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Crisis? What crisis?

I can’t help but laugh at some of the comments on football websites and in the media in general that..

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27 Jan

Whingeing their way into the Honours List

It came as no surprise to hear Liverpool Football Club chief executive Rick Parry label the decision to omit his..

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13 Jan

Don't mention the ticket prices: Germany 2006

The spectacle and glamour of the World Cup draw in Leipzig last Friday wasn’t exactly low-key; any ceremony that involves..

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14 Dec

And that Essien? Well, hanging's too good for him…

Somewhere in London right now, a cabbie is shouting at TalkSport because of the injustice of it all. “Bloody Chelsea,..

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8 Dec

Goodbye to Best and the Sound of Silence

Following the death of one of football’s most enduring characters last Friday, the most refreshing aspect of the weekend’s fixtures..

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28 Nov

You Only Lose Twice…

Apologies for the weak pun but the temptation to indulge in Bond-style headlines has been too great given recent events;..

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21 Nov

Blues News

The tedium of the international break was worth enduring given what England served up last Saturday evening. Somehow I doubt..

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16 Nov

Where's our *%!$ing day off then?

There is nothing worse than a rude awakening. There I was, quietly browsing the morning papers with both tabloids and..

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7 Nov

Gallas – the rock solid straight man in a league of comedians

After a relatively gloomy week by our standards, the entertaining if slightly nervy win over Blackburn was a welcome boost..

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31 Oct

Goodbye 100%, Hello 100 years…

If a week is a long time in politics then the equivalent period in football could be measured in dog..

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24 Oct

Time to put Old Sepp down?

They say that every dog has its day and frankly, Sepp Blatter has had his and is long overdue a..

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13 Oct

Sven and the Art of Reputation Maintenance*…

Having spent last week grinning like Cheshire cats after an easy win against Liverpool, the momentum gathered after eight successive..

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10 Oct

A Spanish Inquisition

So, the pattern of tense, tight games decided by a solitary goal, or a referee’s indecision, has been broken. I..

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4 Oct

Will the real Drogba please stand up…?

“When he was good he was very very good, but when he was bad he was horrid.” I’d speculate that..

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3 Oct

Over-analysis and the death of confidence

Predictably, some fickle Chelsea fans have began playing into the hands of the opposition just because we had an away..

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29 Sep

Time to call a referendum on Europe…?

Champions League match day two. I presumed that I would wake up this morning with nerves jangling, great expectations and..

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28 Sep

The search for Henry Fonda amongst football's self-obsessed Angry Men

As autumn arrives and the Premier League finds its stride, a quick look at last weekend’s games suggests that despite..

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27 Sep

Putting the boot into the bores

Taken from this evening’s Fiver, Guardian Unlimited‘s tea-time take on the world of football. The Fiver is not in the..

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26 Sep

Chelsea have spoilt the party

The latest media-driven criticism aimed at Chelsea is that Roman Abramovich’s millions have turned a competitive league into a procession...

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18 Sep

Can you beat Spurs too often?

There are many ways of looking at this. In the interests of clarity I’ll avoid the more metaphysical and philosophical..

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28 Aug

Can anyone stop Chelsea?

Planting your boots on the Premiership peak used to bring on a sense of vertigo. The gritty 2003 champions Manchester..

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9 Aug

Professors put case for Premiership balancing act

The Sunday Telegraph reports on a study which shows the change in ‘competitive balance’ in the Premeirship in recent years...

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31 Jul

Mourinho warns midfield trio

Jose Mourinho has warned Joe Cole, Arjen Robben and Damien Duff that they face a fight for selection in Chelsea’s..

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11 Jul

Sunday digest

The Independent on Sunday carries three articles worth reading for their entertainment and scaremongering value. The first two focus on..

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10 Jul

Excitement, intrigue, rumours and fishing

Don’t you just love Fixture List Publication Day? It should be declared a public holiday. Really, it should. If you’re..

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23 Jun

Calm down! Calm down!

The Fiver, Guardian Unlimited’s tea-time take on the world of football, writes irreverently about the lack of gratitude shown by..

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10 Jun

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Crisis? What crisis?

Whingeing their way into the Honours List

Don't mention the ticket prices: Germany 2006

And that Essien? Well, hanging's too good for him…

Goodbye to Best and the Sound of Silence

You Only Lose Twice…

Blues News

Where's our *%!$ing day off then?

Gallas – the rock solid straight man in a league of comedians

Goodbye 100%, Hello 100 years…

Time to put Old Sepp down?

Sven and the Art of Reputation Maintenance*…

A Spanish Inquisition

Will the real Drogba please stand up…?

Over-analysis and the death of confidence

Time to call a referendum on Europe…?

The search for Henry Fonda amongst football's self-obsessed Angry Men

Putting the boot into the bores

Chelsea have spoilt the party

Can you beat Spurs too often?

Can anyone stop Chelsea?

Professors put case for Premiership balancing act

Mourinho warns midfield trio

Sunday digest

Excitement, intrigue, rumours and fishing

Calm down! Calm down!

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