Premiership
Arsenal Player of the Month: January (31 January 2012)
January was a disappointing month for Arsenal. After heading into the New Year in 4th...
Arsenal Player of the Month: December ( 1 January 2012)
Had you placed a bet on Arsenal being in 4th place going into the new...
Arsenal Christmas Ratings (22 December 2011)
For those who pay close to attention to what I say and produce about football,...
Arsenal Player of the Month: November (30 November 2011)
Further improvement was on the menu in November, as Arsenal sealed their place in the...
Arsenal Player of the Month: October (31 October 2011)
After a sticky start to the campaign, Arsenal have finally found some form and momentum...
Arsenal Player of the Month: September (30 September 2011)
First off, I must stress how fortunate you are to be reading this; that I...
Adapting to Conditions (16 September 2011)
Many gooners would be more than happy to put a pretty disastrous August behind them....
Manchester United, Arsenal not so much (29 August 2011)
I was privileged, or perhaps unfortunate, enough to be at Old Trafford yesterday for a...
Will Manchester United be the worst team to ever win the Premier League? (14 February 2011)
I may not be a Manchester United fan but I have huge respect for them...
In the bleak midfield ( 5 January 2010)
Arsenal welcome Bolton tomorrow before hosting Everton on Saturday in what will be the conclusion...
Drogba could be the difference for Arsenal ( 7 December 2009)
So, Arsenal returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Stoke at the Emirates....
Why Arsenal fans should be the happiest fans ( 6 November 2009)
It's no secret that Arsenal have been scoring for fun. The Champions League 4-1 victory...
What did we learn from the Community Sheild? ( 9 August 2009)
So the event everyone is contractually obliged to refer to as the season's curtain raiser ended with Chelsea's players cavorting around the Wembley turf as though the minor trophy meant something, and Manchester United's trying their best to convince themselves it didn't. The truth, as ever, is somewhere in between...
Newcastle - the strongest squad ever to be relegated from the Premier League? (25 May 2009)
At the start of the final day of the season, 4 teams sat poised between...
The final push for silverware (18 April 2009)
Arsenal's season hangs on the brink. this could be one of their most successful ever...
Exit Scolari from Chelsea FC. ( 9 February 2009)
Back in June last year I wrote about my serious misgivings that Scolari would survive...
When the big 4 play each other... ( 6 November 2008)
This weekend Arsenal face Manchester United. The general consensus is that if Arsenal want to...
Win tickets to a football match in the UK or Asia ( 8 October 2008)
Barclays are running a global survey of Premier League fans with the chance to win a trip to a Premier League match or the Barclays Asia Trophy.
Are Brazilians taking over the Premier League? ( 7 October 2008)
There are 21 Brazilians playing in the Premier League with at least one in each...
Arsenal's first test of the season (12 August 2008)
I'm going to talk from my heart and not my head and suggest that we can win it.
Scolari - a huge risk for Chelsea (17 June 2008)
The announcement of Luiz Felipe Scolari aka Big Phil's selection as Chelsea manager was unexpected...
Flowing football a testament to Jose's nous (13 August 2007)
He said he was going to drop the diamond system, use wingers and play exciting football and that's what he did. Mourinho has demonstrated yet again why he is such a highly acclaimed manager by totally transforming the way his team play, and with some success.
Champions and Strugglers 2007/08 ( 9 August 2007)
For what it's worth (and from a neutral perspective, given Charlton’s decision not to compete...
A Right Good Hammering (25 February 2007)
Never been prouder of my team than last night. Faced with arguably the most important...
Chelsea's confidence re-established (28 January 2007)
Certainly playing Nottingham Forest has helped boost morale.
Shot down by blazing gunners after looking like heading Rooney's way (22 January 2007)
Written by Napolean Snow in Manchester couldn’t stop the Temperature rising between two bitter rivals...
Chelsea: Crisis? What Crisis? (12 January 2007)
We are in a spot of bother. Is that because we are on a losing...
Charlton's 4 point Survival Plan (31 December 2006)
New Year, new manager, new belief. Rip roaring games against Fulham and Villa has done...
Manchester United beaten by Curbishley (18 December 2006)
I'm by no means a fan of Ronaldo so to see him with his hands on his head time and time again was a joy to see.
10 reasons why Arsenal is crap this season! - 2006/07 ( 6 December 2006)
Guys! I thought, for a change, I'll write about Arsenal this time. I’m writing this...
Arsenal: At least we're consistent at home! (19 November 2006)
Is it just me, or is there a pattern emerging in our home games in the premiership this season. We seem to either have a goal fest, or we struggle to put the ball in the back of the net. Despite the chances that we’re given.
Liverpool FC: Not the start we were all hoping for (18 October 2006)
I think its stating the obvious to say that the season hasn’t gone as planned...
