Although the century is young, we have had more than enough time to be blessed with some incredible footballers, the first of these i would like to give recognition to is a Nigerian footballing wizard who left his mark in Germany, France and most importantly England. Jay-Jay Okocha arrived in English football Okocha with a […]
A recent BBC News editorial recently asked us ‘how long would it take you to earn a top footballer’s salary?’ For most of us the answer was in the hundreds of years, figures we can’t begin to even dream of. General consensus is that the average professional footballer earns way, way more than they deserve, […]
“Oh Joey, you’ve been sent off again. Have a rest and take three weeks off, fully paid”. “Temper, Temper Nemanja, off you go and leave Ashley Barnes to be the victim”. The big world of football throughout the years has seen many things change. One thing however, remains the same, the bad boys of the […]
I’m writing this in the aftermath of Arsenal’s shambolic home defeat to Monaco in the first knockout round of the Champions League; I’m still in the stage of anger and disbelief which is unsettlingly familiar around this time of the year. You’d think Arsenal fans would become desensitised to abject failure after experiencing it every […]
As I’ve been watching football for many years, I’m often asked what was the best decade for excitement and entertainment? I answer back by saying it spanned the years between the 60’s and the 70’s. Yes we had problems with hooliganism but on the pitch the football was at times magical with great players and […]
FIFA’s presidential elections, so often a foregone conclusion, might actually provide some interest this time around. Sepp Blatter has been in control of the world’s largest organisation (I found out recently that FIFA has more members than the UN) since 1998, and it would appear that from the outset, his tenure has been synonymous with […]
With Paul Lambert being the latest managerial casualty in English football, it sometimes seems like proving yourself in a job within the beautiful game has become harder than it’s ever been. It’s the tough life of a manager, knowing you can only really be judged on two things, success or failure. It’s no longer natural […]
The LVG/United topic has been done to death, so it’s proving difficult to find the direction I want this article to take. I’ll start by saying United are still a bit of a mess, they have been dull, lethargic and devoid of conviction and enthusiasm for the entire season give or take – but is […]
‘Just how bad is this guy?’ I asked myself of the referee, Martin Atkinson, 30 minutes into the Chelsea-Burnley game on Saturday. I have always tried to keep a level head when it comes to referees. They get a quarter of a second to make a snap judgement on something which the viewers are shown […]
Arsene Wenger is a divisive figure amongst fans; the pro Wenger and Anti Wenger sides of the fence are pretty equally matched. I sit somewhere in the middle of this debate. Whether Arsene will be given the chance to transform Arsenal into genuine title contenders again is doubtful, but even if he is, at 65 […]
