Avram Grant relegates West Ham
West Ham United have only gone and got themselves a new manager this week as David Moyes takes the helm. It would be rather easy to make fun of some…
How Hard Can It Be? Debunking The Myth Around Corners
David Beckham was pretty good at the whole footballing lark, wasn’t he? So his dashing blonde locks may not have been to everyone’s taste, but that right foot… Goldenballs could…
Curbing Your Enthusiasm: A day trip to the supermarket with a karma bazooka
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…
Marinho Muses McClaren’s Meteorological Malfunction
It’s funny how things go in circles. 9 years ago, Slaven Bilic ruined Steve McClaren’s reputation as England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 at the hands of Croatia. McClaren’s…
World Cup Team Profile: More than you need to know about Iran
Oh yes, they’re back. Possibly the least ambitious team from the last World Cup (other than England of course) have qualified for the finals in Russia next summer. They were…
OTLS: The Greatest Manager in the World
David Moyes is in, Slaven Bilic is out, and Arsene Wenger is angry. Most managers retire by the time they reach their early seventies, but in this episode, we meet…
The cure to international break boredom? Watching England lose!
I know what you’re thinking, the international break, a time for crying, a time for mourning and a time for sitting in a dark room wishing for it all to…
‘Playstation Football’ and Guess Who’s Back: The Scottish Slim Shady
International break incoming (booo). We can do this. Just take a deep breath and suck it up, it’s only two weeks after all. Cheer up! These are my top talking…
An Englishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman talk about hair and other peripherals
Sam Allardyce, David Moyes and Chris Coleman allegedly met at the Bridge Café in West Acton this week for one of their regular get-togethers, where they imagined that they were…
Slaven Bilic Out, David Moyes In | One Game at a Time #20
The Bilic era is finally over at West Ham but it’s about to get a whole lot worse as David Moyes takes over. Plus Manchester City are still really good,…