Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:20 PM There were several things that football should have learned from the recent Cricket World Cup, not least that England can fail miserably whilst also being a seriously entertaining outfit… take note Fabio.
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:14 PM Oh Joey, deluded Joey. Joey Barton, a man who has become synonymous within his own country for violence and scandal, rather than the trade which he is apparently at the top of.
Arsenal, Chesterfield, Everton, Manchester United, Newcastle Monday, April 11, 2011 at 10:58 PM Yet there are so many players out there with immense potential that hopefully the Premier league will gobble up. This is a list of players who are certain to make a big mark on European football.
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Boardroom Whispers With increasing speculation that Paul Scholes will retire this summer, Fergie looks to Italy for his long term successor.
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM Wayne Rooney isn’t the stupidest England striker, hurrah.
Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 1:07 AM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: The Poor Man's Robbie Savage As pleased I was with Manchester United’s win over Chelsea on Wednesday night, there was one player’s performance in the game that shone out that as a United fan satisfied me the most.
Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 1:09 PM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Match Report Wolves duo Adlene Guedioura and Michael Mancienne are available after returning from injury but Stephen Hunt is now out for a month having injured himself in the reserves during the week.
Everton, Fulham, Manchester United, Tottenham, Wolves Friday, April 8, 2011 at 7:35 PM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: An Itchy Knee The nominations for the PFA Player of the Season, and PFA Young Player of the Season have been released. I think they’re just about fair, but for me they miss the player who I think IS the best player within the Premier League this year…
Friday, April 8, 2011 at 10:41 AM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Soccer PM This week, Richard Scudamore, the chief executive of the Premier League, announced that all 20 top-flight clubs have agreed that, starting next year, there will be a crack-down on players and managers abusing, criticising and generally haranguing referees.
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 11:18 PM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Match Report Manchester United and Barcelona secure one foot in the Champions League semi-finals. United defeated Chelsea 1 - 0 and Barca hammered Shakhtar 5 - 1
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM The Premier League this season has an unearthed quite a few gems, no matter what club you are fan of it is always nice to see a player go from just a name on a team sheet to a headliner.
Blackpool, Manchester United, West Brom, West Ham Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 4:53 PM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Burst of Pace In recent weeks, we’ve seen the more petulant side of Premiership footballers. While such tantrums have seen more coverage in recent weeks, such hissy fits have been commonplace in Premiership football for many years. But what if such volatile characters all played together? Here’s a team made of some of the more annoyingly hilarious players to grace England’s top flight.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Tottenham Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 6:47 PM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Gary Neville's beard was my idea! It’s been an indifferent year for Wayne Rooney and Manchester United fans alike. Last season Rooney was in the greatest form of his career, scoring at pretty much every opportunity that came for him.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 3:24 PM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Tony Yeboah's Right Foot Many times, friends and I have often had this debate. If you took everything into consideration and looked back at your professional footballing career after hanging up your boots, who would you rather be remembered as? Ross Fisher puts it to the public over a cheeky pint.
Debate, Legends, Manchester United, Pub, Southampton Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 11:35 AM | MORE ON THIS BLOG: Hoppo's Corner For all traditional Premier league football fans, the thought of a play-off in the premiership is not even worth considering. But, in many leagues and other sports play-off’s and other different ways of structuring a league are successful.
