Jose Mourinho allowed himself some time to soak up the adulation yesterday, after he saw his Chelsea team defeat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and lift the English League Cup. It’s not often that we see Mourinho ‘partying’ with his squad after such emotional triumphs, he usually looks ahead to the next challenge. But the Portuguese […]
Posted on March 2nd, 2015 by scott
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Let me start off by stating that I have no problem with the English Premier League (EPL) banking a whopping £5.14bn in their latest TV rights deal. If huge TV networks continue to fight over the English games elite league and can afford the offers, then fair play to the league for accepting what’s thrown […]
Posted on February 11th, 2015 by scott
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Like Roberto Mancini did before him, Manuel Pellegrini has found out that it’s easier to win your first league title in England than it is to clinch your second. The Chilean boss has also seen that his squad aren’t quite at the level they need to be at to challenge the likes of Real Madrid, […]
Posted on November 6th, 2014 by scott
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Let me start by stating I am not totally against ‘the Rooney rule‘ where black or ethnic minority coaches should be given a chance to interview for the coach/managers position at every football club that has a vacancy. But I do have a few misgivings. I’m not a huge fan of positive discrimination. Where does […]
Posted on October 10th, 2014 by scott
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Both Chelsea and Arsenal seem set to battle it out for French forward Loic Remy‘s signature. With only a day to go before the transfer window slams shut, both London clubs need at least one more goalscorer in their squad to feel more confident in a major title challenge. Chelsea have just loaned out Fernando […]
Posted on August 31st, 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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Now let me start this by stating that the bigger sides in England, say the top seven or eight teams shouldn’t be included in this piece. I’m talking about the mid-table sides and the lower teams in the English Premier League. Teams like Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Hull should definitely take a punt on Greek […]
Posted on June 30th, 2014 by scott
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Last week I turned thirty. But football never really made me feel old. Not until now. Why now? Well the evergreen Ryan Giggs has decided to retire as a footballer. I started following football back in 1989 and Giggs made his senior debut at Manchester United in 1990. So I have watched the very beginning […]
Posted on May 23rd, 2014 by scott
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Everyone has been banging on about the best players of the season as of late, mainly due to the fact that we are heading into award season. But for every star that has a great campaign, you’ve a whole bunch of players that have simply under-performed. So I thought I’d look at some of these […]
Posted on April 19th, 2014 by scott
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This week the PFA sent out forms to their members asking them to nominate other professionals for awards such as player of the year, young player of the year and team of the year. So I thought I’d put my two pennies worth in and let you know who I’d select in my English Premier […]
Posted on April 5th, 2014 by scott
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