“Sterling behaved a bit like a spoilt child.” This was a line given to The Athletic about reports on Monday regarding a canteen bust up between England players Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez. The fight reportedly lasted no longer than 15 seconds, but the media backlash to it is still ongoing… which is also how… Keep Reading
I’ve never really liked the phrase “that’s what football’s all about”. It’s overused, not very insightful, and can be applied to basically any facet of the game. Here are some examples of things that could claim to be what football is “all about”: results, bringing people together, a good slide tackle, limbs, money, goals, winning… Keep Reading
’Twas Hallows Eve, when all throughout the North, tempers flared and so anger came forth. Curses and rants swarmed Arsenal Fan TV, while crooked fingers lay towards Dele Alli. This is a tale of two establishments, possessing a bitter rivalry spanning decades, who have well and truly been struck by the fear of Halloween. The… Keep Reading
The “God of the Gaps” argument is a theological outlook where the gaps in scientific knowledge are evidence or proof of gods existence, physical or otherwise. On the whole, it was a criticism used by people to refine ‘God’ to only the gaps science cannot explain – it is merely a pro-science argument. This will… Keep Reading
Yes, it’s an inflammatory title, but I stole it from a movie so it’s probably fine. The international break is all about pretence. For English people who don’t like football, it’s a chance to impress your mates who do by pretending you like Harry Kane and for English people who do like football, it’s a… Keep Reading
After seven games of The Championship the pre-season favourites are living up to their tag. Being favourites has often proved a poisoned chalice in this division, as Stoke found to their cost last season, but the hat seems a perfect fit for Leeds United. Marcelo Bielsa’s side are sitting pretty at the top of the… Keep Reading
Every story needs an adequate setting, whether it’s a novel, a biography or this football article, and what a better place to be on the 8th of May, 2019 than in the Netherlands. It was a cold night, like any other Dutch night in May, but the streets were warm with excitement as practically anybody… Keep Reading
The Twitter spat involving Michael Owen and Alan Shearer makes both former England frontmen look a bit stupid, writes Andy White. The decision by Michael Owen’s PR team to serialise his new autobiography in the Daily Mirror has got to go down as one of the canniest managerial moves of the season so far. One… Keep Reading
Now this is going to sound strange, but as unlikely as it seems, there really is a way of drawing a parallel between the once heavyweight champion of the world, the once champions of Europe, and the undoubtedly still champions of 6 o’clock television. Let’s start with Leeds United then. A team with an immense… Keep Reading
Steve Bruce’s arrival at Newcastle United in July was met with a huge backlash from a significant proportion of Magpies supporters. The Northumberland-born Toon fan was low on everyone’s wish list (if he even appeared on any wish lists!) for the St James’ Park hotseat and thousands took to social media to ridicule his appointment.… Keep Reading
