For the first time in what seems like forever I actually enjoyed watching England play a game of football. Gone were the overhyped prima donnas of Terry, Cole, Lampard and Gerrard, as a fan of a small club I found it difficult to get behind the media hyped men who were clearly awful people off… Keep Reading
Irish domestic football has often struggled to maintain support and many cite the support of English teams as the primary reason for this, however, supporting English football should not stop people from going to League of Ireland games. It has become a lazy criticism. It’s true that our national league needs improvement but fans supporting… Keep Reading
Remember David Moyes? Likeable enough chap, he was floundering for a while trying to do a job that he was in over his head with. The fans showed a lot of patience, but they eventually turned when he started spouting off killer sound bytes like how United should aspire to be like City. Fans don’t… Keep Reading
In mathematics the multiplication of two negative numbers gives you a positive result. Unfortunately for Newcastle United, that rule doesn’t translate to football. Newcastle are a club locked in a steep downward trajectory, a direction paralleled by a manager whose arrival looks imminent. You can reel off the list of huge clubs that have turned… Keep Reading
The news of a secret meeting involving the five chief executives of Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and the Manchester clubs, plus some American bloke whose name I can’t be bothered to remember, was completely innocent, about pre-season tours and certainly not about breakaway Super Leagues. Yeah right. How ironic it would be if the Premier League,… Keep Reading
Watching United’s fleet footed youngsters dance across the pitch at Old Trafford this week was a wonderful reminder of just how fun football can be. But while I mostly allowed myself to be washed over with warm fuzzy feelings and farfetched dreams of the emergence of another United Champions League winning side built around home… Keep Reading
Depending on what papers you read or rumours you believe, Steve McClaren could be 2 games away from the sack at Newcastle United. The Magpies are in a far from reversible situation in 18th place, sitting in the relegation zone on goal difference only, but they are running out of games. If there are discussions… Keep Reading
So the worst kept secret in football finally came out last week, Pep Guardiola as expected will take the helm of Manchester City at the end of the season. It’s hard not to feel a touch sorry for Manuel Pellegrini given how this whole situation has been handled but City finally have their man. For… Keep Reading
John Terry is looking for a new contract, and Chelsea don’t seem to be in a rush to give him one. So now we’re in the middle of a public negotiation where either party is using the media as a mediator to pass messages back and forth to one another. It’s all slightly reminiscent of… Keep Reading
“One night, I went to a bar, I was with a woman. We talked all night. We laughed, we flirted, I paid for several drinks of hers. At around 5am, a guy came in, grabbed her by the arm and took her to the bathroom. He made love to her and she left with him.… Keep Reading
