Gambling horror stories are hardly newsworthy – for many of us, these self-induced nightmares are merely a coming of age experience. However, when the failing entity is the bookmaker, questions must be asked. This week a significant football gambling company has entered administration; you won’t find them on any High Street, and you would be […]
The last time Manchester City won at Anfield, in May 2003, Phil Foden was about to celebrate his third birthday. Since then, the 2017/18 City side that holds virtually every Premier League record, unbeaten in 30 matches, was narrowly defeated 4-3. Even in 2011/12, when City won their first Premier League, and Liverpool recorded their […]
Liverpool will not hold on to the Premier League title this May.The famous trophy has ended the season in Manchester 17 times out of 28, and it looks increasingly likely that come the final day it will head up the M62 to the competition’s most successful city once more. It is also as likely to […]
Charlton Athletic fans made a 600-mile round trip all the way to Belgium to protest against the club’s owner, Roland Duchatelet, and CEO Katrien Meire. Fans took to the streets of Sint-Truiden, Duchatelet’s home town, to protest against his management of the club. Fans of Sint-Truiden’s own club, Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (STVV), joined the protests, […]
Ian Crocker needs no introduction to football fans north or south of the border. Beginning his commentary career 25 years ago, he gradually worked his way up and was involved with Sky Sports from 1992, joining permanently five years later. Nowadays if you’re watching a game on Sky from the Scottish Premiership or a Scotland […]
The announcement of the re-branding of the Football League from next season was not met with the level of startled responses one would hope for. Rather, what followed were responses resigned to what many deem to be both an inevitable and irreversible trend in football towards something branding and marketing driven. If anything, our lack […]