The real reason Fabregas wants to go to Barcelona
So, it’s damn near official now – Fabregas wants to leave Arsenal for Barcelona. Arsenal fans will say they saw it coming miles away (it’s by far the longest-running transfer…
Ian Holloway joins Football Manager
Today sees a world first as one of the most famous faces in football management, Ian Holloway, becomes football’s only virtual manager allowing anyone to call upon his expertise, quirks…
Why Chelsea won the title and United, Liverpool and Arsenal didn’t
Hello readers. I refrained from writing about the title race until it was done and dusted – and there’s plenty to talk about, from pre-season predictions to key battles where…
Manchester United – six in a row
Debt is evil. Glazers brought debt to United. Therefore, Glazers are evil. United may not have the best marketing (Madrid, Barcelona and Arsenal trump everyone in that department) but they…
Vote For The Soccerlens Podcast!
As I said earlier today, only titles (and awards) count in football. You may disagree (especially if your team wears red, pretends to play in pretty triangles and don’t like…
Titles aren’t everything, but only titles count
A friend asked me this question right after the Inter-Barca first leg: If Barcelona don’t get to the final, lose the league title to Madrid and Argentina bomb at the…
Soccerlens turns 4
Soccerlens turns 4 today. When I started out in 2006, this was one of a dozen or so ideas that I had been playing with at the time, and at…
Adebayor is the … Power Horse?
Signing Emmanuel Adebayor to be the face of an energy drink whose name signifies ‘hard work’ is akin to hiring Carlos Tevez as the poster child for a teaching English…
Email: I would like to join Arsenal FC…
We get one of these emails every week it seems, where a young footballer (invariably from Africa, although not always from Nigeria) asks us to ‘give him a chance’ and…
FM 2010 Patch 10.3
The mid-season data update plus final patch for the 2010 edition of Football Manager is now available. If you’ve got the game through Steam, fire up your Steam client and…
Anderson on Manchester United and Brazil, minus sensationalism
Manchester United fans who saw Nani’s brief resurgence – the final flickering of a dying flame or the spark that would light a raging fire, depending on your point of…
Arsenal in 2005 and Arsenal in 2010
If you believe what Arsene Wenger says – if Arsene Wenger believes what Arsene Wenger says – then contrary to predictions, Arsenal’s title challenge is NOT over. Today’s game against…
Arsenal v Chelsea v Manchester United – analysis of remaining Premier League fixtures
With all the talk about Arsenal’s last 13 games being easier than those of Manchester United’s and Chelsea’s, I’ve pulled up a list of remaining Premier League fixtures for the…
Sullivan’s latest trick at West Ham
David Sullivan is in the middle of pulling a fast one at West Ham United, and it’s fascinating to watch. He’s had the following to say about wages at the…
Why doesn’t this man want to buy Liverpool?
Apparently, the richest man in India doesn’t want to buy Liverpool. The ‘why’ (or why not in this case) is a tricky one – yes, there’s plenty of room to…
