The Tales Team of the Weekend
GOALKEEPER Joel Robles – A few reasons: 1) It has taken me until now to learn to say his name properly and 2) Playing against Boro these days is hard…
P-Ross P-Reviews (with a little help from his friends)
This week is different. No, I’m not going to be nice all friendly. I’ve invited a good friend of mine, Tales from the Top Flight’s very own David Black to…
P-Ross P-Reviews
Saturday 4th February 2017 Chelsea vs Arsenal For me, this is not a case of who wins, more of a case of who loses. It’s like choosing your favourite dictator.…
Calm down, it was only Wigan!
These United fans are a very happy lot, more happy clappy than generally happy. If you ever go to a game at Old Trafford you will know what I mean,…
Hagon Hammers: Kloppo’s Knights
Just when you think all is good and life is sweeter than a Gary Rhodes dessert menu, some bastard comes along and sticks two big fingers up at you and…
Today’s Tales: You know it’s bad when Snodgrass is the main talking point
Ah, Thursday night writing in the days leading up to the FA Cup 4th Round. It all has a bit of an international week feel about it. I mean, let’s…
The strange case of Oumar Niasse
Like many fellow football fans this Sunday, I was glued to my TV set awaiting the chance to see the return to action of a controversial football icon. As the…
What if… Lionel Messi joined Manchester City?
With the same inevitability as Big Sam Allardyce being bought into “save” a relegation threatened club, the January Transfer Window sees tabloid journalists brush off their ‘Lionel Messi is coming…
Manchester United and Liverpool serve up snore draw
So that was a damp squib, wasn’t it? Before the match there was a lot of build-up and expectation, but in the end it was a one-all draw. No 4-0…
Not-so-Super Sunday with Sky
As I sit here on a Sunday evening after the next instalment of Sky’s determination to convince us all that football is great, I wonder if a change of tactic…