Lucky Liverpool?
After Liverpool’s amazing victory over AC Milan in the 2005 champions league final, may disgruntled fans of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal accused Liverpool of being lucky and undeserving winners….
Funny Quotes by Football Managers
There have been some really comical quotes made by football managers over the years – in the heat of the moment – and since we tend to become too serious…
Who is going to win La Liga?
Rather than engaging in idle conjecturing (sorry Ahmed — you know we love you!) about the winners of this season’s Champions League (a tournament which is about as predictable as…
The press ‘campaign’ against Frank Lampard
Chelsea fan Soupdragon takes particular offense at the vitriol thrown in Lampard’s direction by Chelsea-haters – who seem to be everywhere, especially in the media. Are you so desperately concerned…
The G14 Mafioso — An Enemy Within
Last week, I met up with an old friend after work for a quick beer or seven. During the discourse of the evening, he began to lament the change the…
Deconstructing Football’s Conspiracy Theorem
(Note to the Soccerlens Massive: I was gonna keep stoom on this but, now the dust is settled, I thought I’d put my ha’penny’s in…) A rhetorical question: Can the…
Requiem for the Common Fan – A Symphony in Two Parts
Part I According to the United Nations, and in common with the majority of countries in Western Europe, the United Kingdom is facing a potentially catastrophic problem. Strangely, given its…
Off The Record: It’s Good To Talk — Gooner-baiting in Essex
This was forwarded to me via email. The bloke that sent it swears blind it is a true story. For what it’s worth, my opinion is it probably isn’t.
Pascal Chimbonda: Free The Wigan One
If we believe what we read — and let’s face it; in this case, no one has ever denied its authenticity — it was one of the most shocking and…
“Diver” Steven Gerrard is a hypocrite
Twice Steven Gerrard has taken the time to condemn foreign players diving in interviews. In one instance he stated that, if he saw a team-mate diving he’d say to them…
Can McClaren get England off to a racing start?
Yesterday, Steve McClaren ushered in what he will hope to herald as a ‘new era’ in English football, and one which differs radically from that of his predecessor; the much-maligned,…
Tottenham – Looking To The Future
The 2006-7 season looks very promising in the eyes of most Spurs fans, with the general consensus being that just two or three additions could suffice to turn Spurs into…
Football Transfer Fee Records
Football transfer fees are always the subject of heated debate. Is a club spending too much? Are they spending too little? Is any player really worth more than £100 million?…
