Clubs "deserve" to be exactly where they are

Perhaps it all comes from being a fan of a supposedly 'smaller' club and the associated mentality, but it really hacks me off when pundits and commentators talk about how some clubs “should” be in the Premier League.

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The referee’s a…..legend (Video)

Premier League officials often get stick for bad decisions and for handing out red and yellow cards when there is simply no need to do so. There are contentious conclusions made by referees every week in England’s top flight that leaves the whole country talking for the next seventy-two hours or so.

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Adkins minority exposes fickleness of football fans

Recently after the 6-1 drubbing of Southampton by Arsenal, I heard some bizarre criticisms begin to be levelled at Southampton.  Claims that the side had been promoted a season too early and that, although the Saints couldn’t buy players because the transfer window had passed, the club could still get rid of Nigel Adkins, their manager.  I have a few issues with this that I will now address.

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Evra out on his butt as new signing takes over

Finally, after 6 long seasons Sir Alex has signed a left back in the shape of 23 year old Alexander Buttner to compete with the ever-present Patrice Evra, and it looks as if the new-boy will go straight into the side for the league game against Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

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Relegation Battle-Prediction

The relegation battle this year will feature the Premier League new boys and current teams, perhaps with a few surprises in store. This is my prediction for who may face relegation.

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What signing Miyaichi could mean to Wigan

Wigan Athletic secured the loan signing of Ryo Miyaichi on Monday evening, a player dubbed “Ryodinho”.

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Liverpool's love triangle close to unraveling

Liverpool’s pursuit of a new manager has now reached that stage in the film where the protagonist has been stringing along two different people for a while now, accidentally arranging dinner dates with them both at the SAME time, mixing up the gifts he was meant to send so that the kooky, experimental vegan gets a “1001 things you can do with beef” cookbook and the slightly uptight office worker gets some saucy underwear and other hilarious escapades.

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To stick or to twist, the biggest dilemma of a modern day chairman.

Football managers live and die by their decisions, so do chairman.

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An angry Gooner

I don’t think I’ve used the F and C word so much in one night as I did after the Wigan game.

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Wigan Prove That The Title Race Is Far From Over

The great thing about football is that just when you think you know it all, it comes back to bite you on the behind. All the media were declaring the race for the Premier League was over at the weekend. How wrong they were.

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Wigan: The Darkest of Horses

Wigan Athletic, it’s fair to say, are not what you would describe as a fashionable club.

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Premier League Preview

A preview and score prediction of the weekend's Premier League matches.

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Sunday evening news & gossip round up - Madrid line up RVP, Fergie ponders Dane wonderkid, plus more

A daily round up of all the Premiership news and gossip stories.

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The striker merry-go-round yet to start turning

Two of the resident Championship strikers expected to move in this transfer window have yet to pack their bags and reach for their travel fares as they remain with at their current clubs and subject of continuous transfer speculation.

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Who will win the race to sign Jordan Rhodes?

Jordan Rhodes has been prolific so far this season.  In his 21 appearances for League One Huddersfield Town he has netted 25 times. 

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