Graham Fisher
Graham is a 46 year old freelance football writer from Salisbury in England. He has a passion for football, in particular, Watford and the team he coaches, Wilton Town. Graham writes opinions and observations for various online sites, www.4sportsake.com, www.soccernews.com, www.sportingo.com and www.soccer-weblog.com. Visit his football club's website at www.wiltontownfc.co.uk
The Biggest Winners of 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona, Lionel Messi, Fabio Capello and TSG Hoffenheim
While football success and failure is usually measured season to season, from August to May, the end of an year gives an opportunity to look back on the calender twelve months and see who we think has been worthy of appearing in this column. Here’s a look at the teams and people who deserve to…
The Biggest Losers of 2008 – Real Madrid, Avram Grant, Juande Ramos, Arsenal and Mike Ashley
While football success and failure is usually measured season to season, from August to May, the end of an year gives an opportunity to look back on the calender twelve months and see who we think has been worthy of appearing in this column. Here’s a look at the teams and people who deserve to…
Football Advertising – How Football Clubs Make Money
Football must be a pretty good way to advertise your company. We all know that Emirates sponsor Arsenal, AIG sponsor Manchester United, Samsung at Chelsea and Carlsberg at Liverpool. But did you know that Beko sponsor Watford or Fraser Eagle sponsor Accrington Stanley? Just how much money is to be made by sponsoring or advertising…
Scotland v Argentina – 19 November – Hampden Park
Wednesday night sees the famous Argentina side arriving at Hampden Park for a ‘friendly’ (if either side could actually have such a thing) against Scotland. I think I read somewhere that Argentina have got a new manager…? Anything but uneventful Yes, the great Diego Maradona has taken over and his spell in charge will, I’m…
Belarus 1-3 England. What now for Capello’s men?
So, four games into the qualification campaign for World Cup 2010 and England sit clear at the top of their group with twelve points. An unimpressive win over Andorra was followed by a scintillating performance in Croatia. Then, last Saturday they stumbled to a victory over Kazakhstan that was less convincing than the 5-1 scoreline…
England 5-1 Kazakhstan. Now on to Belarus.
It was all set up. Six points out of six, a crowd of 90,000 passionate and expectant fans and coming off the back of a fabulous 4-1 win in Croatia. The opponents? Kazakhstan, who have never qualified for anything and were at Wembley to just play a bit part as England showed the world that…
England Expects – World Cup Qualifiers (Kazakhstan and Belarus) Preview
Watch World Cup qualifiers live here. It’s great being an England fan. The despair and doom and gloom hanging over the team and indeed, over the entirety of English football, has been transformed into a genuine belief that we are going to win the 2010 World Cup on the basis of one performance in Croatia….
Soccerlens – Help For A Tortured Soul
A letter in the Soccerlens postbag today came from a desperate sounding footballer. We have tried to give reassurance and sound advice to help him through what is clearly a dificult time. Dear Soccerlens, I am a twenty-eight year old footballer who has achieved a modicum of success in my career so far. I am…
Premier League club for sale. Applications from overseas multi-billionaires will be particularly welcome.
What is the lot of a football club owner in the English Premier League in this day and age? Well, if you are Abu Dhabi United or Roman Abramovich, then you are in it for the fun and kudos of owning a football club. Neither of these two owners are in the game to try…
Match-Fixing in Football – can we trust the game 100%?
The well known match fixing scandals of the past in Italy and South America have rocked world football over the years. The allegations made against Bruce Grobbelaar and others a few years ago in England forced the officials and fans in that country to assess their own game. As fans, we need to know that…
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