Captain material for club and country?
It seems like forever since Wayne Rooney burst onto the scene and scored that incredible goal for Everton back in 2002 just five days shy of his 17th birthday. It’s remarkable to think think that…
The Premier League Weekend Review
In a decisive weekend where there was only one draw, The Premier League was certainly no bore, Man City beat Rovers in a rout, The Blackburn fans want Steve Kean out, QPR brought back down…
Villas Boas blames ref for defeat
Andre Villas Boas has blamed referee Chris Foy for Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to QPR on Sunday, after the official sent off two visiting players and awarded the home side a penalty. Heidar Helguson converted from…
The Villas-Boas project will take time
Andre Villas-Boas arrived at Chelsea in the summer to much fanfare with a burgeoning reputation in the game, a clear gameplan and his own footballing principles, despite the repeatedly irritating attempts by the tabloids to…
Has the emergence of ‘tiki-taka’ killed off the strike partnership?
Picking among the bones of the carcass that we call the ‘international break’, I had an epiphany; a startling realisation. It may not be big, it may not be clever, it may not be in-vogue,…
Roberto Mancini targeting double
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has stated that despite his side's elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday, he still wants to win the double. The Etihad Stadium outfit crashed out of Europe's top club…
‘Modern Manchester United’ all set for January revamp
In September, Sir Alex Ferguson gave what was an insightful interview to the sincere and frank talking Gordon Burns, as part of his week’s worth of “perfect” interviews, as he left his post as presenter…
Chelsea finally land their man
Chelsea have officially signed Gary Cahill from Bolton, and will be immediately available for selection after a protracted transfer saga. The England international was in the last year of his contract at the Reebok Stadium,…
Time for football to scrap this ritual?
So here we are again, discussing what we thought, just a few weeks ago, to be an insignificant aspect of the pre-match ritual, the handshake. After Luis Suarez’s snubbing of Patrice Evra at Old Trafford…
United thump Wolves to open up lead
Manchester United beat Wolves 5-0 on Sunday to open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Goals from Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck gave the defending champions a comprehensive…