What was supposed to be a great season for Arsenal has turned out to be a disappointing affair albeit Arsenal fans would have been happy if they knew that they could win the FA Cup and finish 4th after their opening day defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. But having signed Mesut Ozil and … Read more
After Sunday’s 0-3 defeat to Liverpool, it was probably hard to get your voice heard amongst the growing crows of dissenters opposed to the downwards direction David Moyes seems to be taking Manchester United on as his first year in charge at Old Trafford. The Red Devils sit 12 points behind Champions League qualification and … Read more
The Sky Sports juggernaut has taught us that the Relegation Battle™ is in fact a real life coliseum, in which second-rate footballers are lumped into a pit with one hammer between them, and whoever can emerge with their skull intact can remain in the Caligula banquet of the Premier League for one more season, before … Read more
It is a time in the season when a host of teams in the Barclay’s Premier League are crying out for a prolific goalscorer. West Ham United, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Cardiff and even top teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are largely lacking in the striker department, and are often … Read more
Saviour the moment; Ben Watson rising highest at a corner kick to head home the only goal of last May’s FA Cup final, cementing Wigan Athletic into FA Cup folklore with a victory over Manchester City. Saviour the moment, because the FA Cup, a competition steeped in the history and heritage that Watson and Wigan … Read more
The play-offs for the English divisions began in the 1986/87 season where the team in the First Division (now known as the Premier League) who finished just above the relegation zone faced three sides from Second Division (known now as the Championship) and whoever won the final would then play their football in the highest … Read more
It is just over a year ago since Nahki Wells introduced himself to a British T.V audience watching on as Bradford City, then of League Two, overcame Aston Villa of the Premier League to reach the final of the League Cup. Wells, who also played against Arsenal in the previous round, scored Bradford’s first in … Read more
The Europa League (formally known as the ‘UEFA League’, which began in 1971) was reinvented in 2009. Originally in the group stages, teams would play each other once, now you have to face each other at home and away. Michel Platini in 2008 had this to say about the new format being presented: “I am … Read more
It has been a frenzied weekend of sackings in the Championship. Firstly Barnsley removed David Flitcroft, then Sheffield Wednesday sacked David Jones before on Monday, Wigan chose to dismiss Owen Coyle. It was another spasm of football’s knee-jerk culture where clubs lose patience with managers at the first sight of trouble. Life expectancy in the … Read more
1. Callum McManaman Callum McManaman, 22, a player that Everton let go at the age of sixteen and helped current boss Roberto Martinez lift the FA Cup in 2012 with an eye-catching display. Would a Merseyside return be a good fit for the young winger? I think beyond this season, when inevitably Gerard Deulofeu doesn’t … Read more