With twelve league games to go the relegation scrap is probably, as usual, more intriguing than the top of the table where effectively a two horse race has opened up once again. So let’s have a look at what’s ahead for the bottom ten and analyse who is likely to survive for another crack at […]
Defoe Ok so Defoe did go – and scored on his debut. Bit of a surprise this one, no more so than because Spurs have no replacement. Before condemming the club a rumoured 9m for a squad player out of contract in 18 months is good business. Ramos is probably also rationalising that getting in […]
Benitez is bananas More transparent madness from Rafa Benitez this week who declared that the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal are envious of him having won the Champions League in 2005 and that it is harder to win than any other trophy in football. With Liverpool 17 points from the top of the Premiership and […]
Motto My motto in life (and indeed it’ll be my epitaph) is never to be expect too much, rarely look on the bright side and don’t wash behind your ears because no one ever checks (so much wasted time as a child). As the brand new, predictable, but addictive, Premiership season gets ready to launch, […]
The feel good factor There’s a lot to be said for the feel good factor in life. Warm weather, wealth, health, all that good stuff. It all makes for a very happy existence. It exists in football too and clubs that have it have got a distinct advantage over clubs that don’t. What’s become clear […]
Whoa, we’re halfway there… Once again they are saying it is the most open title race ever. Five clubs are realistically vying for the Premiership crown after 19 games, and it’s a tight scrap at the bottom too. In this three-part column, we’ll have a look at both, but first lets investigate Tottenham’s first 19 […]
Manager blues We’re less than a month into the new Premiership season and already the patterns for the season are being set. Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are oozing the usual nauseating class and quality; Aston Villa, Spurs, Everton, Liverpool, West Ham, Leeds and Middelsboro are chasing gallantly with mid-table signs already evident, and Newcastle, […]
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