This last weekend the fourth round of the FA Cup provided us with some amazing stories, including having two non-League teams in the last sixteen for the first time ever, a total of six upsets, potentially seven if Derby can find a way past Leicester in the one replay next week; so the magic of […]
The sensationalist headlines on Thursday morning, after Southampton knocked Liverpool out of the EFL Cup at the semi-final stage, would have you believe that the Anfield club’s season lies in tatters. Having won only once since the turn of the year, and that being a 1-0 victory at lowly Plymouth Argyle of the fourth tier, […]
Recent events have given us more examples of how money is the all-pervasive factor in the modern football world; its influence and lure growing year on year. For the first time since the deal that created the Premier League was inked with Rupert Murdoch’s News International, the English game is facing a potentially even wealthier […]
As I sat watching Match of the Day’s run through of all the day’s FA Cup 3rd Round games on Saturday night, despite the fact there had been some shock results with Millwall, Wolves and Derby County all ousting Premier League opposition; it just didn’t feel the same as I remembered it. The megabucks available […]
Unlike any other of the major leagues in Europe, the Premier League programme intensifies over the festive period. This year in particular offered a test of survival for the clubs with all of them having to play 3 league matches within at most 10 days. The scheduling this year saw a number of teams playing […]
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