Such is the competitive nature of the second tier that almost every team in the Championship starts the season with hopes of being promoted to the Premier League. Some have spent more than others and therefore their thoughts veer more towards expectation than hope but the recent promotions of Huddersfield and Cardiff show that clubs…
At the start of December Manchester United were in need of a miracle to finish inside the top four of the Premier League. That, at least, was according to their then manager, Jose Mourinho. It turns out United didn’t need a miracle, they needed a change in manager. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has completely reinvigorated the…
The first set of knockout fixtures in the Europa League produced a lot of entertainment. There were few out and out shocks though with the majority of the teams who were expected to book their place in the round of 16 doing just that. The draw for the next round suggests that we could be…
Arsene Wenger was lauded for a number of reasons during his long spell in charge of Arsenal, admittedly more at the beginning of that spell than at the bitter end! His nurturing of young talent was high on his list of achievements though and that can’t be taken away, even if the way he went…
The Champions League and Europa League made welcome returns this week. The first set of fixtures in the first knockout ties in both competitions contained their fair share of shocks and results were certainly mixed for the four Premier League teams involved. Of course, as every manager worth their salt at this level knows, things…
There were many important results in the Premier League last weekend impacting things at both ends of the table. It was Manchester City’s 6-0 hammering of Chelsea that took most of the headlines though. Before the match much of the coverage revolved around the mutual respect between Maurizio Sarri and Pep Guardiola. Sarri has come…
The Premier League title race is shaping up to be one of the best for many years. Liverpool and Manchester City are both top class teams capable of beating the very best sides in Europe but each is far from infallible. They’ll both drop more points over the rest of the season so the lead…
As Liverpool are leading the Premier League title race that famous old quote from Bill Shankly has been doing the rounds. Making clear just how important football was in his life, the legendary Liverpool manager said: “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don’t like that attitude. I can assure…
Manchester City fans have a number of people to thank for the club’s complete transformation over the last 10 years or so; Vincent Kompany is right at the top of that list. The Belgian centre-back arrived at the club with a growing reputation as a fearsome and intelligent defender who the City fans were excited…
Image by coward_lion Bigstock Photo The fourth round of the FA Cup has provided a huge amount of entertainment over recent years. It’s served up big shocks, end to end thrillers and the odd highly controversial moment and this year’s fourth round lived up to the billing. The one thing that the FA Cup missed…
