After watching Match of the Day 2 the other week, something struck me, something troubling – just why were the pundits so bad? On the sofa we had Alan Shearer, a person incapable of threading together a single coherent sentence and Robbie Savage, an excitable male hairdresser simply using his footballing… 
The King is dead. Long live the King. As we pour over in great detail about the myriad of reasons behind Barcelona's Champions League exit at the hands of Chelsea, one thing has become abundantly clear - they lack a plan B. So is this the end of the Barcelona as… 
Manchester United, somewhat unfathomably, blew a two-goal lead at home to Everton this weekend and surrendered the title chasing initiative back to Manchester City in the process. The main thing that I took from the game, though, was just how poor Patrice Evra was, and surely his… 
One of the most important days of the footballing calendar is nearly upon us - the first Merseyside Derby of the season. As the 217th recorded Merseyside Derby takes place at Anfield tonight, let’s remind ourselves about all that makes a Derby day special with a look back on the Top… 
Rio Ferdinand is a once in a generation player. Often termed a ‘Rolls-Royce’ centre half due to the elegant nature and consummate ease with which he played the game, he has undoubtedly been one of the best defenders in the world this past decade. However, while… One of the most important days of the footballing calendar is nearly upon us - the first Merseyside Derby of the season. As the 217th recorded Merseyside Derby takes place at Anfield tonight, let’s remind ourselves about all that makes a Derby day special with a look back on the Top… 
Arsenal's 4-0 humbling at the hands of AC Milan just further emphasised the dawning realisation about just how far off this current Arsenal side are in terms of quality when compared to the old Arsenal teams of yesteryear. But when it comes to the issue of the manager, and whether… 
Well, there you have it then, the four-year reign of terror of Fabio Capello is at an end, let's all take to the streets and rejoice, right? This is not an article about Harry Redknapp and the England job, for he is such an overwhelming favourite that his eventual coronation is… 
In a slower than expected transfer deadline day, a few late moves managed to catch the imagination, but perhaps not quite in the way that you'd first imagine, most notably Spurs moves for Louis Saha and Ryan Nelsen. Redknapp stated earlier on in the window that he'd only move… 
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