Reasons to be thankful for Rafa 26 September 2012 0 comments WALSH’S WORLD – Kristian walsh looks at the legacy of rafa benitez LIVERPOOL fans have a lot to thank Rafael Benítez […]
GIVE US JUSTICE FOR HEYSEL! 26 September 2012 0 comments It’s a terrace shout too often aired just to score points but what are the facts of the matter? OLIVER […]
Is it time to say goodbye to the League Cup? 26 September 2012 0 comments GARETH ROBERTS RANTS INTERNATIONAL breaks just weeks into the new campaign make little sense. But, if you’re like me and […]
SELDOM HAS A CAMERA BEEN SO CANDID 15 August 2012 0 comments There’s been umpteen attempts at football documentaries but few have hit the mark like The Four Year Plan, directed by […]
STURRIDGE GETS THE ABUSE FLOWING AGAIN 15 August 2012 0 comments WALSH’S WORLDKRISTIAN WALSH LOOKS AT THE OLYMPIC FOOTBALL IF “Inspire a Generation” was the official motto of London’s Olympic Games, […]
LIGHT FANTASTIC 15 August 2012 0 comments Midweek matches under the lights are now the stuff of legend. But it wasn’t always the case. PAUL BROWN looks back […]
LONG BALL PUT US BACK 30 YEARS 15 August 2012 0 comments With TERRY CURRAN’S autobiography about to hit the shelves, KEITH MENARY met the Yorkshire maverick to talk old managers, new […]
FAIR PLAY IS NOT FAIR ENOUGH 15 August 2012 0 comments MATTHEW BAZELL – author of Theatre of Silence: The Lost Soul of Football – believes UEFA’s cure-all ruling doesn’t go […]
GIVE THE REFEREE A CHANCE 15 August 2012 0 comments A.E. GREB says it’s time to blow the whistle on the blame culture surrounding football officials “REEFFF?!” wailed the prone […]
LAMBERT WAS A VERY MOVE S-MART FOR VILLA 15 August 2012 0 comments JAMES LEYFIELD is predicting a welcome return to the days of O’Neill under the new boss at Villa Park Paul […]
FAREWELL FRIENDLIES – YOU WON’T BE MISSED 15 August 2012 0 comments GARETH ROBERTS is glad the real action is back IT’S here. The big kick off. And thank goodness for that. […]
FERGIE’S GLAZER GAFFE WAS AN OLYMPIC-SIZED MISTAKE 15 August 2012 0 comments GARETH ROBERTS RANTS WITH all the fuss surrounding the Olympic Games, it was a good time to bury bad news […]
THE INSIDE SECRETS THAT MAKE BARCA GREAT 11 July 2012 0 comments PAUL GRECH gets the low-down on the Barca youth production line that is the envy of the world THERE are […]
BUNNY BOUNCES BACK TO EUROPE 11 July 2012 0 comments ANTHONY BUNN on The Potters’ return to the Continent after a 37-year absenceEASYJET AND RYANAIR, OR ANYONE WHO’LL TAKE US […]
GAG THE GAFFERS GUFF 11 July 2012 0 comments PATRICK JOHN wants a little less conversation and a little more action on Saturday nights… Mike PhelanI’LL hold my hands […]
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE TEAM OF THE COUNTRY 11 July 2012 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY says that Yugoslavia deserve their place alongside Brazil, Hungary, Holland and Spain ASKED to name a great international […]
Ronaldo deserves to be a winner 11 July 2012 0 comments WALSH’S WORLD KRISTIAN WALSH FEELS SOME SYMPATHY CRISTIANO RONALDO took one brief glance at Petr Cech prone on the floor […]
Give us a break, for pity’s sake 11 July 2012 0 comments GARETH ROBERTS RANTS SO here we are again, talking about winter in summer. As our chugging, red-faced footballers – those […]
MAGIC OF THE CUP GOES MISSING AT WEMBLEY 11 July 2012 0 comments Budweiser’s involvement with Non-League Wembley FC leaves a sour taste in the mouth for NEIL BELLIS WHEN drinks company Budweiser […]
Vision of Udinese comes to Wat ford 11 July 2012 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVYTHE FOOTBALL LEAGUE PAPER COLUMNIST IT must be crap being a Watford fan. Your glory days were 20 years […]
CAMERA, ACTION! HAWK-EYE IN HAMPSHIRE 11 July 2012 0 comments Video refs, goal-line technology…it’s a never-ending debate. But what about watching a match where it’s actually in place? A. E. […]
TV cash in danger of wrecking Euros 30 May 2012 0 comments Walsh. s worldKRISTIAN WALSH HAS A NEW VISION FOR TELLY WHEN Marco van Basten lifted Russia’s ball into the air, […]
They think it’s all r-over… It is now (Just like the fans said it would be) 30 May 2012 0 comments GARETH ROBERTS RANTS BLACKBURN fans have got every right to feel robbed, resentful and wronged right now – and not only […]
Sub goalies flap like Icarus near the sun 30 May 2012 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVYTHE FOOTBALL LEAGUE PAPER COLUMNIST WHAT’S killing football? Some say diving. Others say money. Quite a lot say Sky. […]
GEORGIANS ON THE MIND AT MAN CITY 30 May 2012 0 comments It hasn’t always been big bucks and glory with foreign players in the blue half of Manchester. IAIN THOMSON looks […]
Saturday blackout makes no sense 18 April 2012 0 comments WALSH’S WORLD-KRISTIAN WALSH HAS A NEW VISION FOR TELLY SSATURDAY afternoon, 2.45pm. The vestiges of early-afternoon drinking slowly trickle down […]
WHO’S PLAYING WITH WHO? 18 April 2012 0 comments THE WAGS get a bad name generally and it’s easy to see why with their Imelda Marcos-style shopping sprees and […]
Stars of the future who fell to earth 18 April 2012 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY-THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE PAPER COLUMNIST PICKING a star of the future can be embarrassing. Remember when everyone thought John […]
Know-nothing owners should stay in their hospitality boxes 18 April 2012 0 comments GARETH ROBERTS RANTS IMAGINE walking into a garage, taking the spanner from a mechanic’s hand and saying ‘hang on, mate […]
Taking back the game? 5 January 2012 0 comments RANTSGareth Roberts IT’S ironic that football as we know it was founded by public schoolboys.What is widely regarded as a […]