Monday, 21 December 2015 07:50:18
1. Rafael Marquez returns home Mexico's legendary captain Rafa Marquez, who became the first man to captain his country in four World Cups when he led Mexico into the 2014 World Cup, has returned to the club where he made his professional...
Monday, 21 December 2015 04:29:10
1. O'Neill is a believer With Leicester City flying high under Claudio Ranieri, the talk in the media has mostly been about their chances of finishing in the top four this season, but former Foxes manager Martin O'Neill believes they can set...
Sunday, 20 December 2015 10:05:03
1. Alas No Smith Liverpool's young Australian left back Brad Smith has been blocked from joining up with the Australian Olympic squad (known as Olyroos) for their qualifying matches ahead of next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The full back...
Thursday, 17 December 2015 12:25:12
1. Stats are misleading I keep seeing stats about number of touches a player makes, like that decides how well a player has performed. The latest one was that Eric Lichaj had a stormer for Nottingham Forest against Blackburn Rovers in the...
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 09:22:39
1. Cellino falls out with Charlton fans Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino, not content to falling out with just about everyone in Italy, the Football League and sundry others, has now decided to upset Charlton Athletic fans. After seeing the...
Monday, 14 December 2015 16:35:16
1. Please please Mr Jenkins, go get Bielsa! The mad genius of Marcelo Bielsa has suddenly emerged as the favourite in the betting for next Swansea City manager on Sunday night. While the 60 year old former Argentina, Chile, Marseille,...
Friday, 11 December 2015 17:24:02
Over the years, a lot of players have come close to joining Liverpool who could have increased the club's success...
Friday, 11 December 2015 06:24:26
1. West Ham act to cut back injuries With Slaven Bilic putting the blame for West Ham United's growing injury list on to the quality of the pitches at the current training ground, Chadwell Heath, the Hammers have accelerated their plans to...
Wednesday, 09 December 2015 13:00:33
1. Paul Sturrock has announced his retirement from football management After being sacked by Yeovil Town, who are sat rock bottom of the Football League, the former Scotland striker has called time on his career. Judging by the way his time...
Monday, 07 December 2015 16:01:21
1. Fabregas has become a liability Cesc Fabregas has never offered much defensively, but right now he is offering the mobility and speed of a 90 year old a day after a hip replacement operation. His passing is poor too, which is about all he...
Saturday, 05 December 2015 18:02:27
1. £29m offer rejected for Terry Back in 2009 Manchester City made a £29m offer for Chelsea defender John Terry, which was rejected out of hand. While he may not be at his best this season, he has been the rock on which Chelsea's...
Saturday, 05 December 2015 06:05:05
1. The loss of Sakho will hit West Ham hard West Ham United striker Diafra Sakho has joined Dmitri Payet and Enner Valencia on the sidelines, after the Senegalese international was ruled out for three months. The Hammers are now stuck with...
Friday, 04 December 2015 14:02:45
1. The MLS is making huge strides forward In recent years the MLS has grown massively, from a minor league where faded, well past their best, minor stars go to retire, to a league that attracts huge names who are fading, but not quite...
Thursday, 03 December 2015 17:09:11
1. Why would Hasselbaink consider the QPR job? I know it is a step up in divisions, but even speaking to Queens Park Rangers seems pointless to me. While Burton Albion could not realistically be expected to climb much further up the leagues,...
Wednesday, 02 December 2015 08:33:03
1. Smalling, Mike or Chris, is not world class I keep hearing about how the Manchester United defender has improved and suddenly morphed into a world class defender, but every game reinforces the impression he has improved, but only into a...
Saturday, 28 November 2015 17:58:00
More things I learnt this week 1. Paul Pogba is frustratingly inconsistent. For every moment of brilliance within a game, there is a moment of equally poor play. He plays like the youngster he is, always looking to beat one...
Tuesday, 27 October 2015 05:24:19
Jose Mourinho is under fire from all quarters right now, with the pressure building fast on him, as Chelsea lurch from defeat to defeat this season...
Thursday, 22 October 2015 08:15:00
Following on from my previous article listing the players who have most disappointed me in this season so far, now it is time to pick out that one player from each team who has most impressed me...
Thursday, 15 October 2015 08:28:29
International injuries always seem to curse players, with the change of training routine particularly affecting those that are usually managed by their clubs to get them through as much as possible...
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 19:27:50
I was reading an article in which Scott Sinclair seemed to be regurgitating the nonsense spouted by Brendan Rodgers while he was managing Liverpool, with his mention of character, in particular, reminiscent of a Rodgers ramble...