The Tales Team of the Weekend
GOALKEEPER Victor Valdes – Not only did he get away with pushing Dele in the face twice, but hey, let’s be honest he has got away with being a decent…
FA Cup: Team of the Weekend
GOALKEEPER Marcus Bettinelli – To save one penalty against Hull is, well, probably not that hard considering how badly they have been this season. But hey, let’s give the lad…
FA Cup: Rotate the squad and risk the ridicule…
Just when you think the FA Cup is a lost cause, the results have defied the fixtures and given us a thoroughly enjoyable weekend of cup scares and upsets. Whilst…
FA Cup: May the 4th Round be with you…
We had to look a little bit further afield for our 3rd Round shocks, but one way or another our 20 top flight teams have been reduced to 13 as…
What Tales Thinks: Match of the Day
Cue up the music it’s Match of the Day time. We’re off and running with the B team this week. Seems Gary and the boys didn’t fancy it this week…
Blowing bubbles or singing les bleus?
The headline no West Ham United fan wanted to read: “Mark Noble rejects big-money move to China.” No, it wasn’t that. “Simone Zaza turns down opportunity to reprise role of…
FA Cup: Al-Habsi channels his inner Gary Walsh and Merson matches my predictions
After the initial fears that the FA Cup would be a major inconvenience for top flight managers, I’m happy to say most of the Premier League managers gave the competition…
Today’s Tales: Did John Terry just retire himself?
Cards on the table. I am as bad at football predictions as Paul Merson. We know this, this isn’t new news. When Everton led against Leicester I saw my FA…
A long Sunday Roast would have been more fun today…
So it’s Sunday and more football on the TV to ponder over! I notice that people are concerned about the lack of people at games over the weekend and very…
Jose cracks the Zlatan code!
Many people have tried to stop Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring goals for fun over the years and it looks as though someone has finally been successful. That’s right, Jose Mourinho seems…