clubs fortunes. Some of the big players need to stand up and be counted and I don't mind naming names. For one Teddy Sheringham has been a disgrace to the great Tottenham shirt, he was signed because of his apparent love of the club and desire to fight to the end for Tottenham FC, but I never saw anything more than total laziness and incompetence. I thought enough was enough and took the decision that he was bad for the club and slapped him on the transfer list. Other players that I have been disappointed with are Christian Ziege, Anderton, Carr, Perry and Freund all of them have shown a total lack of respect to the club and every fan that spends their money on tickets to come and support their team. 

Allot of them fans would give anything to play for the club and if the players cared a bit less about the money they were making and gave all their efforts to winning games the club would not be lying in the position it is. But I would like to point out the effort made by Gus Poyet and Sergei Rebrov they have embarrassed the other players with their total commitment to the cause and would like to thank them for that.

So after getting that out its time for the future, I have been assured that my position is safe and will be given the time to turn the club around. I am determined to get the club in the position it should be. Hopefully the players will now stand up and be counted, I didn't want to have a moan to the public but I thought it was about time I told the fans how it is and give the players a kick up the a** which will hopefully sort them out.

I would just like to tell all the fans that success will come and to keep their faith in the team, Saviola has been here a few weeks now and I am glad to see him and Rui Costa who arrived last week have started to settle in. The players have got the full support of the club and are committed to making sure they settle and enjoy life at the club, which can only be good for Tottenham on and off the field, (hope you are listening villa board) so for now I just hope for happy times at white hart lane and just like to say thanks to the fans for their continued support.

Cheers Adam Willan

Nottingham Forrest manager Adam Pyke is the subject of this weeks "Interview with a Manager". We all may remember that Notts Forrest were the first club to get into financial trouble in Kick Off, but have since managed to turn the corner and have a good looking squad for their troubles, which I'm sure their fans would expect to do well in this years fight for the First Division crown. Adam genuinely wants to give the Nottingham fans something to shout about again, so read on to find out what Adam has had to say so far.

Well, it's been a bit of a stop start season really and I don't personally think the team are playing as well as they know they are capable of.

Although we have been putting in some top class displays both at home and on the road, we are just not getting the breaks we deserve but that is something myself and the team are working very hard on in training.

Since the season began, I have got to know the players far better on a personal level which always helps in a professional atmosphere as our communication has come along in leaps and bounds because this is the first club I have managed and it is a learning curve for all of us.

Our main aim this season is to strengthen the side and I think the signings of M_Silvestre, L_Chadwick and B_Zamora represent this as a positive step for the club.

I watched these players closely in first team and reserve games myself before spending the amounts of money I have on these players and they have shown me the same faith I showed in them when I brought them to the club.

With regards to transfers, I am unhappy M_Harewood has left the club, his view being that he wasn't getting a fair crack of the whip but I'm sure everyone connected with Nottingham Forest Football Club wishes him the best of luck with his new club Bradford City.

I would just like to thank the fans personally as they have got behind myself and the team fully and, although they are not getting the results they want, their fabulous support has never wavered I can guarantee that things will pick up soon and give the Red side of Nottingham something to be proud and sing about.

This club has been in the doldrums for far too long and I believe that I am the man to take them back to the Premiership which is where they belong but I have written us off for promotion for this season as the team need more time to gel fully.

Thanks, Adam Pyke.

The Kick Off team have traveled just down the road to Sheffield this week from their Northern Headquarters to speak to Sheffield Wednesday manager Joe Davies. Joe has a massive task in hand in turning the fortunes around of one of England's big clubs that have took a turn for the worse. Blame could be pointed in many directs but hopefully Sheffield Wednesdays appointment of Joe Davies will get thing moving in the right direction. Here's what Joe has to day.

1. So, tell us what you think Joe about your team's chances of promotion. 

Well, the season so far has been a bit of a roller coaster ride for me and my lads. At the moment we are lying 7th in Div. 1. We are just two points away from 2nd place so with a few victories in my favor I see a bright future for the lads. So, yes I can see us getting promoted this season but it is going to take some hard work and believe from the lads. In the Kick Off Cup I think I am lagging behind the rest a bit but I think the league is much more important to my team. 

2. You seem to have spent quite heavily this season Joe, what do you think of your new signings and of course players leaving your team? 

