Tag: premier league
Managerial manipulation – the strength of spin
You hear the saying all the time. It’s trotted out as an all-encompassing explanation of everything said by a manager with an agenda. If it’s coming from a manager at a struggling club, or one with boardroom pressure and a s
Arsenal fan records possibly the worst football chant ever
An unnamed supporter from India has decided to share his Arsenal chant with the world. It’s clearly inspired by the popular Christmas song Jingle Bells which is, errrr, fair enough. His passion is admirable but his song writ
Why footballers are rightly paid more than soldiers
It is a phrase and a cliché that you see all over social media, newspapers and from every patriotic veteran down at your local pub every time a new set of eye-watering financial figures relating to professional footba
Who’d be a football manager?
Yes, the money’s good and it’d be an interesting and exciting job but the amount of dismissals in the game of football means the likelihood is you’d probably last a couple of months and then that’d be it. It’s not …
Are we losing the magic of the FA Cup?
This past weekend saw two of the biggest FA Cup upsets in history, with League Two new boys Cambridge United holding 11 time winners Manchester United to a draw and League One Bradford City subjecting the Pre
Regenerating Manchester City – who to turn to?
Monday Night Football is an education for football fans, like myself, as teams, managers, players, formations and tactics are broken down in microscopic detail by Sky Sports pundits and former Premier League stars Ga
Liverpool: a red resurgence
Sunday the 14th of December 2014 has featured prominently on the calendar of many a Liverpool follower as one of the darkest days of a year riddled with them. This of course was the day of Liverpool’s chastening at the
Managerial switches providing Premier League intrigue
Managers get sacked. That’s just a part of life in the Premier League, so much so that most bookmakers offer odds on the “Sack Race” throughout the season alongside more traditional wagers. While it took a bit longer than us
The talking points from the Premier League season so far
As we’ve reached 2015 after a busy Christmas fixture schedule for English sides, I felt the need to look back at the highlights of the Premier League season so far and what have been the standout stories, teams and player
Are fan-owned clubs the future?
In the past 20 years there have been 68 cases of insolvency involving non-league clubs. Many would put this down to poor management, with careless spending and a lack of regular income being important factors. It is quite
How Burnley can change the mould
Burnley staying up could lead to a change in mentality for future promoted clubs, and it would be a positive development. A lot is written about football’s history by analysing previous scenarios and how previous seasons
A superb documentary on retired Arsenal legend Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry has retired from professional football and says he’ll return to London to take up a role in the media, with Sky Sports swiftly snapping him up to be a pundit alongside their respected pair Gary Neville and Jamie
Please sir, can Spurs have a new striker?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Spurs should have signed a new striker when they had the chance. Give us one of those and we’d probably have been two up inside ten minutes at Stamford Bridge …
European suicide mission
Time and time again when talking to football fans from around the UK I hear the same old cry; why don’t English teams win more European competitions? Because they don’t, it gives those with a certain agenda cause to
A Premier League Team of the Season so far
International breaks offer a chance to reflect on club football with some perspective. The lack of upcoming matches in England’s top flight and ‘Super Sunday’ extravaganzas lends time to really assess what has gone on