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Manchester United – Papering the cracks

A 4-0 win over Charlton is not a mean feat. But when you consider that the likes of Arsenal have clobbered Boro and Everton 7-0, and even Liverpool have been able to put 4+ goals past their opposition, you wonder whether this team really had the nerve to push Charlton harder. In fact, in the…

Robben promises not to ‘dive’ anymore

This is way too easy… Arjen Robben, who is rumored to be out of Chelsea this summer, promised that he won’t be ‘diving’ next season. His reasoning, as you might imagine, is flawless. From the Guardian: Robben said the regularity with which he fell last season was because of his mental state, created by bad…

The Last Sundance

You may have known that Sunday, May 7th was the last day for English Premiership matches this season, but did you know: Chelsea are 11 points clear of Manchester United, but they have only won two of their last seven away games If Hasselbaink scores in the Fulham vs. Boro game, he will be the…

McClaren as new England manager

With Steve McClaren’s appointment as England manager already foretold (especially after the Scolari mess), the only interesting thing coming out of Soho Square on Thursday was going to be how Brian Barwick defended his position in front of the media.

RFID will help control crowd trouble at World Cup, says FIFA

The following is a guest post by Raj Dash (byline at the end) on how FIFA is using RFID tech to help them control “problems” at the World Cup. Lots of problems here; for starters, how effective will this solution be, and how will the privacy concerns be handled by the “authorities”? I’ve placed my…

Premiership Transfer Speculation – 4/5/06

You can find the latest transfer news here and the latest football rumours here. A quick update on the transfer news, rumors and speculation surrounding the top 3 clubs in the Premiership (Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal – with due respect to Liverpool).

Cole and Crouch gunning for 2nd spot

With Rooney injured and out for at least 6 weeks, Eriksson has been looking at his Plans B and beyond for an answer to how England will try to win the World Cup. Joe Cole, assured of a left-midfield berth and Peter Crouch, third striker in England after Rooney and Owen (Defoe’s lack of match…

Spare me from this English madness

Tomorrow (Thursday, 4th May), the English FA is expected to announce Steve McClaren as the next England manager. The man has been talked about as Eriksson’s successor long before Sven was politely asked to shove it leave, and he has topped the list of potential English managers. Problem is, if this is where the FA…

Mourinho needs your love

Let me get this straight… You’ve got a manager who has won four league titles on the trot, has completely demolished the old guard of Manchester United and Arsenal, is the highest paid manager in the world of the most expensive squad in the world, and he’s not happy? That’s a perfectionist for you. In…

Media lashes out at England FA over Scolari farce

In the wake of Scolari’s toe-dipping into the realms of England’s management arena, the media turned on the FA like a pack of dogs. These same people who had been grudgingly silenced by the man’s credentials came out determined to make the FA look like a fool…and they pretty much got the job done.