Category Archives: English Premier League
EPL Newcomers Team of the Season 2012/13
Sadly, the end of the Premier League season is now upon us, and writers everywhere are picking their teams of the season, so I thought I’d do the same. The problem I have with many of these teams is that, most of the time, it’s obvious who will be in …
David Moyes to Replace Alex Ferguson at Manchester United
It was announced today that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is to retire at the end of this season, bringing to an end an incredibly successful 27 seasons in charge during which he has become Britain’s most successful football manager. Ferguson goes out on a high after winning this …
What does the Suarez ban mean for English Football?
As I’m sure most of you reading this know, Luis Suarez was charged by the FA after attempting to bite Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic. It’s still not clear exactly what happened. The TV footage was inconclusive as to whether Ivanovic was actually bitten, and a police statement said that Ivanovic had …
Does the Premier League really need Goal-Line Technology?
Last Saturday in the Premier League, there was a game between Reading and Southampton. This was a game with huge implications for the Premier League relegation battle, with Reading bottom of the league and Southampton still not out of danger. With about 15 minutes to go in the game, with …
Why pre-qualification in UEFA should not (and will not) happen
On Friday night, England went to San Marino for a World Cup qualifying match. For those who don’t know, San Marino is a small republic nestled within North-East Italy, with a population of roughly 30,000. They are at present, ranked joint-bottom in the FIFA rankings. As expected, England won the …
Blackburn farce deepens as Venky’s strike again
In the past few years Blackburn Rovers have descended from being a well-run, well-respected Premier League club to a Championship side which, thanks to the actions of their owners, has become a laughing stock and a basket case off the pitch. On Tuesday, there was yet another fiasco, when Blackburn …
A couple of weeks ago Celta de Vigo, who are currently battling relegation from Spain’s Primera Division, fired manager Paco Herrera and replaced him with former Atletico Madrid stalwart Abel Resino. As with most managers, Resino wanted to bring his own coaching staff with him. Normally, this is no big …
Paolo Di Canio resigns as Swindon manager
It’s hard to imagine now, but Swindon Town were once a Premier League side. They were in the Premier League for just the one season, where they set an unwanted record, which still stands, for most goals conceded in a season, with a whopping 100. The following season, Swindon were …
Europol’s match-fixing revelations provide more questions than answers
Match fixing in football is not a new thing. For as long as there has been organised football, there have been players willing to influence the result of games for personal financial gain. The type of fixing has changed throughout the years. In the early days, it was purely done …
Tickets? We don’t need no stinkin’ tickets!
Despite rules governing the distribution of tickets to football matches being in place, disagreements between clubs over ticketing are commonplace. Usually these disagreements fall into one of two categories. Either a team is complaining because they feel as though they haven’t been allocated sufficient tickets or the fans of a …
