The Champions League got the final it deserved as Europe’s elite competition continues to deteriorate at a rapid rate as the standard of football and teams fail to befit the riches, razzmatazz and glamour that…
I recently ‘watched’ Sheffield Wednesday get promoted back into The Championship from my apartment in Cape Town’s CBD in South Africa. By ‘watched’ what I actually mean is ‘listened to’, on my laptop due, to…
"If you build it, they will come." But what happens during the construction process? In the countdown to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the domestic league is suffering from an attendance crisis. There are…
Arsenal have enjoyed a decent summer so far by their standards in the transfer market, after completing the signings of both Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud to help bolster their attack. However, the one deal…
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has talked at great length during his pre-season preparations about the need for his players to buy into both his footballing ethos and his coaching methods. The results, we are told,…
Manchester City full back Pablo Zabaleta believes his side can take heart from their comeback against Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday. Despite many expecting the club to record their first European win of…
It was only last week that I penned an article questioning exactly why players make moves to so called ‘bigger clubs’ just to warm their bench – or these days be warmed by the heated…
Murmurs from the stands, rebellious comments from within the squad and a relentless examination under the media spotlight have once again cast doubt over the future of Andre Villas-Boas. The season may only be three…
Well, we’re now 10 games into the season and, in all competitions we’ve conceded 20 goals. Not ideal for a team that, last month, had fans dreaming of a second consecutive promotion. Now, just a…
Bill Shankly once famously said ‘Football’s not a matter of life and death. It’s much more important than that.’ Well, any passionate club supporter will adhere to these rules as well. Therefore a team’s home…