The Journeyman XI now has an Olympian
Journeyman: A worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding Welcome back to the series which lauds some great Premier League servants who perhaps fell a little bit…
Journeyman: A worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding Welcome back to the series which lauds some great Premier League servants who perhaps fell a little bit…
That was close. Mrs Tales and I were off for a mountain picnic and then the phone started going a little bit loopy. BOOM! West Ham and Newcastle run by…
So the dust is settling on what will be a trophy-less first season for Pep, and he has reacted to the shock by lambasting “long-ball” Arsenal. Sorry, what? Long-ball Arsenal?…
Ok, so the gameweek isn’t actually over yet. How selfish of the FA Cup to leave us with an awkward double gameweek. I mean, I could wait until Thursday, but…
We talk a lot about shapes in football, don’t we? How many times have you heard football commentators or pundits say that a match is ‘shaping up to be a…
Alright lads and ladies, and welcome to the very first Is Right La! It’s basically my view on the happenings within the football world during the past week. Did I…
As if this season could not get more depressing on a personal level, with Middlesbrough facing relegation from the Premier League, Newcastle have secured promotion back to the top flight…
Statistics, eh? 95% of people die in bed – but it doesn’t mean it’s a dangerous place to be… Confusion, he say ‘Possession is nine-tenths of the law’. We should…
It seemed only right to do a review piece for this weekend’s FA Cup action. I’m a traditionalist and as we’ve stuck through it since the 3rd Round, I couldn’t…
Proper Football Man [prop-er fut-bawl man] noun 1. A man who has traditional beliefs or styles when it comes to football. 2. If a manager, he likely plays 4-4-2 and…