Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. That is the prospect that befalls every England manager charged with keeping expectations at a manageable level and Gareth Southgate is no exception to that, particularly when it comes to squad selection. The very people who chastise England for picking players based on reputation are the same […]
Few have left such an indelible mark on the fortunes of one club in the same way as Graham Taylor. Even better still he did it as a gentleman, gaining a reputation as one of football’s nice guys. His shock death at the age of 72 has left English football in a state of mourning, […]
In what has quickly turned into a media battle between accomplished Three Lions striker, Wayne Rooney, and a few key media organisations, most notably The Sun, Rooney has been lambasted for photos of him appearing drunk at a wedding. It all started when The Sun published an exclusive story on 20 November of Rooney’s ‘boozy […]
As we approach the festive period and the temperature begins to drop, the Premier League title race is beginning to heat up even at this relatively early stage. Chelsea are already ahead of the pack with an impressive 10 wins from their first 13 games. The arrival of manager Antonio Conte in the summer brought […]
As the Premier League enters its final straight, all eyes will be on both ends of the table with the race for the title and the battle to avoid the dreaded drop hotting up. One side in particular, in Burnley, have been written off all season but sit just one point off safety with nine matches […]