Why do we hate the EFL Cup so much?
No sooner had the final whistle blown in this year’s EFL Cup Final and the “Campione” chants rang around Wembley stadium, that the same, familiar chorus of disapproval started to…
Hagon Hammers Rooney
Thursday 24th Feb 2017 was the day that just kept on giving. But much of today’s events were, in fact, years in the making. Are you sitting comfortably? It all…
Cover your eyes as we show you football kits from the 90’s
Eddie Izzard once said in one of his hilarious stand ups that there is a circle of cool. Basically, its starts of by you looking like an idiot, then you…
Tarutr Tips: Matchday 25
Arsenal – Hull City The #WengerOut debate has reared its ugly head yet again, following Arsenal’s limp defeat against cross-town rivals Chelsea last week. Despite claiming that he was considering…
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…
Phil Neville: fly on the wall
Phil Neville knows what he is talking about. This is not up for discussion because that isn’t how Phil operates. It isn’t a matter of opinion, right, it’s a fact!…
Why I Love Football (aka Reasons to be Cheerful…)
Oh, the things that give me pleasure about football – the Beautiful Game throws up such wonderfully unexpected and entertaining curved balls (who has?) – and it never fails to…
The Microphobic Mourinho
José Mourinho knows what he is doing. Why would anyone question this, ever? José studied sports science at the Technical University of Lisbon and was quickly able to apply his…
Dyche/Barton: the interview
Valuing Joey Barton’s experience and off-field contribution as well his debunking of the theorem that ‘walls have ears,’ successfully proving instead that they have holes in their feet, Sean Dyche…
Hagon Hammers: Coaching, a journey to mediocrity
Another weekend passes with the usual fix of MOTD 1&2, real-time (for a change) and I find myself asking heavily loaded rhetoricals such as how much does Tony Pulis get…