Fabio Capello has one difficult decision less to make today after David Beckham ruptured his achilles. I hope this doesn´t mean the end of Beckhams career and that he ends his playing days back in the Premier League.

Closing in on 20.00 now. A new series starts on Kanal 5 tonight. ”Håkans-Bar” from Thailand. I have a feeling this is a must see programme! As of yet though i am not sure why.

Just seen the cross country skiing team sprint semi finals and the Swedish women looked impressive and made the final with ease. The men however didn´t make the final. Markus Hellner was again in great shape but the young Theodore Petersson had a mare. First he fell and then had no chance of keeping up with the leaders. Why not let Johan Olsson or Anders Södergren partner Hellner? They have more experience and are both in great form. But then again its always easy to be critical after the event. Plus what do i know? I was however once known as the ”Phantom Skier of Sälen”. The king of After Ski.

”King of the Castle” and for the first time for ages everyone has the same result for tonights game. A home win for Valencia. So that means PK keeps his 2 points lead and only 6 days to go. Its good to see more and more first time ”tipsters” and Lansdowne.se wishes them all the best.

I watched the repeat of ”Mästarnas mästare” this morning. An interesting mix of ex athletes who all have the winner mentality in common. The Holm – Sjöberg rivalry is good TV and being reminded of the competitors past achievments is also interesting. I get the feeling however that its a must for the coming weeks that both Sjöberg and Holm survive!

No games postponed this weekend means i can now sit and enjoy my saturday afternoon!

25 mins on the tread mill this evening. The runnings going well. I have now been training and eating sensibly since the 6th October. Thats 8 weeks. My weight is now 95kg thats a loss of 8 kg in 8 weeks you do the maths. 8 weeks in which i have once again enjoyed sweating and even started setting targets for myself. Its a great feeling believe me. I have even started cooking again (for the first time really) and am even enjoying that. I still have 5 kg to go and must get the thumbs up from Doctor Johnny on wednesday so i can increase my training dose.

I had lunch with Dennis (meat ball) Nilsson today. Always enjoyable chatting to my old team mate. We sorted out Lindsdals IF´s  future, worked out how Kalmar FF can be successful in their new stadium and even had thoughts on global warming. Thats the way things are when two ex footballers get together for lunch.

Had a quick chat with the ”Voice” on facebook earlier today. He was in his usual tag and pinne form! Even PK is a frequent FB man nowadays. Who knows one day i meet even chat with Noodles and Snäckan on line.

A chicken salad awaits.

This Tuesday and i am off to Madeira. A weeks golf together with the finalists in the First Open Golf tournament. I am travelling as a guest of one of the sponsors Mix Megapol and will be ”blogging” everyday keeping you upto date of all the events both on and off the course.

Next week Lansdowne.se will also be presenting the list of games in the Premier League that we have both tickets and 4 Star accomodation for in the new year. London clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham and West Ham are our main destinations. Just click on ”Billys Resor” and see if theres a special game that catches your eye!

”King of the Castle” is moving along nicely. Björn Wigstedt is sitting pretty with his 5 days at the moment but the challengers are closing in. The next winner will receive one of the most popular suitcases available.

Dont miss todays ”King of the Castle” game Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid

http://www.cavalet.se 

Dont forget to have a look at our ”Stryktips” suggestions for todays games!

Have a good saturday.

”King of the Castle” will soon have its first winner. PK and Jacob are the 2 fighting it out. Both finished their run at 4 days. Tonight they are in a play off. In the Kalmar FF - Malmö FF match they have even had to predict the actuall result. PK has gone for 1-1 and Jacob 0-0. The game is now in the second half and it´s 3-3. That result gives the victory to PK. A goal either way and we will have a new play off tomorrow!

Back soon with the  result.

My only outing this weekend was a trip to Victoria Hallen to see the derby match between Nybro Vikings and Tingsryd. A crowd of 2200 saw an even fight that Tingsryd won 2-1. Nybro had chances when playing power play but were ineffective. Tingsryd are a strong unit and its easy to see why they have now gone 10 matches without defeat.

Tonight is the release party for a new number of KalmarFF´s magazine Focus. As usual Alarm Street Media together with KFF are putting on a fashion show and i am sure it will be a great evening. I have had a sneak preview of Focus and its another quality product. Wastå on the front cover is better looking than ever!

Dont forget to play ”King of the Castle”. Our new competition that kicks off today. First match out is Malmö FF- IFK Göteborg. Just click in under ”Tävlingar” and predict the result (1×2).

Good luck!

Did anyone see Fotbolls Europa on TV4 last night? Was that suit legal? Paddy has a great wardrobe but i haven´t seen anything like that since i read Rupert the Bear books as a kid! Great programme by the way.

Henke as Swedens new coach? Why not. If Maradona can coach Argentina then why not indeed. He has had a great career, been coached by some great and interesting trainers and of course has everyones respect. How about Henke training Helsingborg and learning his new trade on a day to day basis and at the same time assisting Hasse Backe with the national team. Stranger things have happened!!

22 mins on the running machine tonight. Now upto level nine. The last 2 minutes at least.

Back soon.

Rupert the Bear o Paddy (lika som bear)

First on the agenda a trip to the dentist! Last control a year ago was the first time ever without needing any treatment. Growing up in London in the sixties was not a good decade for dental control. It wasn´t untill i moved to Sweden in the early eighties that my dental health improved. My first visit and the verdict was that it looked like Stonehenge in my mouth! I needed fillings,root canal work, straightning, bridges, caps you name it. A year later and after a period of looking like ”Jaws” i was able to smile for the first time ever. Thank you Sweden.

Its now two from two as a clean bill of health was given again today.

Chicken, brocoli, carrotts and side salad today. PK popped in for a cuppa java in the afternoon. I drank water. Kalmars tap water must be amongst the best in the world.

18.05 and my personal Physio Johnny Wiksten had summoned me for a health control. Johnny and i are friends since my time in Kalmar FF where he was the Physio Therapist (we had many a good night in Borgholm together with Noodles och Snecko) and he has kept my health records since the mid 80´s.

Todays results confirmed that i had feared. I am a fat bastard.

BMI 29 (FAT). New target under 25

Waist measurement 108 cm (Homer Simpson). New target under 100cm.

A lot of hard work and discipline is called for and i have a new appointment with JW in 6 weeks. 

Tonight two great episodes of 2½ Men on tv 3 with Alan and his new dummy, great comedy.

Early start tomorrow. 8.00 breakfast at Kalmar GK.

Johnny Wiksten – Physio

Do i really need to loose weight??

I am also trying to cut out the fatty foods and have taken some tips from Silver who seems to know what i should and should not be eating. No more bread or potatoes. No Pizzas, Hamburgers, micro pie and baked beans even cut out the coffee! Two days in a row and GI food for lunch. Egg and bacon monday evening without ketchup or HP sauce! Tuesday night and Steak and carrotts with a nice Rocket, Cucumber and Tomato salad.

So far so good. But i know its not going to be easy. Another 07.00 start tomorrow. Same walk as on monday with maybe a better pace. Then Junior is in charge of my first gym session at 17.00. After the Gym its of to watch Nybro Vikings – Karlskrona at Victoria Hallen.

Blåvitt deserved their late winner and have kept the Allsvenskan alive. International football on the coupon this week. I will be presenting my ”stryktips” suggestions on friday. Off to get a cuppa now! Without sugar of course.