Chelsea undivided over Moses and rush to secure the “young English talent”
With Chelsea 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League all is well at Stamford Bridge and with the title already all but secure the clubs hierarchy have…
Today’s Tales
What a week in football. We started with #PieGate, we slipped into #ClaudioGate, had Stoke unable to #ShutTheGate live on Sky TV and then, finally, #ZlatanDoesItAgainGate. Why is everything #Gate…
The Tinkerman Didn’t Tinker Enough
The hottest seat in the Premier League finally jettisoned its occupant. Claudio Ranieri was sacked less than a year after leading Leicester City to an improbable Premier League title. As…
Tarutr Tips the Premier League
Crystal Palace – Middlesbrough Steve Parish must have felt that his troubles were over when he hired Sam ‘never been relegated’ Allardici to steady the ship, but somehow he’s only…
“Dilly Ding, Dilly Gone” said no headline writer anywhere else…
Claudio Ranieri has been sacked for winning the Premier League. That is the long and short of it. If he hadn’t guided the relegation candidates to lift the trophy last…
The FA Cup Review
Welcome to another edition of “Has the FA Cup lost it’s magic?” Or as we call it, the FA Cup Review. But as 16 teams battled to remain, who did…
Has the magic gone?
Quick story: in 1958 my family moved to lively Nottingham from sleepy Kent (where they didn’t do football – still don’t). My NZ rugby-schooled father steeled himself and took me…
Pan the Pundits wonders if it was just a repeat of the Football League Show?
With the Premier League on the back burner for the weekend, it was time to roll out the special graphics package for the FA Cup. We even got a rare…
Tottenham disrespect FA Cup by picking full strength side
You see, I like Sean Dyche. A lot. I don’t like Joey Barton. A lot. I like non-league teams remaining in the FA Cup one hell of a lot. Therefore…
The FA Cup Tips
Burnley – Lincoln City I know everyone wants the story of an underdog win (not including a Leicester loss, of course), but I don’t see it happening. It’s not because…