The FA Cup is a stranger beast than normal this year – in most cases, a semi-final line up where only one of the five is counted among the traditional big boys, and a quarter-final where both Arsenal and Chelsea were comprehensively beaten, would make for a major shock that would be talked about for… Keep Reading
Priorities — everybody has them. Juggling kids and career, or with a deadline looming, filing a tax return is likely to be more pressing than taking your family out for a nice dinner. The key point is that circumstances dictate priorities everywhere. The same applies to football — specifically, how this season has developed has… Keep Reading
What a season it’s been so far. “We know we’re having a strange year” Ranieri said. The understatement of the season. No one could have predicted that with 12 games left to go that Leicester would be sitting at the top of the League Table, even though everyone seems to have that one mate that… Keep Reading
We are coming to the business end of this season of the FA Cup. For me it is less interesting than when teams such as Jarrow Roofing or Bedlington Terriers were in the competition, but it is interesting nonetheless. With plans possibly afoot to kill off FA Cup replays and play games midweek in order… Keep Reading
Following their win on Saturday, there is no doubt that this has been the most extraordinary season of all time for Leicester City. We’re not talking the two short decades of the Premier League, we’re talking 130 years of history. The club’s highest ever finish was second place in the old First Division – very… Keep Reading
Who really expected Leicester to remain top of the league at this point in the season? If you said you did to that question, you’re a liar and you aren’t fooling anyone. I will happily hold my hands up as someone who predicted second season syndrome would hit the Foxes this season and said they… Keep Reading
So transfer deadline has come and gone once again, with rumoured big money deals turning out to be fairy stories replaced by the reality of Bournemouth signing a back up left back and Charlton bringing a couple in on loan. Where’s ‘Arry when you need him. I paid less attention than usual to the window’s… Keep Reading
An old debate briefly resurfaced on Twitter last Saturday morning. The night before, ex-Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira, one of the main exponents of the FA’s idea to introduce B teams to the English league system, had revisited this territory when discussing the Premier League’s low success rate in bringing through English youngsters. The idea is… Keep Reading
There are no more non-league teams in the FA Cup. I feel lost as to what I could talk about. Fortunately for you, me, and my legion of adoring fans (who I presume exist somewhere), there are more opportunities for an upset in the fourth round this weekend than in many rounds gone by. This… Keep Reading
With Manchester United’s dismal form under Louis Van Gaal continuing with a 1-0 loss to Southampton, many of their fans will be left scratching their heads as to where it all went wrong. Plenty has been written about United’s struggles and the potential solutions, some arguing it’s as simple as a change of management. However,… Keep Reading
