Give Me a(n International) Break: How Hard Can It Be?
I can’t be sure, but I don’t imagine many people get a warm tingly sensation at the prospect of an international break. Just the thought of yet another round of…
Marinho Muses: A (very) Early Season (sort of) Review
Seven games in might not seem like the ideal time to write a review of the current Premier League season, but it’s what I’ve decided to do. I would have…
The Best of the Rest (of the World): Togo
The Togolese national football will be most notably remembered for the terrorist attack on their team bus in 2010. Three people were killed and several players were seriously injured. The…
Curbing Your Enthusiasm: Podcasts, Piggybacks and a Pilonidal Sinus
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…
Steve McClaren Squanders The Golden Generation
Its international week this week so we might as well give bad management an international flavour. We have examined some of the worst managers in Premier League but now its…
Bring Back the official England Song!
As England sealed their qualification for World Cup 2018 last night, planning for the summer was already underway. As pretend lists of 23 were drafted across the country, with formation…
The League of Unextraordinary Gentleman, Update 2: Shady Schemes, Lukaku’s Member and a Hurrikane!
Good tidings, reader, and welcome to the second update from the League of Unextraordinary Gentlemen. There have been significant changes since last I wrote, with the league table truly shaken…
No Goals, No Hope, No Face
Dear Calvin, Thank you for your kind words, it hasn’t been easy to be a Palace supporter in recent weeks. Not many people care to ask us how this is…
Korea Ending Move From The FA
North Korea. It’s becoming a bit of an issue, isn’t it. From nuclear threats to awful haircuts, it’s got it all. Is it not about time we got along? And…
Should Daniel Sturridge be on that plane to Spain instead?
“Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain” What’s that? Is Daniel Sturridge injured yet again and off to see some…