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The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

  The Bradford City fire disaster.  The Kenilworth Road riots between Luton Town and Milwall fans.  Hooliganism, Heysel, Hillsborough.  These are some of the darker…

AS Monaco – From Languishing in Ligue 2 to Champions League Elite

AS Monaco – From Languishing in Ligue 2 to Champions League Elite

In the 2010-2011 Ligue 1 season, AS Monaco, who…

Giuseppe Savoldi – the first million pound footballer

Giuseppe Savoldi – the first million pound footballer

Paddy Moore – Ireland’s “Pocket Hercules”

Paddy Moore – Ireland’s “Pocket Hercules”

Back-Post’s Alternative Premier League Team of the Season

Back-Post’s Alternative Premier League Team of the Season

On April 20th, the official PFA Premier League Team of the Year for 2017 was announced amid the usual fanfare and camera flashes. The final…

David Moyes – when are you going to take some responsibility?

David Moyes – when are you going to take some responsibility?

“A poor workman blames his tools” – a village…

Pep Talk – Assessing Guardiola

Pep Talk – Assessing Guardiola

Questionable motives : Swansea replace Guidolin with Bradley

Questionable motives : Swansea replace Guidolin with Bradley

WATCH: MANCHESTER CITY & MANCHESTER UNITED LEGENDS FACE OFF IN ‘BATTLE of MANCHESTER’ MATCH

WATCH: MANCHESTER CITY & MANCHESTER UNITED LEGENDS FACE OFF IN ‘BATTLE of MANCHESTER’ MATCH

Betsafe’s Battle of Manchester brings together legends and ambassadors for a pre-Manchester Derby clash Paul Dickov, Nicky Weaver, Trevor Sinclair, Richard Dunne, Les ‘Chappy’ Chapman…

The Teenage Hero from Hershey – Christian Pulisic

The Teenage Hero from Hershey – Christian Pulisic

As football fans, I’d imagine you will all be…

US Ladies want more in the Yank Bank – ‘equal work for equal pay’

US Ladies want more in the Yank Bank – ‘equal work for equal pay’

Are we dopes for thinking football is clean?

Are we dopes for thinking football is clean?

Independent football writing : fighting a losing battle

Independent football writing : fighting a losing battle

‘A picture paints a thousand words’ is probably the most idiotic idiom every verbalised. I’m not being facetious when I say it just never made…

Arsenal’s Annual Spring Meltdown – Fact or Fiction?

Arsenal’s Annual Spring Meltdown – Fact or Fiction?

We’re in the middle of March, and that can…

El Dorado – when Colombia had the best league in the world

El Dorado – when Colombia had the best league in the world

Chinese Whispers

Chinese Whispers

Tottenham’s rising Son

Tottenham’s rising Son

White Hart Lane truly is the land of the rising Son. Tottenham’s modest bit-parter has been suddenly thrust centre stage, drawing praise from all angles…

Mourinho and that uneasy feeling

Mourinho and that uneasy feeling

A little over a year ago I wrote an…

Serbia vs Ireland and the return of frustrating patterns

Serbia vs Ireland and the return of frustrating patterns

Law 12 : Is Mike Dean the only referee with balls?

Law 12 : Is Mike Dean the only referee with balls?

Bombs and bungs: The story of Andrei Kanchelskis Man Utd exit

Bombs and bungs: The story of Andrei Kanchelskis Man Utd exit

By on February 3, 2016.

Andrei Kanchelskis is a Manchester United cult hero. The Ukrainian winger played a huge part in United’s marvellous mid…

Guus Hiddink & Gwangju, South Korea

Depression in football is very real and must be addressed

Arsene Wenger: The Early Years

Interview: Tyler Swift, Soccer AM Football Freestyler

Fantasy Football just got interesting…

West Ham & Tony Henry: Recruitment Specialists

Conceptualising football – The Game Model

The League of Ireland Galacticos

The darker side of football

What’s going on with FIFA?

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Bastian Schweinsteiger and Respect

Bastian Schweinsteiger and Respect

By on August 5, 2016.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been made to train with the Manchester United reserves by Jose Mourinho – a demotion deemed…

Sam Allardyce & England. Does it make sense?

Paul Pogba and the (100) million questions

Sorry, armchair managers and tacticians: Rooney won’t be England’s midfield saviour

Pochettino, Tottenham, PSG and the power of words

Eddie Howe and Bournemouth – what happens next?

Baines’ media slip lets Everton and Martínez unravel

Wenger out? – Arsenal fans shouldn’t be too quick to push him towards retirement

England starts push of John Stones down rocky path

Gary Neville and the Sky Machine. A Tale of Digital Hindsight

The Rooney Conundrum

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GOD on football – Grumpy Old Duffer`s reflections

GOD on football – Grumpy Old Duffer`s reflections

By on September 19, 2016.

