Tales Top Tips: David Luiz should be back from moonlighting as an Amsterdam cabbie in time for the late kick off
Huddersfield Town vs Tottenham Hotspur Is the only question “how many will Harry Kane score?” Quite probably. Huddersfield have been relatively miserly defensively so far but then they’ve not really…
What The Bloody Hell Are You On About?!
I don’t know about you lot, but I personally find sign language a simultaneously beautiful and beguiling thing. Watching people communicate by a means wholly removed from speech or text…
Marinho Muses: ‘el Tango de la Etihad’
A few weeks ago, while debating the sanity of Guardiola, I wrote that “having 10 excellent attackers in your ranks is at best, greedy, and at worst, unsustainable.” I was…
The Best of the Rest (of the World): Burkina Faso & Oman
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a country that holds a special place in my heart. The African country was a big part of my life during my early (and probably…
Curbing Your Enthusiasm: The new job begins at AFC Bournemouth!
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…
John Carver Somehow Doesn’t Relegate Newcastle
This is the second time I’ve featured Newcastle United in this column and I’ll go out on a limb and say it will not be the last. The club has…
Fantasy Football Unplanned: Gameweek 7 Preview
We love green arrows! Whilst Chris showed off his Free Hit chip to claim 92 points, I brandished my wildcard whilst soaking up the sun to claim a slightly less…
Talk from the Top Flight Ep6: Racism? Solved it mate
Eion is once again joined by Dean from Scouseland and Bob from the back of his fridge to talk the week’s news. They talk Chris Perry’s neck growth and United…
Little Diego Says Goodbye
Sitting in his old (and new) locker in the Atletico Madrid dressing room, Diego Costa debates Instagram etiquette with his social media manager. “Listen, I want to tell it like…
Not a bad week for English teams in Europe, unless you are Liverpool of course…
Well that was a fine Champions League week for the Premier League clubs, wasn’t it? Chelsea, BOOM! Manchester United, KERPOW! Harry Kane FC, BOSH! Manchester City, BOOF! Liverpool, well maybe…