10 months ago as the 2016-17 campaign was about to begin, I made my prediction on how the season would pan out in the top four divisions of English football and various cup competitions. Let’s see how I got on… … Continue reading Looking Back At My 2016-17 Predictions
Football provides you with emotions and feelings that nothing else in the world does, and that’s why it is the beautiful game. My love for the sport will never die, and there a plenty of things I would love to experience … Continue reading My Football Bucket List
To quote the Fergie (no, not him) song Big Girls Don’t Cry, “Fairytales don’t always have a happy ending, do they?”. No Fergie, they don’t. Indeed, football’s very own fairytale doesn’t have a happy ending, with Claudio Ranieri sacked by … Continue reading OPINION: Why Claudio Ranieri HAD To Be Sacked By Leicester City
Never has the future of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal been more in doubt than at this moment in time, following a humiliating 5-1 thrashing by Bayern Munich in midweek to effectively end their Champions League campaign this season. Fronted by … Continue reading OPINION: There Is No Logic In Sacking Arsene Wenger Now
According to the Chinese calendar, 2016 was the Year of the Monkey. I beg to differ, 2016 was the Year of the Underdog. Well, in the world of football anyway. In the last 12 months, the beautiful game has provided … Continue reading Looking Back at 2016: A Reflection
John Lewis have released their Christmas advert, Christmas lights are up and Christmas songs are being played on the radio. And it is only the middle of November. I’ve never been one to get into the festive spirit early, but … Continue reading 10 Football Books You Need To Get This Christmas
The biggest non-league football story in Herefordshire in recent years is the sad tale of Hereford United FC, who dissolved in 2014 due to money problems that are unfortunately far too common at clubs underneath the Football League. The newly … Continue reading Westfields FC Are Daring To Dream In The FA Cup
We are now three weeks into the new football season, so it’s time to round-up my predictions for 2016-17. Before the start of the campaign, I previewed the top four divisions, which you can read here, and predicted where each … Continue reading 2016-17 Predictions
Before the 2015-16 season, I made predictions as to how I thought the campaign would pan out. It’s fair to say I didn’t do very well… Key Green = correct prediction Orange = 3 places or less away (close, but … Continue reading Looking Back At My 2015-16 Predictions
Saturday 21st May – 17:30 – Wembley In a repeat of the 1990 final, Crystal Palace face Manchester United under the Wembley arch for the right to lift this season’s FA Cup. The Red Devils won that tie 26 years … Continue reading The FA Cup Big Match Preview: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United
It's Football, not Soccer 