Flint’s Off On One: Panenka My Arse
Pretty much nothing is sacred anymore in football, what with the nauseatingly incessant Sky Sports-fuelled barrage on the senses, and the proliferation of social media’s slimy tentacles. Don’t worry, that…
Marinho Muses: The Trouble with Michy
Sunday’s game between Tottenham and Chelsea provided the first heavyweight clash of the new Premier League season. It also provided further frustration for a man with hair seemingly modelled on…
The Best of the Rest (of the World): Kosovo and Pakistan
Today’s edition of Rest of the World features two teams that, at first glance, may not appear to have anything in common, but as you may have figured out by…
Curbing Your Enthusiasm – Take over at Newcastle or West Ham United?
A former Premier League manager approached us here at Tales and asked that we publish his diaries, so he could show the public what life is like out of the…
Fantasy Football Unplanned – Gameweek 3 Preview
Well hello there. I was always up against it after a pretty good week one, and sure enough, it came to pass that week two was full of red arrows.…
Jilted girlfriend Wayne gets own back on mean ex-boyfriend Gareth and Zlatan vows to undo United’s good start to the season
Our regular reader(s) may have noticed that the international retirement of Wayne Rooney had not had even so much as a sideways glance on Tales this week. Good things come…
Morgan is no Napoleon
Battles have raged in the north of this country throughout history. Rival sides have fought for control of the region first, imposing their will on the people, and then sought…
Yipee! Liverpool make it five English clubs that won’t win the Champions League this season
Yipee! Now there is a word you don’t hear often enough in press conferences nowadays, so thank you Jurgen. Liverpool safely navigated the stormy waters of needing to defend well…
Talk from the Top Flight Podcast: Let’s all laugh at Tottenham, let’s all laugh at Tottenham…
As if there isn’t enough hilarity in our written word. We’ve decided to put it in your ears too. Join Eion Smith of Pan the Pundits infamy and Bob Priestley…
Wally of the Week: Matchday Two
Another weekend of Premier League football goes by and the controversy keeps on coming. We’ve seen red cards aplenty, own goals and incredible misses. Referees were at the centre of…