Learning process continues for stalemate Crewe
After drawing just 3 games in 31 matches to the point where four successive home victories had optimistic Crewe fans getting giddy with the play-off spots in sight, a new habit kicked in at half-time…
Alex Song: Much more than just a ball winner
Although Robin van Persie has been grabbing the headlines at the Emirates Stadium this season, another man deserves his share of the credit. Alex Song, who for so long, has been dubbed the destroyer in…
Schalke look to test Tottenham’s resolve with summer bid
Schalke are ready to make a £12 million bid for Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart, and have made him their top transfer target this summer according to The Sun. The German side finished third…
A Busy Summer At Palace Is Up And Running
Well, after a couple of weeks away, I’m back, with further musing on the mighty Crystal Palace. No, I haven’t been throwing fire extinguishers through windows or whacking colleagues with golf clubs at La Manga,…
Why the Olympic football team must still be respected
The Olympic football tournament feels like it has had something of a difficult genesis on these shores, as the beginning to the 2012 games fast approaches. The entire concept of ‘Team GB’ has been questioned,…
Why the modern football manager needs to live in the now
You all know the drill by now - new manager is appointed, says the right things at his first press conference, a wave of optimism spreads amidst talk of long-term 'projects'. Pleading for time and…
Pardew feels it time they cut their transfer losses
Alan Pardew has told Brendan Rodgers to accept that Liverpool will need to cut their losses on Andy Carroll after the Englishman’s future on Merseyside seems uncertain, according to the Daily Mirror. Liverpool, who will…
The Full Premier League Season Preview – Fulham
Fulham are a club in recent seasons that haven’t been unfamiliar to change. For the first time since 2009, the Cottagers haven’t had a managerial switch. The season which followed three years ago was the…
Are we looking too much into his influence at the Emirates?
There’s always something that springs up and tries to put a dampener on the good work Arsenal have done in recent weeks. Little mention of how good Arsenal looked while on the attack against Liverpool,…
A Tottenham signing that more than softens the Moutinho blow
It’s almost a month to the day since Moussa Dembele excelled on his unofficial audition at the Theatre of Dreams. His performance for Fulham against Manchester United was worthy of a standing ovation, as he…