Alex Ferguson

Why Won’t Some Managers Criticise Their Club?

Date: 11th February 2012 at 12:11 pm | Written by
We’ve all done it. You know how it is. You’re at a football match, and an opposition player has made an accusation of receiving a racial insult from one of your players. …

0 comments | Read more »

Why passion in football can sometimes overstep the mark

Date: 6th February 2012 at 12:41 pm | Written by
Passion and football should never be mutually exclusive. Without passion football would just be American football. A game played in short bursts with excruciatingly frequent intervals between play, which, by the end …

1 comment | Read more »

A warning for the contract rebels

Date: 19th January 2012 at 7:28 pm | Written by
The recent revelation that Danny Welbeck was unimpressed with United’s treble-your-wage contract offer has left many, including his club, feeling slightly shocked. The striker is apparently holding out for around £60,000 as …

5 comments | Read more »

Footballing Heroes holding back their clubs?

Date: 12th January 2012 at 7:37 pm | Written by
It sounds an obvious point, but there is a lot that can be learned from Alex Ferguson, clearly in terms of tactics and the power of desire when it comes to the …

3 comments | Read more »

Time the Players started paying their way

Date: 31st December 2011 at 10:00 am | Written by
It’s not often that I find myself agreeing with Sandro Rosell. The narcissistically inclined Barcelona chairman, who seemingly has a negative opinion on everything  about English football, has called for an end …

1 comment | Read more »

Would English football benefit from its implementation?

Date: 23rd December 2011 at 6:57 pm | Written by
It’s that time of year again. As Spain’s footballers go on their holidays until the second weekend of January and other countries follow suit, here in Britain the traditions run deep and …

3 comments | Read more »

Are football writers too eager for blood?

Date: 19th December 2011 at 6:37 pm | Written by
Is it possible to feel sorry for people who are employed in a dream job and paid vast sums of money for doing so? Normally I’d say no, …

2 comments | Read more »

Travesty perhaps, but it shouldn’t paper over the problem at United

Date: 28th November 2011 at 6:34 pm | Written by
Nobody’s perfect, especially referees, but that doesn’t give people the right to blame their own failings on others. Frankly the longest standing, and most respected, manager in the league should no better …

5 comments | Read more »

Football is not always predictable, even in the Champions League

Date: 25th November 2011 at 6:11 pm | Written by
It was supposed to be a breeze. The Champions League Group Stage has rarely delivered as much excitement and drama as the brain-melting hype may have implied, due to the usual …

1 comment | Read more »

‘Goal of the Week’ – Ryan Taylor

Date: 7th November 2011 at 10:01 am | Written by
This week’s winner comes from the Premier League and a goal of the season contender from St James Park, courtesy of Ryan Taylor. The goal itself was Newcastle‘s second in a …

0 comments | Read more »