Rev Walker
Eyes down
Taken from this week's issue
FOLLOWING last weekend’s results we’re now firmly on the last lap with regard to the end of this Covid-blighted...
Apr 14, 2021
At least they’re consistent
1-6, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0; these remarkably binary-like (with one exception) set of numbers represent Manchester United’s results against the rest of the so-called big six so far this...
Mar 8, 2021
Simply the best…or not
PELE, Puskas, Charles, Mathews, Finney, Di Stefano, Garrincha, Charlton, Cruyff, Zidane, Ronaldo, Christiano Ronaldo, Messi, or Maradona – who is the greatest of all time? This question came...
Dec 8, 2020
A walk in the park
LET’S see if I’ve got this right: go to Tesco, check. Go to work on public transport, check. Go to a park with a friend from another household for exercise, check. Drive to the country...
Nov 9, 2020
Bring on the Estraitjackets
EMPHASISING that this isn’t coloured in any way by my innate Spurs bias how’s this for a sequence of events in added time against Newcastle last Sunday; Newcastle player poleaxes Spurs...
Oct 7, 2020
What did we learn?
We learned that Leeds aren’t scared to attack and that Liverpool’s defence can be breached once their two brilliant backs are isolated upfield. We also learned that some teams will always...
Sep 23, 2020
Big bucks scored
Tuesday saw Brentford lose to Fulham in what is without question the most lucrative single fixture each season; forget the Champions League final, forget the World Cup final, forget national cup finals,...
Aug 12, 2020
The last hurdle
With Norwich gone and Liverpool and Citeh confirmed as champions and runners up, what’s at stake on the last day of this accursed and protracted season? Keeping things as simple as I can, with...
Jul 29, 2020
“He’s all over the park”
Those of us who remember the 70s and 80s will recall that at one time, there were two Phil Parkes plying their trade in Division One for West Ham and Wolves, but the two Phils were completely outdone...
Jun 30, 2020