Tottenham's Zokora should have to face the music ( 1 October 2006)
A disgusting piece of cheating by Didier Zokora has given Spurs the privelage of going...
Chelsea: The Blues of the Champions! (21 September 2006)
The media and the fans of the other clubs have made sure that the Chelsea fans no longer feel proud about their club. But how?
Lennon a big loss for Spurs (20 September 2006)
Aaron Lennon`s injury is a massive blow for Spurs. Without him they do not have...
A good day for Chelsea - and Portsmouth (18 September 2006)
The big day of football produced two 1-0 results, but what was the significance for the rest of the season, and did anyone expect Portsmouth to be at the top of the table?
Defoe needs to work harder (16 September 2006)
Jermaine Defoe could be a top quality International forward if he worked harder at his game.
Pearce in trouble at Man City (12 September 2006)
After an initial honeymoon period at Manchester City, Stuart Pearce is failing to deliver. He...
Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 1 – So what went wrong ? (11 September 2006)
Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 1 - But what went wrong for the Gunners ?
Season so far: Villa and Everton shine (28 August 2006)
After two weekends of games, which teams have performed better than expected?
Footballers Are Cretins (26 July 2006)
It was while watching the build-up to the WC Paraguay game (I shall, henceforth, refer...
Petition: Get McKay out of football! (22 July 2006)
It's fair to say that Willie McKay symbolises everything that is wrong with agents in...
Is Dowie The Right Man For Charlton? (16 July 2006)
After a two week post-World Cup sabbatical (I wasn’t particularly interested after England’s exit) I’m...
The Calm Before the Storm? (26 June 2006)
It's been quiet here, and I apologise for that... real life (ahem) gets in the...
Newcastle must have their priorities right this summer (25 June 2006)
It is well known that our defence is generally in the spotlight for the wrong...
Latest Transfer News at Liverpool FC: 2 (24 June 2006)
My second update on what’s been going around on the old t’interweb recently. It’s been...
£10million not enough for Baggies Trio (23 June 2006)
News broke today of a triple bid made by ourselves for Baggies trio Zoltan Gera,...
Jol joins as Everton World cup mission starts in earnest (14 June 2006)
It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or...
Wigan making Emile out of Transfers (14 June 2006)
There isn't much happening around Wigan Athletic at the moment. Away from the usual transfer...
Kirkland Signals a Step Forward ( 5 June 2006)
Wigan's summer seems to be following the same pattern as the previous. Instead of signings...
Bolton's annual transfer struggle (part 23) ( 5 June 2006)
You don't need me to remind you of the Andy Johnson fiasco again, so I...
Les co crazyness for Everton? ( 5 June 2006)
The scars of others should teach us caution. St Jerome. Hmmm, the Lescott issue is...
van Nistelrooy next for Everton ( 1 June 2006)
I’d say the biggest problem all my life……it’s money. It takes a lot of money...
Heskey for Roberts? Dear God No! (31 May 2006)
Rumours are getting stronger by the day that after missing out on Andy Johnson, Jewell...
Shevchenko's Arrival: Nothing Changes (30 May 2006)
Everyone’s talking about it as though it’s happened already. Yet, as far as I can...
‘Magic’ Johnson jets in for talks with the Mersey Millionaires (27 May 2006)
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.Jennie Jerome...
Andy Johnson, or: Rivaldo, the sequel (25 May 2006)
Remember Rivaldo? A couple of seasons ago news leaked out that the Brazilian superstar, famed...
Wigan's McCulloch a Premiership Star (23 May 2006)
Nearly five years ago, Wigan splashed out £1million on a Scottish striker from Motherwell with...
Andy Johnson In, Sammy Lee Out? (19 May 2006)
The last few days have seen the Bolton Wanderers rumour factory (mill is such a...
DeZeeuw King of Wigan (16 May 2006)
What a season us Latics fans have had. Beyond our wildest dreams. A top ten...
Keeping Up in the Close Season (16 May 2006)
Hmm. Not much happening right now, is there? No football of any consequence to Bolton...
Liverpool FC: Champions of Drama (16 May 2006)
Blimey!!! What a way to end a truly incredible season! It’s been an action packed...
Newcastle news conference roundup (16 May 2006)
At 10.20 this morning Glenn Roeder was confirmed as Newcastle manager, and described it straight...
Duncan Gonuts (15 May 2006)
Violence is one of the most fun things to watch. Quentin Tarantino Now obviously it...
Newcastle's first signing was one of the most important (14 May 2006)
Earlier in the week Shay Given commited himself to Newcastle until 2011, news which without...
Jim's view - continuity is the recipe for Alberts success. ( 8 February 2006)
James B - RLN The signals coming from the club, and especially Glenn Roeder after...
