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England shouldn’t expect any success in the near future

Like myself, all English football fans have been let down in recent years by our regularly under achieving international side. I would like to share my views on why this is the case, and on why I don’t see any reason to expect success in the near future. The fact that us English created the…

West Ham go Route One back to Premier League

Messrs. Gold and Sullivan have stumbled from bad decision to ludicrous decision since taking over at West Ham but they may well have struck gold with the appointment of Big Sam. The quickest form of transport is through the sky and that’s why Allardyce’s long ball football could provide the Hammers with an instant return…

Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs: where will Scott Parker end up?

Scott Parker’s admission that he wants to leave West Ham for the Premier League will have piqued the interest of many top clubs. The three sides thought to be heading the queue are Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham, so here are the cases for and against the England midfielder joining each of them. Arsenal The case…

Swansea’s Sinclair deserving of England call?

After an outstanding season in the Championship, has Fabio Capello missed a trick by not bringing Swansea City winger Scott Sinclair into the England squad?

Where to now for Blackpool?

Blackpool have been relegated to the Championship. Here’s how they move on from there.

Dave Jones sacked from Cardiff City

After Cardiff City’s exit against Reading in the semi-finals of the Championship play-offs, Dave Jones has been sacked as manager. Jones spent six years at Cardiff, leading them to the 2010 play-off final where they were defeated by Blackpool. The Liverpudlian has paid the ultimate sacrifice for his side’s inability to get over the final…

The Ten-Year EPL Table: Chelsea ahead of Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton ahead of Tottenham and Man City

Over the past ten years, which clubs have had the most – or least – successful spells in the Premiership? Where does your club rank?

Harsh lessons to learn for Cardiff after second successive playoff failure

It is back to the drawing board for Cardiff City following their second successive failure in the Championship playoffs. The Bluebirds’ 3-0 aggregate defeat to Reading in last week’s semi-final was a bitter pill to swallow for the supporters, particularly with their side still well in with a shout of automatic promotion just days before…

Is David Nugent the archetypal ‘yo-yo’ striker?

Portsmouth striker David Nugent is out-of-contract this summer and the one-time England international is keen to resolve his playing situation one way or another in the coming weeks. The former Bury trainee enjoyed a good footballing education at Gigg Lane in League Two, earning a move to Preston North End, who, at the time were…

Birmingham keep McLeish, but say promotion next season is a must

Alex McLeish has kept his job at St. Andrew’s, despite Birmingham’s last-day relegation to the Championship, but has been told by the board that he must lead the side back to the Premiership. The Blues went down, due to a defeat against Tottenham at White Hart Lane and other results not going their way, and…