Of course they did… The Chelsea revival might have looked solid in terms of results but they rarely strung together a good 90 minutes under Grant. They were quite fortunate against United, second-best at Newcastle until they scored, failed to beat Wigan (the result which pretty much derailed their title aspirations) or deal convincgly with […]
It’s not over I certainly don’t want to add to the great Sky hype machine but this weekend’s Premier League race could go down to the closing minutes. I did suggest during my relegation preview in February that Wigan could give Man United a problem if they needed a win to stay up on the […]
Another season over for Rafa Benitez and, unlike two of the other three, it won’t result in a Champions League final appearance. Meanwhile, in the league, Liverpool have again been playing catch-up, unable to effectively challenge big-spending Champions League finalists Chelsea and Manchester United or indeed the more modestly assembled Arsenal. He was in uncharacteristically […]
What a week for Av Grant and his Chelsea stars. Following John Arne Riise’s spectacularly funny 95th minute own-goal last Tuesday – a goal that made Chelsea slight favourites to reach the Champions League final – they recorded a just-about deserved league win over Manchester United on Saturday. It was a predictable sight for sore […]
The Premiership Party Carlos Tevez did an Eric Cantona this weekend: popping up with a vital goal after an undistinguished display a la the Frenchman’s final season in football. The late equaliser at Blackburn could be the goal that will win the title at United. Even if Chelsea beat them 5-0 at Stamford Bridge, two […]
The Arsenal Debate My Liverpool-supporting mate commented that my last luvfooty blog (“The Life of Whine”) was a bit anti-Arsenal but I don’t feel it was. Ok, so I was perhaps overly-critical given their achievements this season but you have to expect a bit of bias in the commentary “business”. No man is an Ireland, […]
So much to talk about this about this week. The comical power-struggle at Liverpool reached new heights when chief executive Rick Parry found out about co-owner Tom Hicks’ demand that he resign, on Sky Sports. The other co-owner (for you can’t have one with the other) defended Rick (is that any name for a chief […]
A watershed? Football fans were hoping that Ashley Cole’s disrespect of referee Mike Riley last week would be a watershed moment for the game. Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano didn’t seem to get the message after an embarrassing loss of self-control on Grand Slam Sunday. With his team trailing 0-1 to Manchester United, Mascherano raced 30 yards […]
Not a good day for Liverpool fans yesterday. After watching their team lose at home to a mediocre Championship side they then witnessed arch rivals Man United thrash Arsenal to advance in the FA Cup. The Internet is awash with bickering Liverpool fans: some backing manager Rafa Benitez to the hilt while unloading bile on […]
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside tried to convince everyone that they the club were better off shot of Sam Allardyce last May: “If you look at his credentials to what Sam’s were when he joined they are better,” he said of new manager Sammy Lee. In October, after sacking Lee he said: “This has been a […]
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