Category: Natter Posts
Klopp’s Liverpool are on the right path
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side are gathering momentum, with this season looking set to be strong one, and players, supporters and the club’s hierarchy all singing off the same hymn sheet.
Watch: Referee Mike Dean does his best fruitcake impression
Remember when Mike Dean looked like he was celebrating a Spurs goal against Aston Villa a while back? Well, the Premier League referee has reenacted the infamous moment during a recent five-a-side match with fellow referees on
Watch: Two parents get in brutal fight at junior football match
Parents on the sidelines at a football match are pretty much capable of anything. From axe wielding fathers (yes, it happened during my brother’s Saturday football days in south west London), to worried mothers demanding the o
Why travelling could aid English management
Rafael Benítez’s Newcastle United are currently 2 points adrift in the English Championship title race from current table toppers Brighton, with many still considering the Toon to be favourites to win the race come May. Doing so wo
Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal – What actually happened?
Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday was a lot of things. Disappointing? Yes. Inevitable? Yes. A setback? You betcha. What it wasn’t, was Arsenal being Arsenal, as so ma
Meet tomorrow’s elite
Nothing quite captures the imagination like seeing a youngster blooded at first team level. There’s always a keen sense of anticipation amongst supporters who will have no doubt eagerly tracked the player’s progress up through the yo
The Premier League’s huge TV rights deal in China
The Premier League has grown from strength to strength over the past couple of decades and the amount of revenue generated through selling TV rights across the world has never been higher. Over the last few years, the popula
Watch: Serbian fourth division player with possibly the worst miss of all time
There have been some terrible misses in football over the years. From the likes of Rocky Baptiste (if you know, you know!), Chris Iwelumo and Emile Heskey, the list is endless. There’s a new contender in town (well, somewhere
Watch: Celtic legend Henrik Larsson’s son attacked by Helsingborg fans following relegation
Swedish side Helsingborg, who are managed by Celtic and Sweden legend Henrik Larsson, were relegated from the topflight at the weekend. Understandably, their fans were upset, but what wasn’t understandable was their reaction
Wigan Athletic’s managerial dilemma – Thoughts on Gary Caldwell, Warren Joyce and more
Gary Caldwell was sacked as Wigan Athletic manager on Tuesday last week after just two wins in 14 games this season. Last season’s League One title was not enough to save the Scot, for whom the Championship ha
Lamar Hunt and the first crazy club in Dallas
When you hear the name ‘Tornado’ you run because something bad will happen. The Dallas Tornado were the anti-NASL, or North American Soccer League club, and they outlived the flagship franchise and club you’ve prob
Luxembourg at the European Nations Cup 1964
The European Nations Cup (now known as the European Championships) was born in July 1960 in Paris. The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation’s secr
Watch: Pep Guardiola’s brilliant reaction to quadruple Man City question
The English media are known for asking tricky and, on occasions, frankly ridiculous questions during the endless amount of press conferences that seem to occur in football throughout the season. Who’d be a football manager
Project England
Trnava is a small city located in western Slovakia known for its scenic views and dubbed the ‘little Rome’ of its country. It’s also well renowned for its religious beliefs, playing host to numerous churches. It was perhaps fitting th
Five talking points from the Premier League so far
If the Premier League is a perfectly performed piano symphony, then the international break is an over-zealous four-year-old slamming his Play-Doh-crusted hands onto as many piano keys as possible and smiling at you en