A boil that needs lancing
WHILE the fallout over Manchester City’s nefarious dealings continues, there’s no doubt that the blow to the Premier league’s hard-won prestige is enormous and it’s probably...
Oct 16, 2026
He had one job
Apparently,...
Oct 1, 2026
It’s quite simple
THE...
Sep 23, 2026
That’s the way to do it
PEP Guardiola bats his eyes at Jack Grealish; Aston Villa’s directors and management team read the runes, go out into the market, and buy an excellent midfielder from Norwich, a more than useful...
Aug 16, 2021
RIDICULOUS
SO IT’S official: this seasons Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will now not be played in İstanbul on May 29. Finally Uefa came to the correct decision. It should have...
May 18, 2021
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