NOTHING TO FEAR
Did anybody else spend Saturday evening hiding behind the sofa, afraid to watch, like a scary episode of Doctor Who? No, of course you didn’t. You watched it and you shrugged. It may have seemed
Articles written by Daniel Rankine
INTER THE DRAGON’S DEN
If you’ve never seen the programme Dragon’s Den before I’ll explain it briefly. A panel of entrepreneurs of varying success and smugness listen to some, often witless, business pitches and decide whether to insult them or ...
SIGN ‘EM UP
Wasn’t January supposed to be difficult for us? A quick look at the table finds us in the driving seat ahead of a big weekend. We’d heard since August that the African Cup of Nations would seriously dent any title aspirations ...
WINTER BLUES IN BIRMINGHAM?
We’re currently top of the league by four points, a tasty draw in the Champions League on the horizon with the Special One and we’ve just had seen a weekend when our rivals Liverpool and Man Utd got deservedly stuffed. It ...
START ATTACKS
It’s difficult for teams at the start of the season. They’ve had a break from the game, a tough preseason (no doubt still involving tedious laps of the pitch amid the sports science) and then have to juggle new personnel ...
DIAMOND GEEZER
One competitive game played and one trophy won. In anyone’s books that’s an impressive record so far from Mr Ancelotti, with a psychologically boosting victory over our title rivals to boot. What was particularly sweet ...
ANCELOTTI UNEARTHS A DIAMOND
Without a competitive ball kicked it’s an impossible task to pass any meaningful judgement but, what the hell, so far so good for Carlo’s brief tenure. Firstly kudos for his use of English. It was painful at times ...
STAR WARS
After the heroics of another Wembley cup final win the dust has finally began to settle on the season gone. After yet another turbulent year in the boardroom the players have once again done themselves proud and clinched a deserved ...
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