Impact player- Somebody who turns up ten minutes into the game and makes an immediate impression on it, mainly because nobody is quite sure who he is or where he’s come from, and feel it easier and more polite to let him have an uncontested spell of possession to gauge which…

Walking off the pitch at the end of England’s game against Algeria- a disappointingly drawn game in which he played particularly poorly- Wayne Rooney took the time to deliver a video message to the fans. You’ve probably heard about it; I imagine a few of the newspapers mentioned it. “Nice…

The FA Cup has taken some well documented hits over the years- low crowds, weakened teams, Andy Townsend- but Saturday’s final surely represented a breach of tradition too far. For one thing, there was incident. For another, there was the occasional deviation from the expected narrative. And, as a final capper…

To a generation of rap listeners P.Diddy is just an attention seeking irritant, one who cravenly latches on to more talented artists, appearing in their videos and peppering their songs with distracting ad-libs in a cheap bid to further his own profile and massage his own ego. But to others...no, come…

When Boro’ supporters hold a big flag with an arrow pointing to Newcastle United supporters underneath the slogan ‘Trophy Virgins’, what, exactly, are they trying to imply? That neither I, nor any of my fellow supporters, have ever attempted to engage in the act of copulation with one? Well, frankly, I…

After a disappointing display against Egypt, one which met the visible disapproval of coach Fabio Capello, Arsenal’s Theo Walcott may be concerned that this summer, far from the coming of man narrative he had planned to be involved with in South Africa, will, in fact, be a bit of a washout…

“I wasn’t here last week,” said Alan Green on Saturday night’s 606 show. “I was in California,” he casually went on. Monday Flying is a pain. Look, I know for most people it’s a treat, and good luck to those people. Lord knows they…

As per the weekend hype for both subjects, I tried to follow the John Terry coverage in 3D.  Promised a fully immersive experience, I have to admit to being ever so slightly disappointed.  Sure, some of the sharper allegations had me ducking as if they were heading my…

We should take a second to mourn the passing of one of the game’s premier metaphors. RIP the 'David and Goliath' cup tie- crudely hacked to pieces by Jim Belgin, proving that even terms as allegorically rich as this one have their breaking point. Many had thought it was a day we…