As England’s youngsters crash out of the one remaining football competition of the season, we’re now only left with the highlights of the season just gone to entertain us (not that the England U21s gave us much in terms of excitement and entertainment!) Having watched countless...
Get in Quick
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As a football fan, the transfer window can be a double-edged sword. Whilst we all nod our heads obligingly when Hodgson or Holloway or Redknapp moan about the impact it can have (especially in terms of turning heads and keeping your best players), one of the best days of the football season comes on August 31st, when the clubs try to cover the shortfall in their squads in a 24-hour adrenalin-fuelled fire sale, when fans (myself included) click refresh every three minutes in the vain hope that their clubs has managed to pull off some kind of strategic transfer masterstroke that not even the press saw coming. With the season just weeks old,...
David Moyes? Really?
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When the news of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement first broke on Wednesday morning, the world was in shock. Even the BBC was pushing out a line that him leaving the game was equal to the changes brought about by the dismantling of the Berlin Wall (maybe only slightly carried away there...
Taking a Bite
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From the comments, tweets and messge boards on Sunday night you could be forgiven for thinking that Luis Suarez had actually been the third member of the Boston bombing club, with the Uruguayan vilified amid calls for life-time bans from some supporters. By Monday morning the national press...
An El Clasico Final?
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When Ruud van Nistelrooy drew Barcelona out of the pot to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi final, a lot of football fans were delighted at the prospect of Barcelona meeting Real Madrid in the Champions League final at Wembley. An El Clasico to decide the champions of Europe...
A ’99 Moment
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There are times when football matches get turned on their heads withing a matter of seconds, with United’s Champions League triumph highlighted as one of the few times that all you can think of sticking on twitter is ‘Football. Bloody hell!’ Last night we experienced...
Just Warming Up
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I got home from work late last week so didn’t get the chance to sit down and watch the pre-match hype for the PSG-Barca game. Whilst Alves and Messi linked up sumptuously in the match (with an epic 30 yard outside-of-the-boot assist by the Brazilian), they were also at it BEFORE the...
A United England?
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In his last squad, Roy Hodgson called up 6 United players to his squad, with it being generally accepted that it would have been 7 if Phil Jones had been fit (especially after his stellar performance against Real Madrid). It would have been 8 if Rio Ferdinand had bothered to show up, and it...
Give the Kids a Chance
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Now that Rio Ferdinand has turned down the opportunity to represent England (and instead favoured a 15hour round trip to Doha to commentate on a game he could have been playing in) he should be cast on to the scrap-heap. His generation have promised so much but delivered so little when it comes to international football, and it’s time we simply got rid of them and started again. It’s not even like we need their experience – what do they have experience of exactly? crashing out of tournaments early in a depressing and humiliating fashion? I’m sure the kids could probably manage that on their own!? Whilst I was very...