Managers
This section covers all news specific to football managers of different clubs and international teams.
Kinnear strikes again – the case against ex-Newcastle United managers
Joe Kinnear, a man who can barely contain himself when the press are within his vicinity, has been at it again. In his most recent ramblings he has spoken of how little credit he got on his time on Tyneside, concluding it’s ‘because I’m a cockney’. He was referencing how he has not received plaudits…
Guardiola to join Arsenal next season?
The British tabloid, Daily Star, reported a couple of days ago that Barcelona fear that Pep Guardiola will join Arsenal at the end of next season. We know that Guardiola extended his contract only till the end of 2012. Using that as an excuse, Daily Star writer Paul Hetherington claimed that the reason behind extending…
From playing Football Manager to being a Football Manager
Back in 2006 a guy named John Boileau made a courageous move and applied for a vacant job as Middlesbrough manager. You might remember that Boro were a Premier League club back then but you surely don’t know who John Boileau is, right? Well, this guy took Nuneaton Borough from Conference North to the Championship…
Guardiola’s journey with Barcelona to continue till 2012
It has been revealed that Barcelona and Pep Guardiola have reached an agreement to renew his contract with the club until June 30th, 2012. Guardiola is developing into a club legend after an illustrious career as a player, guiding the reserve team to promotion as a coach and then taking over as the head coach…
Liverpool’s continuing demise shows it isn’t quite as simple as changing the manager.
Before you read on let me first put forward a question. If Roy Hodgson was to have played Glen Johnson in the left back position in a must win match against Blackpool he would surely have been crucified by the Kop and indeed any other follower of Liverpool, yet ‘King’ Kenny Dalglish does this and…
Lovelorn Rafael Benitez Should Take a Rest From Football After Inevitable Inter Split
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Rafael Benitez’s time at Inter Milan is about to come to an end. If rumours are to be believed, this very night sees Rafa’s agent, Manuel Garcia Quilon, negotiating the Spaniard’s second compensation package in the space of six months. Jaded, Faded, Exhausted, Bitter Splits and Rebounds: In June,…
Quique steadies the Atletico ship
Atletico Madrid said goodbye to 2010 in La Liga last night, with a comfortable 3-0 victory over struggling Malaga. 2010 started with the Madrid side in fear of relegation and peaked in the summer with the victories in the Europa League Final and the UEFA Super Cup, over Fulham and Internazionale. The victory in the Europa League…
Premier League Sack Race: Odds For Every Manager
Who will be the next manager to get the sack in the English Premier League? Are Avram Grant’s days numbered? Does Wenger have to win a trophy? Can Roy Hodgson turn Liverpool around? You wait around all season for the first EPL manager to be sacked and then two happen within the space of a…
If Bolton can change, England certainly can
Under the influence of Owen Coyle, Bolton Wanderers have spent this season surprising and dazzling onlookers with their new found appreciation for flowing football. The reinvention of the Trotters is a fantastic example of how a manager can transform a team by instilling belief and direction in his players; two things the English national side are in desperate need of.
3 UP FRONT: Striking Refs, Wenger v Arsenal fans, Sacking Season plus bonus interview with Arseblog
Check out the brand spanking new episode of 3 Up Front! Host Adrian Clarke, alongside wing men Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh run the rule over a number of issues in their own inimitable style including; Is the Premier League going to even out in the coming years? The pod look at UEFA spending regulations…
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