Charlie Rhodes
Sports Editor
Why Tottenham MUST bring in the RIGHT players this summer
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 29 2012Ed: Congratulations to Spurs fans for Tottenham signing Gareth Bale – you guys have a very, very good player in your hands. As the Spurs’ players (with the exception of…
Superior Sevilla
Charlie Rhodes • Apr 10 2023Sevilla coach Juande Ramos persisted his side deserved to be the second club to defend the UEFA Cup after their dramatic 3-1 penalty shootout win over 10-man Espanyol.
Keane’s and Quinn’s Sunderland ready to take the Premiership by storm
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 20 2021Sunderland on Sunday emphatically ended their season with a 5-0 trouncing of bottom club Luton Town at Kennilwoth Road.
NY Yankees sack fitness coach – Are you watching, Newcastle?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 20 2012For the second season running Newcastle United have had an injury-ravaged season including their fair share of hamstring injuries. In one of our first articles on the new Newcastle United…
What if we had our injured players available?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 29 2012A couple of weeks ago I wrote about what I perceived as a general mediocrity in this year’s La Liga campaign. I personally feel that many teams have underperformed, including…
Chelsea’s chances of winning the Premiership are 1.6%
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 21 2021“United are in a much better situation but we know if we take nine points from our last three games and United lose six points then we’ll be okay. It’s…
The Good Shepherd has made Newcastle United rich and famous
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 27 2012I know most Newcastle fans (at least the ones we hear from) may not be too fond of Freddy Shepherd and the job he has done for nearly 10 years…
The mind-games between Liverpool and Chelsea can’t hide the truth
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 27 2012Okay, both managers have started, mainly Mourinho with his comments saying in short Liverpool have 1 competition to play for while Chelsea have 4 (well 3 more) and this is…
Who will finish on top in this mediocre La Liga campaign?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 21 2012At the beginning of the season, I wrote an article on the upcoming La Liga campaign, weighing up the chances of Barcelona retaining their crown. I argued that Real Madrid’s…
Is Cristiano Ronaldo over-rated and over-hyped?
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 23 2010Varun, from SportZForumZ.com, writes in about Cristiano Ronaldo and questions whether the hype surrounding him is deserved or not We all know this player, Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo, the young…
Frank Lampard vs Steven Gerrard – Who’s Better?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 29 2012These two marvelous midfield Maestros would waltz their way into any team in Europe, but are both inconsistent on the international scene. Following on from Ed Harrison’s argument that these…
Lucky Liverpool?
Charlie Rhodes • Jan 5 2009After 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
Charlie Rhodes • Sep 2 2010There 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?
Charlie Rhodes • Feb 29 2012Rather 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
Charlie Rhodes • Dec 22 2021Chelsea 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…