FIFA Qatar vote should be negated until tournament timing correctly coordinated

July 10, 2011

As the decision on who would hold the 2018 and 2022 World Cups drew near, FIFA faced yet more allegations of corruption following investigations by sections of the British media. When the 22 man Executive Committee gathered in Zurich on 2nd December ...

Liverpool to push for Aston Villa flyer amidst player unrest

July 10, 2011

Liverpool are to take full advantage of the current situation at Aston Villa where, quite ironically I must add, former Anfield manager Gerard Houllier is not a man particularly liked by the players. Reports in the media today suggested that up ...

Does second season syndrome really exist?

July 10, 2011

The long-standing debate regarding second season syndrome is a constant topic of discussion in football, and will probably remain as such. This is probably down to the fact that for some reason, there are always players falling to its whim. Another ...

How much longer does Gerard Houllier have at Aston Villa?

July 10, 2011

'Had enough, Houllier out' was the message from Aston Villa fans even before the Birmingham club's embarrassing 1-0 home defeat to relegation threatened Wolves on Saturday. It was a sentiment resonating the opinion of the majority, as Houllier's ...

Manchester City show us that money truly can’t buy you happiness

July 10, 2011

In the four transfer windows that have passed since the summer of 2009, Arab-owned Manchester City have spent an astonishing £275 million on players alone. Not taking wages into account, which often exceed £100,000 a-week with much of the playing ...

Why can referees still make mistakes and yet go unpunished?

July 10, 2011

Referees are destroying the beautiful game. At least, this is how the likes of Arsene Wenger and Samir Nasri see it. Controversy surrounding officials in all sports will continue to be an issue for as long as the sport exists. The real problem ...

Premiership Transfer News of the Week

July 10, 2011

Another week, another list of names linked to clubs. The week has seen more action off it than on it what with fines, banishments to the stands and of course exits from European competition but transfer rumours, regardless of anything else happening ...

Premiership Teams that have failed to Excel This Season

July 10, 2011

With such an exhilarating Barclays Premier League season it seems so easy to forget the teams that have flopped and underperformed this year, but who actually are they? With a surprisingly fantastic season last year, Birmingham City found ...

Is John Terry really be the right man to be captaining England?

July 10, 2011

News that John Terry, the Chelsea centre-back, is set to regain the England captaincy, has not gone down too well with the current skipper Rio Ferdinand. Unsurprisingly, the Manchester United man is said to be ‘very upset’ about not only the news, ...

Ashley Young: Good enough to play for Manchester United?

July 10, 2011

It is believed that Aston Villa’s Ashley Young is a target for current Premiership leaders Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson looks to freshen up his squad this summer. Having seen the shortcomings of players such as Bebe, Gabriel Obertan and ...

You know a player is leaving the club when they say……

July 10, 2011

With transfer gossip and rumours filtering through on a almost hourly basis, and with it being this time of the season where contracts are normally tied up or chucked in the bin, I thought I would look at some of the quotes that suggest they might ...

Premiership Transfer News of the week

July 10, 2011

A week in football can go very quickly and this one has been no different, Arsenal's Champion's League campaign came to an end against Barcelona once more, Birmingham remain in an area they would rather not be in and Liverpool and Manchester City ...