by Paul Bestall on September 21, 2009 · 7 comments
Well you’ve got to hand it to him, Gary Megson must have the thickest skin in professional football. I’ve seen him barracked by his own fans at 4 different clubs over the years and that’s some going, even in the fickle world of the football supporter. At a Nottingham Forest game, I saw fans come [...]
Towards the end of this month, the Premiership team of the year will be announced along with the PFA players’ player of the year. In anticipation of this, I have decided to select my own best eleven of the season and invite you to do likewise. So here goes:
Goalkeeper:
Edwin Van Der Sar
It’s difficult to look [...]
With Aston Villa’s demise the top of the league once again appears calcified, so, like Kim Kardashian crammed into a designer dress, the bulk of the tension will be at the bottom. Here is the first of a series of assessments of this season’s relegation candidates.
As wretched as Manchester City and Tottenham have been at [...]
by Johnathan Starling on January 31, 2009 · 1 comment
It was the last thing Everton needed to do against Manchester United, give up a penalty. But that was exactly what they did towards the end of the first half and Cristiano Ronaldo made sure they paid the price as his goal from the spot gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory.
When I first saw the [...]
by Johnathan Starling on January 11, 2009 · 0 comments
On a day where the weather saw two Premier League ties called off, one London side will be glad their match was played while Liverpool will be wishing their tie at Stoke City was frozen off.
Whenever Arsenal and Bolton get together, you know two things are certain. The first being it will be a physical [...]
Admit it. There are some players in the Premier League who get under your skin. The type of players you love to hate. But who are they and why do you hate them so much?
Names of players who often get fans irate include:
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland)
Lee Bowyer (West Ham [...]