Editorials

This week’s predictions are easier than they have been for a long time. I reckon I’m going to get most of them right. On the other hand, I also think that Watford are the best team in the World and that Wilton Town will beat Moredon Cheney 4-0 this afternoon!Last week I got just four […]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rarely speaks out about his own. He is fiercely loyal to his club in every way. Now, however, he has expressed his frustration with sections of Arsenal’s supporters who he claims have failed to show his side sufficient support.Booed In keeping with the current trend in English football, Arsenal were booed […]

I am absolutely fascinated by the news that David Beckham is going to join AC Milan on loan from January next year, during the close season of the MLS.This is fascinating news both from the point of view of Beckham himself and of AC Milan.Ultra-competitiveSpeaking on Wednesday morning, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani told the BBC, […]

It was men against boys at Old Trafford last night as Manchester United reinforced the gulf in class between the top of the English Premier League and the top of the Scottish Premier League.Whilst Celtic could point to the absence of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras, Manchester United could equally point out that […]

Celtic travel to Old Trafford tonight to take on Manchester United in the Champions League. The two clubs played each other in the same competition back in 2006. On that occasion, both sides won their home games.Difficult to beatIn the context of Celtic’s performances in Europe generally, that isn’t a fact that will surprise anyone. […]

t Hot team Not just one team in the frame for this award this week. It could go to Manchester United who looked close to their best in the eventual dismantling of West Brom. Arsenal played some lovely stuff in their win over Everton and Hull City continue to shock and amaze as they still […]

Before today’s games in the English Premier League the table has a familiar and slightly depressing look about it.The top four? Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United. Well there’s a surprise!Cream rises to the topI am a great believer that the best teams should always come out on top. I love to see the most […]

Here we go with this week’s predictions. Of course, there were no predictions last week due to the international weekend and the less said about my performance from the week before, the better!I reckon I’ve got it right this week though. Do you?Saturday 18th October 2008t Arsenal v Everton Arsenal come into the game after […]

The unwelcome spectre of corruption and match-fixing has raised its ugly head in the English game again. What game do the allegations surround? Is it Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal? No, it’s the game on 4th October in the Championship, between Norwich City and Derby County.The top clubs in Italy have faced accusations in […]

I am writing this piece before England’s game in Belarus and therefore realise that if England have been beaten, one of the main points of the article will have blown up in my face!ChuffedI was absolutely chuffed to read about how honest stand-in captain Rio Ferdinand has been about the whole England set-up before Fabio […]