Kristian Downer
The Wayne Rooney Incident- Is it Acceptable To Boo Your Team
After England’s lacklustre performance against Algeria the fans that had travelled thousands of miles to see their country play, elected to jeer the players off the pitch after one of the most abject displays in modern English international football. England fans everywhere will empathise with the actions of those in the stands at Cape Town,…
World Cup Week One – What is the World Talking About?
The World Cup is underway and amid vuvuzela’s, goalkeeping mistakes and the choice of World Cup ball, there has been plenty to talk about during this tournament so far. In the first week the talking points/questions from this World Cup have been: Is This World Cup is Boring? Firstly people seem to have short memories, this World Cup…
England Approaches World Cup Advertising Overload
As the World Cup gets nearer and the media attention reaches fever pitch, it is impossible in the UK to escape the media spotlight placed on the tournament. In England the tournament is everywhere; billboards, radio stations, televisions and the internet, nowhere and no one is safe. It seems as if every company is jumping…
Poor Refereeing a Factor at Old Trafford – At Least Bad Decisions Favoured Neither Side
There are very few times that I agree with the ramblings of the master of the dark media arts Alex Ferguson and his accomplices, but yesterday the officials made far too many mistakes during Manchester United’s defeat by Chelsea. During the game advantage was played too often, even when it was clear no advantage was…
Can Chelsea Turn Youth Investment Into First Team Success?
This week Chelsea U19’s defeated their Blackburn counterparts in the second leg of the FA Youth Cup Quarter Final, winning the game finished 4-0 (5-0 on aggregate), the club has reached it’s second FA Youth Cup Final in three years. Whilst this is a noteworthy achievement for the players, coaches and scouts involved, it remains to be seen if…
Saving Football: A Proverbial Guide For New Football Owners
As football fights its financial henchman, there is a temptation to criticise the greed, naivety and incompetence that has engorged football for over a decade. With countless clubs teetering on the brink of existence, club owners and administrators are coming under increasing fire as the true nature of the financial mismanagement within football is revealed. Since the foundation of the…
Wolves Punished by Hypocrisy For Squad Rotation Against Manchester United
It has been announced that Wolves have been handed a symbolic £25,000 suspended fine for breaching Premier League rule E20 against Manchester United at Old Trafford on the 15th of December. The punishment relates to Wolves manager Mick McCarthy’s decision to name a team of entirely different outfield personnel from the club’s previous fixture. Premier League Rule E20 states: “In every League Match each…
Notts County On the Brink – The Cost of Broken Promises
In July on this site I waxed lyrical about how the oldest league club in world languishing in the bottom division of the football league had been taken over by a foreign consortium in a fairytale the audacity of which bewildered the football community. However less than a season later the Nott’s County bubble has well and…
A Hassle-free World Cup: Ditch the Boss and The Girlfriend
The World Cup is now well and truly within our sights. Whilst the domestic and European action will take centre stage for a while yet, if you are looking forward to the World Cup more than a bailiff/repo man enjoys a recession then now is the time to make some early preparations to make sure…
Is this the end of the Golden Age of English Football?
As Manchester United’s rout of Wigan signalled the end of the 2009 and the start of a yet unnamed new decade, the signs on the horizon raise questions as to the future of English football over the next 10 years? Can the growth and success of the noughties be replicated or do a plethora of…
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