THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Well, it’s a new season and that means Match of the Day is back on TV. Usually this is good news, especially now that Sky+ means every goal, dive, refereeing blunder, and Lineker witticism really is
Articles written by Mark Daniell
THE RISE OF THE TURNBULLATOR
Well that’s torn it. The only good thing to come out of last week’s OAP Milan’s visit to Old Trafford was Beckham’s ten minutes of pinpoint crossing and miracle volley that not only put him on the plane to South Africa ...
HE’S A FOOTBALLER NOT A MARRIAGE COUNCILLOR
So first things first. How come no one has yet said anything about the ridiculous new turnstiles they’ve put in place at the Bridge? You know the ones, they have to be manned by stewards because they don’t work properly. As ...
GARY NEVILLE FINGERS TEVEZ?
You know how it goes: You move to England, score loads of goals, win the league, your contract runs out, your club refuses to renegotiate, and the neighbours see an opportunity to stick an oar in by buying you. What next? Obviously ...
DROGBA DOESN’T DO MUCH
You glide silently between defenders, waiting for the slightest indication to make the incisive surge. Out on the left Ashley Cole loses his marker, he’s in half a yard of space and JT has spotted him. You accelerate, when the ...
HENRY’S PAT
When the headline writers are forced to turn their might to the back pages (Hand Gaul – The Independent; French Nickers – Daily Mirror; Henry’s Pat – I made that one up) you know something significant has happened ...
THE PREMIER LEAGUE X FACTOR
“Give a little, Take a little… Let your poor heart break a little.” Sound advice from our boy Dean to newlyweds, and so I knew I had a responsibility to watch the X Factor on Sunday evening after my wife had ...
WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG FOR BIG PHIL SCOLARI?
It all happened so fast: one day Luis Felipe Scolari was in charge of one of the biggest football clubs in the world, the next he was carrying his personal belongings down the Fulham Road in a cardboard box. From Hero to Zero, ...
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