After the disappointment of missing out on the signings of Evra, Adebayor, Diaby and Walcott along with the countless others..
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Despite the whinging, moaning and generally embittered and envy-tainted anti-Chelsea sentiment so prevalent in the attitude and comments by Adrian..
Bottom versus top. One Premiership win versus nineteen. A fifty-two point gap. Despite this, Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy has been..
It’s been a very successful Christmas and New Year; victories over Fulham (3-2), Manchester City (1-0) and Birmingham (2-0) have..
The festive season fixture list madness continues with two more matches in three days, the first against struggling rival Blues..
Our busy festive schedule got off to a good, if somewhat unexpected but exciting start at the Bridge on Boxing..
A local derby for Boxing Day this year, the first match of four in eight days. Last season we took..
There is always something joyous about winning London derbies. Whether it’s the rivalry of playing some of your nearest neighbours..
The media may be reporting that dark and sinister forces are trying to ban the traditions that underpin Christmas, but..
This is likely to be our last ever visit to Highbury before the Gunners up sticks to nearby Ashburton Grove,..
The spectacle and glamour of the World Cup draw in Leipzig last Friday wasn’t exactly low-key; any ceremony that involves..
Dave Whelan, the multi-millionaire chairman of Wigan Athletic, jumped on the Ban Essien For Life Bandwagon (or whatever it is..
This week the Daily Mirror published what it said were Jose Mourinho’s meticulous preparations for the Chelsea v Newcastle match...
Following the death of one of football’s most enduring characters last Friday, the most refreshing aspect of the weekend’s fixtures..
I’ll start with the sad but not unexpected death of George Best. I don’t have any memories of him in..
Apologies for the weak pun but the temptation to indulge in Bond-style headlines has been too great given recent events;..
The last two weeks have passed by at a pace akin to Sami Hyypia in full flight. We’ve had to..
The tedium of the international break was worth enduring given what England served up last Saturday evening. Somehow I doubt..
There is nothing worse than a rude awakening. There I was, quietly browsing the morning papers with both tabloids and..
We travel to Old Trafford looking to compound Manchester United’s ever-increasing woes — and to right the Blue ship after..
After a relatively gloomy week by our standards, the entertaining if slightly nervy win over Blackburn was a welcome boost..
The Blue machine suffered a missed gear this last week: a draw at Everton was followed by an early exit..
If a week is a long time in politics then the equivalent period in football could be measured in dog..
Right now Everton fans must believe themselves to be in the midst of a bad dream; five months ago their..
A fortnight of football apathy is, thankfully, over and we return to the passion and excitement of the Premiership. Those..
They say that every dog has its day and frankly, Sepp Blatter has had his and is long overdue a..
So, the pattern of tense, tight games decided by a solitary goal, or a referee’s indecision, has been broken. I..
“When he was good he was very very good, but when he was bad he was horrid.” I’d speculate that..
Familiarity breeds contempt. It certainly does in the case of Chelsea and Liverpool. It’s the new Man Utd/Arsenal rivalry without..
As autumn arrives and the Premier League finds its stride, a quick look at last weekend’s games suggests that despite..
Taken from this evening’s Fiver, Guardian Unlimited‘s tea-time take on the world of football. The Fiver is not in the..
Six games, six wins, twelve goals scored and none conceded — and it’s all down to luck. Well, it is..
