When Sunderland lined up to face Chelsea on Saturday not many could have predicted the outcome. Although they had not recorded a win in their prior 7 games, 3 of them had been draws and with Chelsea understrength due to players being at the African Cup of Nations it was thought the…

Arsenal is a very delicate club. It works in a way that other clubs don’t/can’t. For example their record for acquiring and developing youth rather than splashing millions speaks for itself with the likes of Anelka, Vieira and now Cesc calling Highbury or the Emirates home. Yet these advances only came under…

[caption id="attachment_31997" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="McLeish has worked wonders at Birmingham City"][/caption] This week as Alex Ferguson told of an improvement in the quality of the Premier League he spoke specifically of the team he would be facing on Saturday. And rightly so as there are very few that…

This isn't usually my domian but whilst surfing a football forum I happened to come across this picture of beauty. Why is it that the French players happen to snap up the best ladies? First Claude 'Baby Arm' Makelele had Noemie Lenoir (I'll still never understand how or why he managed to…

[caption id="attachment_31733" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Valencia grabs United's 5th against Wigan"][/caption] Let's be clear there were NO bright aspects from the Leeds game, we were horrible and duly suffered the indignation of being stuffed on our home patch by our fierce rivals that play football two levels below us. We…

The knives are out for Fergie and his men following another defeat this season. United looked pitiful against Leeds so it’s no coincidence that the club, who the press are claiming have about as much money as me and you, are being linked with a host of players that are supposedly going…

[caption id="attachment_31674" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Beckham will be out to scalp his old employers"][/caption] When David Beckham left Old Trafford in 2003, it was more than obvious that it was not the end of his Manchester United story. Having signed schoolboy forms on his 14th birthday, Beckham carved…

[caption id="attachment_31542" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="If O'Neill isn't careful Villa could again be left in the cold."][/caption] After a spectacular start to last season, the wheels came off the Aston Villa’s wagon and a mid season slump saw Villa finish 6th despite picking up wins…

[caption id="attachment_31474" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Stewart looks to beat his man"][/caption] Man United have had a history of quality wingers. George Best, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo are just some of the players that have run the flanks for the Red Devils and if Cameron Stewart can continue…

This Sunday marks the beginning of the 27th African Cup of Nations tournament. Being held in Angola, the competition will not fail to disappoint as the competition to become champions has heated up. In recent years teams like Ivory Coast have stepped up their quality to become true contenders whilst teams like…