Liverpool Inspires Trend of Hiring Video Gamers to Run Clubs
When Ian Ayre left for 1860 Munich, Liverpool faced a choice in hiring a new CEO. The club could go the traditional route and hire a lifelong football front office…
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…
3G or not 3G that is, er, the question.
First we had fake news being reported and now its fake pitches. With Arsenal playing, albeit not happily according to Arsene, on Sutton’s artificial pitch last night it seemed like…
Four Changes to Improve the FA Cup
The 2016-2017 version of the FA Cup has exposed the flaws in the tournament that may have been hidden in the past. The financial benefit of promotion is too great…
Dropping a Clattenburg
Finally, Mark Clattenburg has got a decision right. It may have taken him 20 years but it was a great success. For those confused and thinking “there is no way…
What really happens on a mid-season training break in the sun?
So the big question for me this week is; ‘What actually happens on a mid-season training break?’ Warm weather, some time away from the limelight, bonding as a team, or…
Will Merson be eating Humber pie come the end of the season?
There’s certain things in football that I love. An amazing piece of skill that leaves you open mouthed, a keeper pulling off a save that you thought was destined for…
Bring back the tackle!
What constitutes a bad tackle? Back in the day we used to all applaud a tackle that took man and ball or sometimes just man. It used to be a…
We all watched the AFCON, we all watched the AFCON – the end.
Today is a sad day. I write this after packing my suitcase to go home having watched AFCON 2017. After three weeks of reporting on the tournament all good things…
Let’s all watch the AFCON, let’s all watch the AFCON – Day 21
Good afternoon readers and here we are on Day 21 of AFCON 2017. It’s sad I know, but we only have one match left. This match really is the big…