Transfer Rumors (31 Jan 09): Manchester United to counter Real Madrid’s offer for Wigan’s Valencia, Portsmouth move for Tottenham flop Dos Santos, and more
With the end of the transfer window and a weekend full of action on the pitch so close together, many a manager no doubt sweated through Saturday, and many will…
The Times‘s 50 Worst Things About Modern Football
Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it’s not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys…
Newcastle snap up Kevin Nolan, but where does that leave Bolton?
I was a little surprised to see Kevin Nolan agree a four and a half year deal at Newcastle after arriving in a £4million deal from Bolton Wanderers. The 26-year-old…
Manchester United 1-0 Everton – English Premier League – 31 January 2009 – Live Blog
This article to refers to an older United-Everton game. Visit the most recent Manchester United v Everton match page. Manchester United (Ronaldo pen. 44) 1-0 Everton Stadium: Old Trafford, England…
Exaggerating Liverpool’s Slide, The Desperation of Charles N’Zogbia, Salomon Just Loves His Hip-Hop, and more
You know the saying about how no two snowflakes are the same? Well, just like snowflakes, opinions are not often In the end, folks are often just trying to make…
Transfer Rumors (30 Jan 09): Ronaldo in 91m Real deal, Arsenal and Manchester City talk Toure, Tottenham offer Bent to Blackburn for Santa Cruz, and more
We’re into the final stretch of the January transfer window, and while signings have been relatively light up to this point, we’ll be seeing a lot more confirmed deals (and…
The Worst Football Teams of All Time
We gave you the Greatest Teams of All Time. Now, it’s time for the worst! Without further ado, let’s go over the criteria that I used: Expectations are Everything. Look…
Tottenham and Manchester City resuscitate the January transfer window
So the circus is nearly over. We can almost revert back to picking up a newspaper and reading about injuries and “bust-ups”, goals and “romps”, rather than the usual regurgitation…
Transfer Rumors (29 Jan 09): Tottenham bid for long-time Manchester City target Santa Cruz, Real Madrid and Manchester United tussle for Wigan star Valencia, Arshavin’s Arsenal deal almost done, and more
The clock is tick-tick-ticking, and the end of the January transfer window is one day closer. If you haven’t signed that top target by now, you need to get a…
Football fork – January 2007 – Liverpool bought by the DIC group
About ten years ago Nick Hancock co-wrote a book called What Didn’t Happen Next, which was an amusing look at the butterfly effect in football and those little changes which…
The Curious Case of Rafa Benitez
As Liverpool fan, by matter of routine, the familiar tune of Sky Sports News tells me of the latest bust up or disagreement between Rafa, who may or may not…
A Loss of Identity
When Danny Welbeck scored a thirty-yard screamer against Stoke earlier this season (albeit the fifth goal of a 5-0 trouncing), he immediately became my favorite player on Manchester United. The…
The Greatest Football Teams of All Time
Everyone has a favorite team of all time, and they’ll defend that team’s merits until they’re blue in the face (or red, green, yellow, or black, depending on your affiliation)….
Robinho’s a Trouble Magnet, Old Man Becks Playing Like the Becks of Old, England Submits World Cup 2018 Bid, and more
There are some days when life just seems like it’s giving you a big punch in a sensitive place.
Van der Sar, Superstar
Peter Schmeichel had both hands on the European Cup in 1999, ending his Manchester United career with a historical Treble. The Great Dane, as he was affectionately known, had a…