Yes, well I agree with you there, I have spent a lot of money. The biggest being £20,750,000 on the great H_Larsson. I am a huge fan of his so I feel I have spent money well on this legend. He may have only scored one so far but he is settling well and I can see plenty more goals from him. Earlier in the season I sold A_Hinchcliffe to the other half of Sheffield for £4,000,000. This to me was a big mistake, I needed to keep him in my team but, hey, I was new to the managing world so it is understandable. After that I felt I needed to strengthen my defense so I have brought the Ox himself, T_Adams and the great Brazilian brick wall, Aldiar. I also sold O_Morrison which came as a shock to me because I felt he had a good future with me. I feel I have spent my money well and I am pleased so far. 

3. And a word about your other players. 

I came here not knowing much about Wednesday and I found a young Argentinian here, P_Bonvin. This guy started unbelievably good with about 6 goals in 4 games! He was in great demand but I have kept a tight hold on him. He hasn't been so prolific lately but I have no fears with him. He will be a big player for me. I also have big K_Pressman in the nets and he is serving me well I feel. I need a figure like him in my team to help the young guns out. Another player to do this is C_Palmer, who had also been great for me. 

4. Anything else you wish to say, Joe? 

Yes, I would like to thank all of the managers who have loaned players to me. This has been a huge help to me and is much appreciated by the club and myself. So, thanks to Aston Villa, Sheffield Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool I can see good things for Wednesday in the future, if not now then there will be in the coming seasons. But don't worry, we will be going up this season and not the next! 

Thank you, I must go and work the lads now. Bye

T he Kick Off news crew traveled to the capital last week week in order to speak with Chelsea supremo Paul Rice. Paul has had a very successful start to his reign at Stamford Bridge and  remained unbeaten until last weeks Kick Off Cup game defeat at Ipswich. This interview took place just before last weeks Cup game defeat but is still worth a read from the already highly regarded manager.

The big story this week has been your signing of former world player of the year Ronaldo, how long did it take you to get your man?

Paul Rice: - It has been well documented for some time that I have been looking at the best forwards out there to pair with Jimmy Floyd Hasslebaink. It is no secret that I missed out on Rivaldo to Man Utd, but what is less known is that I also missed out out on the signatures of Javier Saviola and Andriy Shevchenko, Rivaldo and Shevchenko in particular were VERY close to being Chelsea players, around £1m in both cases. When Ronaldo became available I had to break the bank to get him.

Will he give you the firepower you need to lift the title?

Paul Rice: - Ask me with one game to go! At the start of the season I thought I would be happy if we finish in the top half

It was once said that forwards win games, defenses win titles, and there is a great deal of truth in that. We have drawn to many games however. If we could have won a few more games we would be top. Our defense is doing a superb job to keep us unbeaten, so hopefully the forwards can win games for us with the goal scoring cutting edge he will bring. Who knows what the season will bring, but with the start we have had it should be a good season whatever happens, unless our forms dips dramatically.

Vetern Gianfranco Zola has been playing as Hasslebaink’s strike partner, does Ronaldo’s arrival spell the end of his Chelsea career?

Pail Rice: - Absolutely not, Zola is most important to Chelsea, and I will be adjusting my tactics to suit him, In many ways he is more suited to a midfield role anyway. So if anyone is interested, he is not available

You also missed out on the Manager of the month award, does that disappoint you?

Paul Rice: - The only award that matters to me is the Premier League title, and how close we come to getting it. In many ways manager of the month awards tend to act as a jinx in my experience. I can only hope that this is the case with Liverpool!

Perhaps someone who can only name 4 subs, including 2 goalkeepers, and sent out a team which could only draw with lower league opposition in kick-off cup does not deserve a manager of the month award?

Paul Rice: - Yes that was embarrassing, but we won 4-0 so not that embarrassing. We are missing a lot of players through injury at the moment, and Roberto Di Matteo has gone out on loan, so things all came together at once. But

Sheff Utd on the other hand are playing very well, and deserved their draw, we have no complaints. I expect we will be playing them in the premier league next season

But you are still unbeaten

Paul Rice: - Yes, I am obviously very happy with that, long may it continue. The players deserve it though, as no one has yet deserved any more than a point from them.

Di Matteo is also on the transfer list, but has just gone out on loan, what is going on there?

Paul Rice: - He is for sale, he is getting a few games, and hopefully playing his way into some bodies attention. He will be returning to Chelsea at the end of the loan however, unless I get a satisfactory bid. But he as well as de Goey, Ambrossetti and Ferrer are available for transfer. I have received no bids as yet, after the initial rush t0 make transfer at the start of the season, it is becoming harder to sell players. I think I made the right choice to sell players then, and begin to buy now that the bubble is burst.

Well thank you for the opportunity to give you my thoughts

Good Luck