BD Condell
Moved to Perth, Western Australia, 7 years ago, originally from Dublin. A lifelong Man U fan born 1 month before the Munich Air Disaster. Used to make long pilgrimages to Old Trafford and follows the EPL religiously, despite the annoying time differences to Australia! Married, no kids, 1 cat. Manages an engineering company where nobody supports football!!
Will United once again be the Catalyst for Arsenal’s Demise?
It was the 24th of October 2004. Arsenal had just completed the almost unthinkable, an unbeaten season in the Premiership. They started the next season on fire with eight wins and a draw in their first nine matches and ‘The Invincibles’ looked just that, few would have bet against them for the title. Then came…
Respect, Honesty and the Big Bad Wolf
Much has been written about this season’s Respect Campaign but I fear that it is doomed to failure. Respect, as they say, is earned but for today’s referees what we all demand of them in return for our respect is an impossible ask and all of us who sit in judgment contribute in one way…
Arsene Wenger: Legacy at the Crossroads
Football management produces stereotypes, geniuses, interesting characters and complete enigmas, in equal measure, but trying to fit Arsene Wenger into a single category is a challenge. I should preface this piece by declaring that, as a Man Utd fan, given the fierce rivalry of recent years and some of the unsavory scenes at the end…
Today’s Superstars and the Age of Maturity
We hear it countless times these days: “If he’s that good at this age how good will he be when he reaches his peak?” And if related to a player at the club we support, we drool and wonder at the prospect. It has been a long-held belief (based on the relative truism of history)…
Liverpool View: It’s Either Good Buy! or Goodbye! for Benitez
Managers live and die by the players they buy. That has a nice ring to it but is ominously true in the high powered money stakes of the Premiership these days. For the teams in contention or capable of being in contention there is little margin for error. If you are delivering silverware you can…
Exploring the Rotation Myth and Liverpool’s Real Problem
This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. The great rotation debate has reared its head again in recent days as Liverpool fans come down on their manager, blaming his rotation policy on recent poor results. Fans don’t have an issue with rotation per se,…
Blessed are the Water Carriers
Eric Cantona once famously described the role of Didier Deschamp in the French national team as that of a ‘water-carrier’, the impish implication being that he toiled to win the ball and pass it on to more skillful players, such as Cantona himself, so they could weave their magic.
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