Wednesday’s 1-1 draw between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates stadium got me thinking about something that’s been bugging me for a while. Away goals.
We all know they’re stupid (and I don’t just mean in situations where home and away games are played in the same stadium) there’s nothing more...
I missed the start of the Birminham City v Arsenal match on Saturday afternoon, but when I entered the pub nearly fifteen minutes after kick-off, I was mildly chuffed when told that I'd only missed three minutes of football despite there being nine on the clock. That was until I saw Eduardo on a stretcher,...
All Things Footie* is currently recovering from a serious knee-ligament injury brought on by overwork. Surgery has been performed, and recovery is underway. Speculative reports from the team physios suggest full training will be resumed within a month, and he may be ready for competitive action before the end of February.
So as not to strain...
Brace yourself boys and girls, it’s a big one.
The big story at the closing of transfer window was of course Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano’s move to West Ham United. It was—it’s fair to say—out of the blue; a massive surprise to West Ham fans, players and probably the manager too, and as much...
Short and sharp:
The close season is always a dull time for football news. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been tempted to write something discussing the endless, tedious transfer sagas that have dogged the summer: Ashley Cole’s protracted transfer to Chelsea, the van Nistelroij/Ronaldo/Rooney spats, the inexplicably complicated shenanigans surrounding the Hunchback of Marseille (Franck Ribery) transfer...
Whoops. It’s been a while. Lots going on, not least the World Cup, and I’ve just come back from a holiday in Poland. On to business.
England, and Wayne Rooney, surprised no one by bouncing out of the World Cup on penalties, again. Only on two occasions since 1990 have England exited...
Title says it all really. After a woeful domestic season, and some major ups and downs for English clubs in Europe, the World Cup is nearly upon us, and I for one am really looking forward to it. At last, some football that I don’t really care about, that I can just sit back and...
I'm busier than a good looking rabbit in mating season, so I'm going to be brief (better than nothing at all? Maybe).
UEFA are urging Arsenal/Barca fans without a ticket not to travel to Paris; the article interestingly brings up th fact that of the 77,000 tickets released for the game, 16,000 have gone on...
Let’s start with Wayne Rooney—I’ll try and contain my mirth for long enough to finish this paragraph. Wayne Rooney is a nasty little player, he consistently tackles dangerously and gets away with it, he’s abusive to officials, he’s generally unpleasant. I felt nothing but the sweet smell of Karma kicking the horrible little shit right...
So the Champions League is entering it’s final phase, and Arsenal have beaten Real Madrid AND Juventus en route to the semis in four thrilling legs of football. What better way to celebrate than by giving away some free beer? All you have to do is write a piece about the Champions League (any length...
For football’s sake, just finish the season now. Apart from the fact that Chelsea are the most classless and distasteful team in modern memory, it’s just getting boring. As well as being one of the lowest quality seasons in the last decade playing wise, I’m convinced this is the worst season of refereeing I’ve seen...
