Category: Natter Posts
Pellegrini’s perfect for City
Manuel Pellegrini’s reign as Manchester City boss has gone, as some thought it wouldn’t do anyway, surprisingly well so far. His team are challenging on all fronts, the fans have taken to him, and there seems to be a real sense
Five things Roy Hodgson could try against Denmark
Wednesday night’s friendly against Denmark represents England manager Roy Hodgson’s last chance to examine his options before naming his provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup. Here are five ideas he could experiment
Can Liverpool win the league?
They are second in the Premier League, four points off first place, and currently boast the league’s top two scorers and top two assisters, with the man leading both charts regarded as one of the best players in the world – Luis
The top ten Premier League managers
The Premier League’s managers tend not to be the main focus when it comes to compiling a top ten list of something, so I thought I’d go where many haven’t before and try and put together my top ten in …
Oscar Garcia: a blessing in disguise
When Gus Poyet was sacked by Brighton in the summer of 2013 I was absolutely devastated. Poyet had changed the club from top to bottom. Or is that from bottom to top? Because in that time we travelled from the …
Four rising stars to keep an eye on at the World Cup
The World Cup is the pinnacle of the beautiful game as it brings together the finest players on the planet for a month-long feast of football. Attention and media hype will without a doubt focus on the superstars which the …
You gotta spend money to make money
Arsenal and the Champions League are a match made in hell. Twice drawing Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona side in the knockout stages and twice drawing Bayern Munich, it would be easy for the Gunners to make excuses and
McClaren’s young acquisitions are lighting up the Championship
When you take a look across the Championship and see loanees impressing from Premier League clubs, it proves how beneficial a loan move can be for up and coming youngsters desperate for competitive football and a
Big Sam has nailed it
West Ham United. The bloody Hammers. What an up and down (mainly down) few years we’ve had to endure as supporters of the club. It’s been enjoyable at times with some memorable wins along the way, most notably in recent
Pulis and Palace proving the critics wrong
After Ian Holloway parted company with Crystal Palace way back in October, leaving them bottom of the Premier League with a mere three points to their name, it would have been difficult to find any Palace fan or pundit who still
Time for Hodgson to back the kids
With the World Cup fast approaching rumours as to who could be on the plane to Brazil are on the up. However, instead of the likes of Luke Shaw, Jon Flanagan and Jonjo Shelvey being touted as potential England representatives
Manchester City vs Sunderland: Capital One Cup preview
The Capital One Cup final on March 2 is fast approaching and if previous finals are to go by it should be a cracker between free-flowing powerhouses Manchester City and a rejuvenated Sunderland under new manager Gus Poyet.
Bruce is sprucing up previously dull Hull
Hull City’s rise from the Championship to the Premier League this season has been a remarkable one, especially considering the politics surrounding the club at the moment and their potential name change. Thankfully, it doesn’t seem to
Jese – another Real diamond to lose?
The dominance of Barcelona in recent seasons has especially irked the Real Madrid fans because the Barca faithful take so much joy and pleasure out of their home-grown superstars outshining the galacticos at the Bernabeu.
Relegation rundown – who will drop?
Whilst there is a massive amount of media attention as to how this could be the closest title race in Premier League history, the fight to stay up could be just the same. This is how the bottom of the table …