Last season Tony Pulis came in and remarkably saved Crystal Palace from relegation. Actually the Welshman did more than that, he managed to get Palace playing exciting and efficient football and the London side finished an impressive eleventh in the league. That achievement saw Pulis deservedly pick up the manager of the year award and […]

Posted on August 14th, 2014 by scott
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As each season ends, certain players will feel they could have done more or fans will look at them and think they under performed this season. The good thing about football is that the close season is pretty short and that players can look forward to a new campaign and see it as a chance […]

Posted on August 14th, 2014 by scott
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  I was very saddened to learn of the death of Robin Williams. The movie star helped shape my life with his great roles, his humour continually saw me crying with laughter. That said I didn’t imagine I would comment on his death on this blog. Yet former football turned radio presenter Alan Brazil changed […]

Posted on August 13th, 2014 by scott
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It’s been a big summer for goalkeepers. First off goalies like Keylor Navas, Guillermo Ochoa, David Ospina, Tim Howard and Manuel Neuer all excelled at the World Cup in Brazil. Now quite a few keepers of the gloves have found themselves new homes too after high profile summer transfers. Goalkeepers are funny animals. They are […]

Posted on August 13th, 2014 by scott
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I Think Therefore I Play by Andrea Pirlo with Alessandro Alciato “You can’t be Pirlo any more. That was a difficult idea to acceptIn actual fact, it was deeply unjust. It brought on the start of as sore stomach as I searched in vain for that lost stimulus.” This paragraph is shows you all you […]

Posted on August 12th, 2014 by scott
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When Ally McCoist uttered the words… ‘This is my club, the same as it is for thousands and thousands of Rangers supporters, and we don’t do walking away.’ Many a Gers fan cheered. Alistair Murdoch McCoist was a hero and an idol and he was the man that stood by the club during its most […]

Posted on August 11th, 2014 by scott
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As we have less than a week to go to the start of the English Premier League, I thought I’d try and predict who will finish where. Obviously transfers are still be done before the window closes on the last day of August and their will be plenty of twists and turns to go but […]

Posted on August 11th, 2014 by scott
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Usually when Barcelona sign a player from Arsenal, the Gooners groan as they lose yet another star from their ranks. But with Thomas Vermaelen now a Barca player, it seems like the Gunners and their fans are quite happy with the sale. So they should, if I am being honest. In his first season in […]

Posted on August 10th, 2014 by scott
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Reports are circulating that Manchester United could be about to launch a £55m bid for Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria. The Champions League champs could be willing to do business as they try and offset the money they’ve spent on Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez this summer and they may also try and sign […]

Posted on August 9th, 2014 by scott
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  So once again Celtic have managed to get back into a European competition due to their opponents making a bit of a clerical error. Let me start off by saying I feel for Legia Warsaw, especially their players and the fans. For them, the whole saga stinks and that the decision from UEFA to […]

Posted on August 8th, 2014 by scott
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