Gamba’s Nishino is confirmed as leaving. Petrovic at Sanfrecce on his bike. Culpi leaving Cerezo. Reds already managerless. FC Tokyo will be returning to J1 with a new manager….. Okada is available. And there’ll be more joining the fun soon …. it’s going to be fun as they all move around.A Japanese could take a look at the current coach of the Mozambique national team – Gert Engels would do a brilliant job given a club and some freedom.Guus Hiddink – how about spending a few years in Japan, sir?Reports state that Nishino may well return home to Saitama and take over Reds. But others think Okada is in for that.Petrovic would be a good fit for Gamba or Cerezo …. if the agents can keep their hands off the players for a year or two (some hope!).Go to the Facebook page / group www.jsoccer.com and add your rumours and news.

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Rumours abound that Akira Nishino will leave Gamba Osaka at the end of this season … it’s been coming for a while, in my opinion – Gamba need a change at the top according to many.The connected rumour to that is Urawa Reds want him! He’d clean them up, for sure, change the team around, but would the “back office management” allow him free reign – THAT is where Urawa apparently need to change!Still Nishino would sort out that defence, wouldn’t he? Oh, maybe not!!! ;0)Nishino would be a good fit for the national team, for me, but Zac has that, hopefully (if he keeps getting good results, that is) sewn up for a few years!

1 F.C.Tokyo 74 +452 Sagan Tosu 65 +313 Tokushima Vortis 65 +174 Consadole Sapporo 62 +14FC Tokyo go up as champions… three teams fighting for two places with two games to go.Next weekend:Shonan v. SapporoTokushima v. Tosu3rd December, 12.30 kick-offs, before the J1 kick-offs at 15.30. Sapporo vs F-TokyoOkayama vs TokushimaTosu vs KumamotoYou have to fancy Tosu and Tokushima for the promotion spots now?!

Here’s how it stands at the top of J1 with two games to go:1 Kashiwa Reysol 68 32 22 2 8 61 40 +212 Nagoya Grampus 65 32 19 8 5 63 36 +273 Gamba Osaka 64 32 19 7 6 74 50 +244 Yokohama F.Marinos 55 32 16 7 9 45 36 +95 Vegalta Sendai 53 32 13 14 5 37 24 +13The penultimate games for the title-chasing teams are:Kashiwa Reysol v. Cerezo OsakaNagoya Grampus v. Montedio YamagataGamba Osaka v. Vegalta Sendai … and final games, on December 3rd (all kick-off 15.30) are:Urawa Reds v. Kashiwa ReysolAlbirex Niigata v. Nagoya GrampusShimizu S-Pulse v. Gamba OsakaRemember 2005, Konno scores!!!

1 Kashiwa Reysol 68 32 22 2 8 61 40 +212 Nagoya Grampus 65 32 19 8 5 63 36 +273 Gamba Osaka 64 32 19 7 6 74 50 +244 Yokohama F.Marinos 55 32 16 7 9 45 36 +95 Vegalta Sendai 53 32 13 14 5 37 24 +13The penultimate games for the title-chasing teams are:Kashiwa Reysol v. Cerezo OsakaNagoya Grampus v. Montedio YamagataGamba Osaka v. Vegalta Sendai … and final games, on December 3rd (all kick-off 15.30) are:Urawa Reds v. Kashiwa ReysolAlbirex Niigata v. Nagoya GrampusShimizu S-Pulse v. Gamba OsakaRemember 2005, Konno scores!!!

Yokohama F.Marinos 1-2 Nagoya GrampusShimizu S-Pulse 1-2 Kashiwa ReysolThose three results leave Reysol clear at the top with two games to go…. Nagoya 2nd, Gamba 3rd. But, remember, anything can happen in J.League. Here’s my report on the Gamba match.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/11/misaaki-toma-fa-cup-referee-brentfordCan only be good for the game. Hope he enjoys it, learns something too. I have spoken to him in English before, so he will be able to understand the insults thrown at him, also!