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BFTGT: What would have to happen this season for you to class this as a successful one? Mowing Meadows: Whatever happens this season it is unlikely to top the elation all Chelsea fans felt after that night in Munich but the poor league form leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. For me to consider […]
There is one basic reason why a football team wins a match (you may wish to note this down for future reference), it’s because they score more goals than the other team. For those requiring more detail this can be further broken down into three sub-categories; 1 – they were better than the other team, […]
BFTGT: What would have to happen this season for you to class it as a successful one for your club? Beautifully Red: Win the League. It has to be the main priority, and whilst winning the Champions League would be amazing, responding to City’s title win is a must. Away from winning trophies, if United […]
Let’s set the scene. It’s January 2011 and Neil Warnock is manager of QPR and has just seen his team knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Blackburn thanks to a goal scored ten minutes from full time by David Hoilett. To make matters worse for Warnock, one of his players, […]
Updated in December 2015 Born:Â March 20th 1984 Fernando Torres was born in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid. Joined Atletico Madrid:Â 1995 First professional contract:Â 1999 Torres signed his first professional contract with Atletico Madrid when he was 15-years-old. European Under-16 Football Championship, May 6th 2001 Torres was the highest scorer in the competition and scored the only goal […]
Manchester City were undoubtedly the best team in the country last season. They scored the most goals, conceded the least, and played the best brand of football. Dominating the English game and amassing trophies is their long-term plan; a distinct possibility given the resources at their disposal. Despite the obvious positives of City’s first championship […]
“My heart and soul was tied to Arsenal with a fisherman’s knot. I don’t think even Houdini could have unravelled it. Not for one minute did I see myself leaving. There was only ever one club in England, let alone London, and that was the Arsenal.” – My Defence, Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole is a […]
When it comes to surviving in the Premier League, managers and pundits alike will often speak about reaching the magical 38-point mark. It is very rare, however, to hear talk of how many points will be needed to attain any other positions. With that thought in mind, I decided to look back through the Premier […]
ROY KEANE Honours: 1993-2005 – 480 appearances (51 goals); Premier League 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003; FA Cup 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004; Champions League 1999; Inter-Continental Cup 1999 Quote: “If I was putting Roy Keane out there to represent Manchester United on a one against one, we’d win the Derby, the National, the […]
I’ll be honest. I never used to like Brendan Rodgers. I used to think he thought he was special, because of his training under ‘The Special One’, but since he’s taken the helm at Liverpool, I’ve started to like him. For the way he plays his football (I knew this before of course, but I […]
Just two weeks have passed since Paris Saint Germain completed the mammoth double €62 million signing of both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva from Italian giants AC Milan, and in that time frame there has been multiple reports and rumours about just where the Rossoneri are going to turn next with Dimitar Berbatov and Mapou […]
Roberto Carlos was born in the city of Garça, São Paulo, in 1973. He had a poor childhood and used to spend his time between helping his parents in farm jobs, and playing with his friends after all his work duties were over. In 1981, Roberto Carlos moved with his family to Cordeirópolis. In 1991, […]
What does a football manager look like? It might sound like a facile question but it matters. In Britain, a top-level football manager is likely to be a white, middle-aged man. He is extremely likely to have been a former football player. In the higher-levels of the game being Scottish helps disproportionately as does a […]
The FA ruled that on the “balance of probability”, Luis Suarez racially abused Patrice Evra in a game between rivals Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield. The most damning evidence was probably the argument that “negro” could only be considered a safe term if used in a friendly way. Given that Suarez and Evra were […]
I watched the 2005 Champions League final with my buddy Andrew. Andrew is Scottish, so thus doesn’t really care about football, instead preferring that darkest and most pious of arts, rugby union. As Liverpool scored once, twice, three times, Jerzy Dudek pulled off a miraculous/fluke save from Andriy Shevchenko then that penalty shoot-out, events escalated […]
After making five appearances for the first team from the bench, as well as a hattrick for the Reserves against Middlesbrough, 18-year-old Andy Carroll was rewarded with a four-year deal with his boyhood club, Newcastle United. “I am delighted to sign the new contract and I hope to have a great future at Newcastle United,” […]
