Barclays Premier League

6 years ago

Kevin De Bruyne is still the best passer of a football in the world. And yet it wasn’t enough So it goes on. The Manchester City freight train tearing through the Premier League team-by-team. Even Spurs, so often a bogey side for Guardiola, were helpless. They could do nothing but succumb to the steamrolling, despite […]

7 years ago

Join us as we are granted exclusive behind the scenes access at the regular support meetings of all the forgotten managers of the Premier League. In Episode 1, Rafa Benitez is brought along to join the group. INT: A large, dimly lit boardroom. Late evening. Recently departed Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez is sat, tied to […]

7 years ago

Don’t judge a book by its cover, but do judge a football club by its badge For instance, here is Guangzhou Evergrande’s: https://twitter.com/kylepicknell/status/1140938298476716032 It tells you a lot about the club, doesn’t it? That screaming, burning tiger essentially yelling at you: “BE THE BEST FOREVER OR ELSE YOU WILL GET TAKEN OUT BACK AND… WELL, […]

7 years ago

We were given just a brief ray of light in the form of Glenn Murray When Sadio Mane put Liverpool up against Wolves after just seventeen minutes, with Manchester City still goalless away at Brighton, you couldn’t help but feel the sharp tug of history pulling on their coattails, dragging them ever closer. Minutes later, […]

7 years ago

“I said to him ‘It’s a great story, but you have to be careful in future. You’re not just anyone so you can’t go somewhere with just anyone.’ “He laughed at me and responded: ‘No, but it is just a normal thing for me to do. There is no problem.’ “I told him, ‘What is […]

7 years ago