It’s almost one calendar year since we broke the British transfer record and signed Spanish striker Fernando Torres for a reported £50m. Needless to say this was also a club record fee. There were few doubts about the signing a year ago, Torres’s World Cup woes and injuries looked to be behind him and it [...]
After Carlo’s cool demeanour on the touchline, the twitching of an arched eyebrow often the only sign of life, it’s been refreshing to see a coach who clearly cares.
Continue reading …A quarter of the season has now passed. With yet another lull of perpetual boredom and contemplation devoid of any football worth (otherwise billed as the international break), it’s as good a time as any to analyse how we’re doing so far. If you can bare with the analogy, I’d like to compare the season [...]
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So the footballing world continues to ignore the depressing financial realities the rest of Earth lives in, presumably by plugging it’s ears and whistling merrily, as a cool £485 million was splurged in this transfer window. Now I love the undeniable excitement of transfer deadline day as much as the next man ( unless that [...]
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I think it was Arsene Wenger, currently deluding only himself with his non-starter transfer policy, who likened a Shawcross challenge to a rugby tackle. I’m amazed that one, it was an incident the professor actually saw, and two, unlike his transfer policy, he might actually be on to something. On Sunday there were occasions when [...]
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It must be a quiet close season for transfers. It’s now August and Harry Redknapp has failed to do any dealings for t’rrifc players yet. That’s unheard of, surely? Even Sky Sports News are failing to drum up much transfer excitement with golf and cricket being deemed more thrilling than the on/off transfer sagas of [...]
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It was gutting to lose Michael Essien to a serious knee injury in close season. On his day there are few better midfield enforcers in the world, his power, drive and ability to grab hold of a game will be sorely missed from our midfield during the next six months.
Continue reading …The announcement of André Villas-Boas as the new boss has been warmly welcomed by the fans and with good reason. Personally, the word that sums it all up for me is excitement. After a few weeks break, the memory of how the previous season spluttered to an slightly undignified and lethargic close has slowly faded. [...]
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What a miserable week. An embarrassing result and dismal team performance at Goodison Park was quickly followed by more ineptitude with Carlo quickly given his marching orders shortly after the final whistle. If reports are to be believed (let’s take this one with a fist of salt) the sacking happened in the players tunnel, West [...]
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It was an eerie case of déjà vu for those at Old Trafford at the weekend. After fighting so hard to be back in contention the blues lost concentration straight from a kick off and were left with a mountain to climb. Again there was superb support throughout in the away end. Again we trundled [...]
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It’s been a somewhat turbulent season, one that Michael Essien nicely referred to as a sandwich in his blog this week. I wouldn’t hasten to add what kind of filling we’ve had to endure (answers on a postcard to…) but it didn’t go down well I know that much. All I’m hoping is it doesn’t [...]
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The Champions League quarter finals were always going to be tight games played out on a knife edge. We all knew what we’d signed up for. The margins between victory and defeat are often brutally minimal, a key decision this way or a special piece of play that, can be often what decides the crunch [...]
Continue reading …Has a January purchase ever been as instantaneously successful as David Luiz? Given his defensive and ball playing talents, this boy is already starting to look, not just a bit like Sideshow Bob, but a real bargain. The comedy wigs alone shows how quickly he’s been welcomed by the Bridge faithful. Equally the support the [...]
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