Tall Tales with Joe Miller
In the aftermath of the Champions League Qualifying Phase draw there was a minor drama developing over the possibility of Celtic having to travel to Belfast to take on Linfield…
The Real Football Man Review Of The Week: Pay Your Levy
We’ve arrived haven’t we, we have truly arrived. That’s right, we are knee deep in the summer silly season of transfer news and the worrying thing is that we have…
On The Contrary: Video Assistant Refereeing? Yes, but it’s VAR from ready!
“Video Assistant Refereeing is the future of modern football” – the words of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Do you know what? He’s bloody right but the key is in the…
Con-Fed-Up-Cup: Day Thirteen Review
The second semi-final of the 2017 Confederations Cup kicked off at 7pm GMT and was all but done and dusted by around 7.10pm as Germany sailed into a 2-0 lead…
Wally Of The Week: Penalty Woes And Iceland Flashbacks
Managerial appointments are the main theme this week, 2 being made in the Premier League, mistaken identity by an employer and a man who couldn’t get any of them. And…
Football transfers and other things that never last
It’s a curious time to be a football fan, isn’t it? We’re not really, officially, in ‘pre-season’ and yet everything is pre-season, once the previous one has ended. In a…
Brumour! Brumour! Pep blamed for ruining Bravo’s career as Chile stopper is red hot
Whoa there, stop the bus? Claudio Bravo, who failed to stop a shot aimed at him for all of January, managed to stop three penalties last night? That’s it, I…
The Best of the Rest (of the World): Cape Verde & Zambia
As we head into the summer transfer window, your favourite Premier League team will be searching for the hottest pieces of talent. In recent years, no corner of the globe…
The Greatest XI: Alright Dave?
Yeah, this gets worse I assure you. Today we move on to D, but do we? You see, I grew up like many of my age – thinking Only Fools…
Con-Fed-Up-Cup: Day Twelve
Red hot Chile progressed into the final of the Confed Cup on Wednesday night after keeping a clean sheet against Portugal, and that’s including the penalty shoot-out. Claudio Bravo (minus…