Opinion

The lead guys on this site have, for some reason, allowed me another weekly slot. I have no clue why they have allowed me to do this, especially with the topic I will be writing about, as I’m a Birmingham City fan so we don’t really know what good football is. Jokes aside, this new […]

It seems to have gone under the radar that many of the Premiership’s big hitters may/will be looking for a new goalkeeper when it comes to putting their squads together for next season. Arsenal are dealing with an ageing Petr Cech with the Czech keeper’s decline having been quietly going unnoticed. However, recent glaring mistakes […]

Two weeks in and two weeks of bad bets, this is not good for my bank account, though is hopefully proving somewhat amusing for you regular readers out there (hi Ross, hi David)!! Before we look into this week’s selections, let us revisit the events of last week. In my first bet, I managed to […]

Our quest to find the worst footballer in the world deemed ‘world class’ goes on as the voting for the heats has whittled our prospective field down to just eight remaining footballers. Having mixed them up for the semi finals, it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty and find our which two will make […]

The purpose of my weekly column is not to showcase my expert tips on who you should bet on, but rather to highlight who you should avoid. To recap, I look at the Saturday 3pm fixtures, select an accumulator of teams that I myself will bet on, then relay these to you. These are picks […]

Our quest to find the worst footballer in the world deemed ‘world class’ goes on as the voting for the heats has whittled our prospective field down to just eight remaining footballers. Having mixed them up for the semi finals, it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty and find our which two will make […]

He became the first English coach to reach the European Cup final when he led Leeds United to the final in 1975 against Bayern Munich. During his playing career, he was faithful to one club for his entire career. This Tuesday he passed away at the age of 82. This is the story of Jimmy […]

Inspired by the 5 Live World Football Phone-In and a comment Tim Vickery made, I’m running this week long series to figure out just who is the worst world class player in the game today. It’s a bit of an odd question as we look to find the worst of the best. Tim said Carlos […]

Inspired by the 5 Live World Football Phone-In and a comment Tim Vickery made, I’m running this week long series to figure out just who is the worst world class player in the game today. It’s a bit of an odd question as we look to find the worst of the best. Tim said Carlos […]

Inspired by the 5 Live World Football Phone-In and a comment Tim Vickery made, I’m running this week long series to figure out just who is the worst world class player in the game today. It’s a bit of an odd question as we look to find the worst of the best. Tim said Carlos […]

Inspired by the 5 Live World Football Phone-In and a comment Tim Vickery made, I’m running this week long series to figure out just who is the worst world class player in the game today. It’s a bit of an odd question as we look to find the worst of the best. Tim said Carlos […]

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to anyone and everyone who is taking the time to read my brand new weekly series “Betting Bad.” Are you a wannabe Kenny Rogers – a gambler? Aren’t you sick and tired of following all these betting accounts of Facebook and Twitter, the ones that allegedly haven’t made […]

Great players do not always make great managers, I’m sure you’ll remember Alan Shearer at Newcastle United in 2009 and how he oversaw the club’s relegation after he managed one win in eight games. While managing Wales is a modest job in world football terms the immediate task for new boss, Ryan Giggs, is to […]

The Rooney Rule has been mentioned a great deal in the sport news over the past week or so, and is something which to fans of the NFL, like myself, is relatively commonplace. Unlike Sky Sports News, I am not going to patronise you by sensationalising it and saying “BREAKING NEWS, ROONEY RULE HAS F**K-ALL […]

Down the years many have talked of the Sky/Premier League bubble bursting. Some have suggested football may consume itself on a banquet of huge wages and obscene transfer fees. But I wonder if this Christmas/New Year period could be the straw which breaks the camel’s back. Particularly, the Sky camel. Talking of banquets, there’s a […]

Lionel Messi and Fatos Bećiraj may not have anything immediately in common. One is widely regarded as the most talented footballer in the world today, and by some even of all time; the other plays as number 10 for Barcelona. Oh come on, you knew what you were getting yourself in for by reading this […]

Being a goalkeeper is a funny old business, it is a position like no other. A position that has different standards and different expectations to any other on the football field. An individual can train for years, being a professional goalkeeper and amassing staggeringly few appearances. Alternatively, a goalkeeper can become a regular number one […]

The English education system was turned on its head in 2014 when the National Curriculum was revamped and relaunched under the rule of Michael Gove’s misfiring leadership. The curriculum became subscribed, dry and bereft of creativity. The maths curriculum in particular in Britain has borrowed aspects from successful international education systems – most prominently, Singapore. […]

The happenings on a traditional sports day in a British primary school represent a cultural mindset prevalent through British society – and its impact reaches deep into the veins of sport – and especially football. Most schools organise their sports day in a carousel fashion where pupils rotate around a series of activities. Often these […]