The weekend started and ended with a few points worth noting but not brought to light by mainstream media, hence this rant. Four things struck me about Liverpool`s win at Chelsea of which the fourth item was simply an underlining of something that is already obvious. Starting at the beginning, always a good place, was […]
The subject of goalkeepers has been a very hot topic so far this season in the Premier League. From Petr Cech’s transfer from Chelsea to Arsenal, to David de Gea’s on-off-on-off move to Real Madrid, it’s no secret that those teams looking to challenge for honours know the importance of having a reliable goalkeeper between the sticks. […]
The world famous Football Manager series has stolen countless years from the lives of its users. Males between the ages of 10 and 40 will have experienced the time sucking ability of the game, where an 8 hour session can feel more like a 30 minute click-about. No other series of games can extract such […]
When I was young lad I was at a match with my father and it was my team Coventry City playing Huddersfield Town at our then ground Highfield Road. Nothing special about the game as it was just a Third Division fixture but what has remained in my memory is that our then Prime Minister […]
As a young lad I used to love getting the autographs of players and I filled a fair few books. I would also take along the odd football annual and get a player who may have been featured inside to put his signature on his photo. Coventry City were a Third Division team back then […]
Just like Marmite you either like them or don’t, but the football mascot is as much a part of match days as a pie and pint are at half-time. Myself, I think they’re good fun and can liven things up especially before a game and some of their antics can be amusing. At my club […]
You’re in a relationship and your partner is looking forward to Valentine’s Day as she has visions of being taken out for a romantic meal, and being sent a huge bouquet of flowers delivered to her door. But hang on a minute here you’re a bloke who loves his football and the day she’s got […]
Footballers say they’re “gutted”, or “as sick as a parrot” to express how they feel after a match they’ve just lost and you can tell by their body language they are down and feel low. Yet when it comes down to the feelings of a manager it isn’t so easy to suss out what’s […]
2014 saw City clinch their second title in three years, Real Madrid win La Decima, Lionel Messi earn yet another Ballon D’or and, uh, Kim Kallstrom move to Arsenal. But what were the standout moments from this momentous year? Game of the Year: Brazil 1-7 Germany ‘Wow,’ ‘Oh My God’ and various swear words […]
I don’t like divers so throw them all in, give them a red card as it’s a cardinal sin. Some owners of our clubs who because of their wealth, do whatever they like but they’re bad for our health. People who follow a big club but never been to their ground, chuck them in […]
