Will the gap between Premier League and Championship keep growing?
It’s the promotion all clubs seek and few clubs gain, the dream that for so many will last for that one frustrating season before the plummet back down to a completely different planet. Yes, life in...
View ArticleWho was your Premier League player of the week?
The first round of fixtures is now complete, and the opening weekend of the Premier League brought with it a number of fantastic performances. But who was the best player of the weekend. Read our...
View ArticleThe ten factors that drive transfer fees in football
How much a team pays for a player is always the subject of debate between fans. Have they paid over the odds? Does the latest foreign recruit seem like exceptional value for money? And, a favourite for...
View ArticlePalace would do well to avoid Mackay appointment
Reports today suggest former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay has been chosen by Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish to be the man to follow in the footsteps of LMA Premier League Manager of the Year...
View ArticleIs second season syndrome a misleading prognosis?
As another Premier League season gets underway footballing cliches would have it that the newly-promoted sides and those promoted sides that survived last season (Hull and Crystal Palace) will be among...
View ArticlePardew’s Newcastle still have it all to prove going forward
Ten-man Newcastle came away from Villa Park with a well-earned point, but it may be seen as a missed opportunity by boss Alan Pardew who saw his side fail to hit the back of the net for the second...
View ArticleManchester City 3 – 1 Liverpool – Champions reign supreme over last season’s...
Goals: 1-0 ’41 Jovetic; 2-0 ’54 Jovetic; 3-0 ’68 Aguero; 3-1 ’82 Zabaleta (OG) Assists: Nasri; Navas Red cards: Top performance: Stevan Jovetic Poorest performance: Alberto Moreno With new signing,...
View ArticleWho was your Premier League player of the week?
Three players out from the wilderness are among this week’s five star performers – but as Chelsea and Manchester City emphasize their championship credentials, Tottenham continue their impressive...
View ArticleBig money signings equal big money gambles
Angel Di Maria has joined Manchester United this week, setting a new transfer record for a signing made by a British club, surpassing the £50m spent by Chelsea on Fernando Torres in 2011. United’s...
View ArticlePardew already out of time
The age-old metaphor of waiting for buses can certainly be applied to the last 14 days of the Geordie calendar. The travelling fans who mockingly danced the Poznan after Moussa Sissoko put their...
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