Real Madrid learn to play well without Ronaldo
Right now there’s no club team that wouldn’t be improved by the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting lineup. Even then, if there’s any proof that football clubs are…
Would you buy Portsmouth for £5?
We’re running out of jokes on Portsmouth now. Ownership changes have bordered on the ridiculous, but more than that, the Premier League’s inaction to protect / help one of their…
Why I’m backing Arsenal to hold Chelsea to a draw
Titles challenges are rarely decimated in the space of a week, but Arsenal run the risk of needing a massive favour from the table leaders if they to lose to Chelsea today.
Why Fabio Capello sacked John Terry
Fabio Capello has stripped John Terry of the the England captaincy, citing the need to do what’s best for the England team. At the time of appointing Terry as captain,…
Chelsea free to buy Ribery in summer after CAS overturn ban
It is business as usual in football – after all the bluster of the initial ban against Chelsea, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the ban amidst a…
Aston Villa player ban puts Chelsea’s backing of Terry and Drogba in a new light
If you’re a football player and you need some extra cash, selling the tickets allotted to you by your football club is a risky business. Selling it on a public…
DaMarcus Beasley – dude, your car’s on fire!
Someone sets your car on fire, you’re bound to get pissed. It doesn’t matter if you’re living in Glasgow, playing for Rangers and thus are an easy target for hell-raising…
Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United – end of season party for Wenger?
Manchester United emphatically dumped Arsenal out of the title race after clinically dispatching the home side in a 3-1 game that saw Nani finally show why he deserves to stay…
Liverpool’s draw raises no eyebrows
The silence that greeted Liverpool’s draw away to Wolves last night was telling and the surest indicator yet that internally Liverpool recognise that there is no longer a Big Four…
Manchester United sign defender, summer exits unlikely
Manchester United have beaten Arsenal in the transfer market by agreeing terms with Fulham to sign 20-year-old Chris Smalling. The Greenwich-born centre-back – who was signed from non-league Maidstone 18…
Why are Manchester City strikers obsessed with past clubs?
Scott over at Republik of Mancunia has an excellent comparative analysis of Adebayor (ex-Arsenal) and Tevez (ex-Manchester United) and their actions since joining Manchester City. As Scott rightly points out,…
Where will Gold and Sullivan take West Ham?
West Ham have had more than their share of problems off the field as a football club and the news today that David Gold and David Sullivan had completed a…
StatShaker – the England football stats app for iPhone
As iPhone apps go, the world is light on football-friendly apps and games. Sure, there’s FIFA 09 and the old live scores / news reader app but overall mobile development…
Putting United’s debt and bond issue into perspective
Every Manchester United fan I’ve spoken to in the last week has said one of two things: United are in deep, deep trouble. No money, players leaving, etc etc. The…
Batting for Rafa and Liverpool
From King of Liverpool to the laughing stock of England – Rafael Benitez has fallen from his high perch and now the sheer disappointment (not hatred, this is not Manchester…
