The Journeyman XI
Journeyman: A worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding I need a third player to join Marcus Bent and Nigel Quashie and I’ve gone for a bit…
Leicester City and the footballing apocalypse
It really is happening isn’t it. A footballing Apocalypse is on the horizon. We all said that Leicester could not do the unthinkable last season and in winning the Premier…
Something about script writing and Dele Alli is taking Kane’s injury badly…
Yeah, I know, I know. I’m late. I’m still recovering. Forget Barca’s fightback, right? What Leicester conjured up was equally crazy. I can imagine the meeting in the film studio…
Tarutr Tips the European Action
Champions League – Round of 16 Return Legs Juventus – Porto (Aggregate: 2-0) I watched Juventus’ controversial last gasp winner against AC Milan over the weekend, in what was a…
Is Paul a Corinthian or just a Casual?
The Welsh translation of Swansea City Association Football Club is ‘Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe.’ Translation is always difficult, isn’t it? It certainly isn’t an exact science. I suspect the branding…
Pep takes the FA Cup very seriously, Goliath took a while to get going and Jose’s Eden Project fails miserably
Four teams are on their way to Wembley, and for once everything went to script. The FA Cup Quarter Finals probably won’t stick in the memory for many of us…
That was the week that was…
My worst fears were realized over the long weekend: Citeh, Arsenic, Spares & Chelski all into the semis, so predictably boring – eh, Jose? ‘Bout time Herrera got found out,…
The Last Temptation of Arsene
A very wise man once said: “Sometimes it can be a very long walk between the milestones of pleasure” and you know what he means…right? Indeed, as a Newcastle fan,…
A green card might get you into Europe and this has nothing to do with Brexit? Eh?
Turns out this week was a bit of a big one in the world of football officiating. No, I’m not taking about refereeing duo Kevin Friend and Anthony Taylor flying…
The Tales Team of the Weekend
GOALKEEPER Darren Randolph – You have to feel for the guy. I mean, he saves one penalty and sees another almost hit the corner flag yet he lets in 3.…