Wigan victims of statistical freak show »
On the back of Tottenham’s emphatic 9-1 demolition of Wigan, I have a contrasting opinion to offer, particularly when compared with the headlines splashed across the national press. That is: Wigan were unlucky on Sunday. I’m not...
November 24 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Fair play when it suits us »
As a very proud Irishman inspired by Ireland’s greatest ever performance and result over 90 minutes of football, I must say that the disgust experienced by France’s injury time clincher is being replaced by an...
November 20 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »
Trap must shape up in Paris »
Simon Heald argues that Giovanni Trapattoni has the personnel to pull off a qualification miracle in the Stade de France, but to do so he must tweak his now-familiar tactical setup....
November 17 2009 / No comment / Read More »Someone tell Sepp Blatter it’s the 21st century »
“But now I realise, after all the support I’ve got, that it wasn’t my fault. It was an unlucky situation with big consequences for...
Nov 26 2009 / No comment / Read More »Liverpool face another big European night robbery? »
Worried Liverpool players crowd around CCTV footage of their homes. ...
Nov 25 2009 / No comment / Read More »Defoe? I’d be more impressed if he’d scored while eating a pie »
The big footballing story of the weekend was Tottenham’s total trouncing of Wigan in a match that ended 9-1 and which included five goals...
Nov 24 2009 / No comment / Read More »Linesman gets it in the neck »
Assistant referee takes exception to Brazilian cold water protest. ...
Nov 23 2009 / No comment / Read More »Roy Keane’s interview rant »
Keano in not quite practising his own “move on” doctrine shocker. ...
Nov 23 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »This is a handball Thierry »
Brisbane Roar’s Henrique ups the ante. ...
Nov 23 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »Dramatic new twist in French hand cheat row »
24 hours of investigations by Fianna Fail senators and Ray Darcy put Raymond Domenech alongside Thierry Henry in Irish firing line. ...
Nov 20 2009 / No comment / Read More »
