When Roy Hodgson was reappointed as Crystal Palace manager in March 2023, he once again became the oldest active Premier League boss (and he already held the record as the oldest ever). But Hodgson is not the only septuagenarian to have taken charge of a Premier League club. In this article, we’ll highlight the other…
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock recently, you will no doubt have noticed sports broadcaster Gary Lineker pop up in the news quite a bit. The Match of the Day presenter got in hot water with his employers after comments he made on Twitter criticising the UK government’s policy relating to refugees. But we’re…
When Grimsby Town beat Southampton in the fifth round of the FA Cup on 1st March 2023, they became only the sixth side from the fourth tier or below to make the quarter finals in the history of the competition. Granted, the Fourth Division (as it was called then) was only introduced in the 1958/59…
Football has long been a business and as such money is a huge part of the game. Long gone are the days when a local businessman who’d made a few million running a factory could buy and run a top-flight club. In the earlier years of the Premier League, multimillionaire owners became the norm and…
It is fair to say that modern-day footballers can sometimes end up with a reputation for being a little greedy. Whether it is astronomically large salary demands or making legal (but morally questionable) efforts to reduce their tax bill, increasing money in their bank account is definitely a priority for some. Many top-flight footballers will…
In February 2023, Southampton sacked manager Nathan Jones after just three months in the job… and a month of that was taken up by the Qatar World Cup. In his time in the Saints dugout, Jones guided his side to just one victory in the league (against fellow strugglers Everton), although he did win a…
Leeds United sacked their manager Jesse Marsch in February 2023 after he’d been in the job for just shy of a year. At the time of writing, Leeds are languishing towards the bottom of the Premier League and desperately seeking a new boss who can haul the side to safety. But although these are tough…
When Harry Kane scored the winning goal against Manchester City on 5th February 2023, he broke a goalscoring record that had lasted for more than half a century. Kane’s goal was his 267th for Tottenham and it edged him ahead of the great Jimmy Greaves who managed an also-amazing total of 266 goals. Above image:…
The carnival of the transfer window is over until summer and as seems to be an annual or perhaps biannual event, records have been smashed. In total Premier League clubs have spent £2.8bn in the 2022/23 season, doubling the previous record set in 2017. Records were also set for deadline day itself (£275m) and the…
Erling Haaland has only played half a season in the Premier League and he’s just scored his fourth league hat-trick for his side, Manchester City. When it comes to the number of Premier League hat-tricks, that already puts the Norwegian superstar ahead of some notable scorers including Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba and Gareth Bale. With…
