Charlie Adam has had his ups and downs at Stoke but he was given a heroes welcome when he finally ca. I need to get those out the way first and start having tailwinds. First time I saw him, he was running from the stadium until my hotel to say hello to me 5 years ago, and many other times until my home. Slowly, you can see our defensive ones are getting better and also our offensive ones - we are nicking some goals. The former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss has made a flying start to life in England and boasts a 100 per cent win record. Reuters5Ryan Mason levels for Hull at the Britannia StadiumGetty Images5Ryan Mason wheels away in ce. MATT JANSEN, remember him Once heralded as a new hope for English football, the former striker rejected the chance to play for Manchester United TWICE. In the last few games we have played against Benteke of Palace and Lukaku of Everton and we will come up against others who are just as good if not better. n favour of joining Crystal Palace in 1998, leaving the football world as stunned as Sir Alex Ferguson. “The musical connection hasnt really been mentioned much, said Beckles, whose dad’s band had an underground hit in 1981 with Walking Into Sunshine.