The weekend started and ended with a few points worth noting but not brought to light by mainstream media,…

Who is the Premier League’s best goalkeeper?

The Future According to Football Manager

Celebrities and the Football teams they support

When you finally meet your hero

The wacky world of football mascots

When Valentine’s Day falls on a Matchday

What Managers say and what they really mean

Straight Red: View all

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The Rooney Conundrum : Undroppable, Unsubbable, Untouchable

The Rooney Conundrum : Undroppable, Unsubbable, Untouchable

By on September 20, 2016.

Ok, this has gone on long enough. This will be the 4th annual “Rooney is rubbish” article I’ve posted on this site. First it was back at the…

A focus on Oliver Burke’s interesting move to Red Bull Leipzig

Clean Slates and Rejuvenation: Sterling, Fellaini and Hazard

Footballers and other athletes. It’s time to stop the negative comparisons

England still searching for start line on quest for glory

Photos

Photobook: Prague: Sparta, Dukla and Slavoj Vysehrad

Photobook: Prague: Sparta, Dukla and Slavoj Vysehrad

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Photobook: Silesia, Poland

Photobook: Silesia, Poland

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Photobook: Non-League Football in Poland 2

Photobook: Non-League Football in Poland 2

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Photobook: Achilles 29

Photobook: Achilles 29

Photos from Achilles 29 in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie…   by Przemek Niciejewski…

Football Landscapes in Sardinia

Football Landscapes in Sardinia

Przemek Niciejweski captured some stunning photos on Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region…

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When Hungary changed football

When Hungary changed football

By on September 12, 2015.

As England head off to the next European Championships on top of their table unbeaten and with Wayne Rooney breaking…

A story of Mekfah, a boy living in Bangkok’s slums who gets to meet Liverpool FC

A story of Mekfah, a boy living in Bangkok’s slums who gets to meet Liverpool FC

By - on September 11, 2015.

All Kids Should Dream – Global Goals: A big change is about to happen. On 25th September Global Goals, a…

New rules, same old story

New rules, same old story

By on August 20, 2015.

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” Albert…

“Premiership: Not the best, but the most competitive.” Is it really?

“Premiership: Not the best, but the most competitive.” Is it really?

By on August 11, 2015.

The Premier League has always forcefully marketed itself as the “Best League in the World”. And while football fans now…

Mourinho; FIFA; and Chuck Blazer’s cat. Nothing to see here.

Mourinho; FIFA; and Chuck Blazer’s cat. Nothing to see here.

By on August 9, 2015.

“Arsene Wenger, apparently, is not happy with Jose Mourinho; and Brendan Rodgers, apparently, is not happy with Mario Balotelli. But…

Think Piece View all

Homer; Ireland; The Euros and France

Homer; Ireland; The Euros and France

I don’t know what I want but I want it now

I don’t know what I want but I want it now

Philoso-footy

Philoso-footy

Home Grown – the ignored blueprint for success

Home Grown – the ignored blueprint for success

Opinion View all

Supporting British teams is not a betrayal of Irish football

Supporting British teams is not a betrayal of Irish football

By on March 23, 2016.

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…

Living in the Past

Rafa Benitez to Newcastle : Another poor choice

A lot of the talk in recent weeks has been insulting to the average English football fan

Retro View all

Flashback: January 1996

Flashback: January 1996

By on January 16, 2016.

When you’re getting ready for another weekend of English football starting at White Hart Lane today, cast your minds back 20 years, when Newcastle United…

March 2006: Staunton’s Ireland

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Football Manager 2015

Football Manager 2015

By on November 21, 2014.

Let me begin by telling you: if you are a looking for a game to kick…

I Think Therefore I Play – Andrea Pirlo

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United youngsters are embarrassing their older team mates

United youngsters are embarrassing their older team mates

By on February 29, 2016.

Watching United’s fleet footed youngsters dance across the pitch at Old Trafford this week was a…

Newcastle United & Steve McClaren : Do they stick or twist?

Pep talk: Don’t expect Instant miracles from Guardiola at Man City

John Terry & Chelsea : The problem with being a one man club

Red Devils’ Advocate; The Case Against Giggs

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The 5 worst pre-season tactical myths you will hear from fans

The 5 worst pre-season tactical myths you will hear from fans

By on August 7, 2015.

As the new season draws nearer, excitement grows among fans who can’t wait to see their…

Einstein’s brain and Messi’s game

How mismanagement can affect a team: the case of Leyton Orient FC

The importance of decision making

How shots on goal can be misleading

Interviews View all

Exclusive Interview: Ian Rush

Exclusive Interview: Ian Rush

By on April 29, 2015.

The 1980s were a simpler, but in many ways a better time. A tweet was a…

Interview: Stephanie Roche – Puskas Award Goal of the Year nominee

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