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…
Arsenal boss Wenger gets synching feeling as Alexis Sanchez exposed as former pool prancer
Henry Norris is the ancient football correspondent of the Bugle newspaper and an ardent Arsenal supporter to boot. He has had somewhat of a sabbatical but he is back in…
Con-Fed-Up-Cup: Portugal vs Chile Preview
Day 12 at the Confederations Cup sees the first semi-final between the European Champions and the South American Champions, a match-up that actually looks promising. Portugal vs Chile, Cristiano Ronaldo…
Moise Kean and Other Crazy Contract Clauses
Everyone laughed when Manchester United signed the deal that made Yanmar the official Tractor supplier of the Red Devils. The football purists dismissed it as the way “the modern game”…
The Greatest Transfers: Vincent Janssen
Hey, come on. I did well to wait until week four before playing the trump card that is Vincent Janssen of Tottenham Hotspur. I did really well. In fact, I…