Gary Neville’s appointment as England coach is as shrewd a move as Roy Hodgson could have made and the Sky co-commentator’s arrival on the scene will bring some much needed experience and expertise within the England camp. There are few players in English football that command the same level of respect as the former United captain and his clear no-nonsense…

As the Premier League season comes to a close this weekend, with still much to play for, there will be many players glad to see the back of the 2011/12 season and looking to pastures new. With no fewer than 124 players in the Premier League out of contract in the summer, and a plethora of players who are deemed either…

While Jean-Marc Bosman lives on benefits and in his council run property, many footballers will be deciding about their next big move this summer, or which super car they should buy to complement their ever expanding fleet. Little attention or credit is ever given to the man who fault for…

It seems to be the common theme to get on a footballer’s back because the type of money they are on, for what is simply kicking a leather football around for 90mins of play. While it can be quite extortionate in some cases as Michael Owen points out that it is the industry they are in and therefore deserving a…

The award season is now upon us and as we look at the nominees for both the PFA player and young player of the year awards the debate is raging on twitter and forums at the selected few. While the general bone of contention is why no Newcastle players have made the list, given the season they have had, or…

The Premier League footballer lives a charmed life with high wages, fast cars and the type of living that we would all die for the chance to experience, but there are some players out there who are seemingly happy to accept their pay cheques without minimal return or effort on the pitch. There are plenty of moochers within the Premier…

As Sir Tom Finney gets set to celebrate his 90th birthday on the 5th of April, a huge amount of plaudits are flying around within the footballing world at present, with many journalists, pundits and former players conceding that the Preston winger is arguably the greatest player to ever don the Three Lions shirt. That is quite an accolade to…

There are so many wonderful aspects to the beautiful game, which we are entertained by week in week out. Whether its a glorious goal, a wonderful passing move, or an exceptional last minute challenge, we are extremely lucky to be able to witness such enjoyable feats every week in the…

With Gary Neville stepping into Andy Gray’s shoes at Sky, the former United defender joins the long list of players who have made the transition from the pitch to a paid-up pundit and in Neville’s case with relative ease. To be fair to Neville, a player who irritated me greatly, he is one of the decent analysts out there who has…

It has been quite an astonishing Premier League this season with plenty of goals, bags of controversy and some great games that have all combined to make it one of the most open League table in years as we fast approach the business end of the season. The only certainty is that it will be the Manchester clubs fighting for…