With the transfer window shut it gives the parasites of the game an opportunity to sit back, and work out how much money they have dragged out of the game. They cause nothing but unrest and have played an integral part in the destroying of the once beautiful…

Having bought 19 players in the last five January windows, the suggestion that Harry Redknapp won’t look to add to that tally is incredibly unlikely. I reckon it will be only one or two at the most, although I do sense most of the transfer activity will be outgoings. I personally have…

Harry Redknapp is a media dream and he’ll always guarantee to give the Press a line that they can manipulate in their respective papers the following day. I actually find the guy extremely transparent and take the majority of his statements with a pinch of salt. Harry’s latest was that he has…

Football FanCast columnist Johnny Smithers looks on at the decline of football in the North East and wonders where it all went wrong and what needs to be done to rectify it. As a region of England, it was once considered the hot bed of English football and…

FFC columnist Johnny Smithers is confident that despite recent poor form, Man City certainly have reason to be optimistic and wonders what Sven has to do in the summer to get this great football club challenging. They are by far the surprise team of the Premier League this…

FFC columnist Johnny Smithers was blown away by Manchester United's performance this afternoon and wonders if it will have a psychological affect in the race for the title. We all know that Arsene Wenger shows contempt for the domestic cups in this country and you half expected a…

FFC columnist Johnny Smithers commences his three part series of "who is the greatest" at Liverpool. In the first installment he matches up Liverpool striking legends Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler. Liverpool Football Club is one which has possessed some of the best football players of all time, and within…

FFC columnist Johnny Smithers was at White Hart Lane this afternoon and why he felt Tottenham were hard done by, he feels that Manchester United are looking ominous in their pursuit of a 10th Premiership crown. If there is one thing that Juande Ramos has brought to the…

FFC columnist Johnny Smithers feels that Arsene Wenger now has his perfect case study in young Frenchman Mathieu Flamini. When Mathieu Flamini came out in March and announced that he will be looking for pastures new at the end of last season; there were few Arsenal fans who…

FFC columnist Johnny Smithers reacts to the threat of a foreign quota within the Premiership and picks out in a series; the best and worst players who have graced our shores. Richard Lewis came out this morning with the idea of implementing a foreign quota within the Premiership.…