Football Bad Boys

Since arriving at Eastlands Phil Taylor wannabe Mario Balotelli has put forward a great case for starting a stretch at Lancaster Farms Young Offenders Institution let alone making the starting line up for Manchester City.

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performance of the week goes to...

Most people will be thinking of bright lights of the premier league upon reading that title, and quite rightly so to be fair. Will it be Manchester United’s second half destruction of West Ham United, or Roy Hodgson getting one over on his old club and guiding his West Brom team to a victory over Liverpool, Newcastle hammering Wolves or even in the championship with Norwich battering Scunthorpe?

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Where do Arsenal go from now?

Arsenal’s 0-0 draw against Blackburn was a fine example of well… Arsenal in general. The Gunners may play undeniably the best football in the premiership, but when it comes to end product they just seem to be lacking.

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Mixing sport, politics and religion; tales from Bosnia, Poland and Ukraine

One of the great truisms in life, never observed obviously because everyone likes a challenge, is that religion and politics do not mix, proven time and time again throughout history. When you chuck sport into this mix, the chances of the outcome being positive are so slim it disappears when it turns side on.

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Football And The Future Of Collective Bargaining

The final article in the Financial Fair Play series, looking at how the future of internet streaming will affect clubs

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Bad Boy Balotelli in last chance saloon

Twelve games into Balotelli’s debut English season has gifted City with six goals but with a disciplinary record to rival that of Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira (nine yellows and two reds) patience with players and fans for the feisty Italian may be wearing thinner than ever before.

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Bettor Logic Review

Premier League Review

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In need of assistance. Or maybe not...

Wenger is enraged, stating that as brilliant as it may be, Escape is a one person song and would be too difficult to attempt as a duo. Rice disagrees and asks for the opinion of all five members of the crowd, who remain disinterested.

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Arsene Wenger has set the managerial blueprint

But would Arsenal fans sacrifice a well run club, a young talented squad playing "total football" for actually wining something? Despite the achievements above, the Gunners still remain trophy less for the past half decade, even their neighbours have won the Carling Cup in this time.

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A lesson from Mexico for Chelsea & Abramovich

A rather unpleasant and expensive disagreement continues to rumble on this week between the French and the Mexicans. Allow me to offer those of you who haven’t anywhere near the amount of free time I have to observe these delicate matters, a brief rundown of the story so far.

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Should I Bet With A Traditional Bookmaker or Betting Exchange?

Not so long ago this question didn’t even cross people’s lips. You would simply go into your local bookmakers, write out a bet and take it to the counter. Now-a-days, there is more choice about where to bet than what to have for tea.

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What’s that on your head??

There’s no doubt there’s potential there and I’m sure he could be a very good player, but mate sort your hair out would you? I don’t even know how to describe it apart from baffling, short at the sides and the back and on the top the ends of a sweeping brush stuck up by the looks of it and he thinks this looks good?

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Trautmann, a real legend

So I sat down flicking the channels the other day when I came across the Bert Trautmann story, a goalkeeper for Manchester City mainly in the 50's and 60's, he was the first German player to play in a Wembley Cup final and is famously known for breaking his neck vs Birmingham in the 1956 cup final and carrying on leading Manchester City to a 3-1 victory.

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Iron One Bury Knill

So it’s official, ex Iron centre-half Alan Knill will take the reins at Glanford Park. The comparatively young gaffer has left Bury’s Gigg Lane after clearing his desk en route back to Scunthorpe, some 14 years after leaving.

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Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient to apply for judicial review

Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient are both to apply to the High Court for a judicial review over the decision awarding West Ham United to move into the Olympic Stadium after 2012.

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