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March 2011

With Golden Generation on the decline, finally England friendlies mean something

March 28, 2011

Friendlies like the one England will play against Ghana on Tuesday used to be dismal affairs, with little impact on the overall direction of the national side. While a first-choice core was given time off to placate club managers, players on the periphery got a chance at a run out that would have had to [...]

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Doyle injury could prove costly for Wolves

March 27, 2011

The news that Wolves striker Kevin Doyle could miss the rest of the season must have rocked all those associated with the club. Doyle lasted a total of 20 minutes in the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 qualifying win over Macedonia before limping off with a knee injury. Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trappattoni has [...]

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Why Saturday’s match is more than just a qualifier

March 25, 2011

The Millennium Stadium has played host to some classic English domestic cup finals over the years while the old Wembley was being rebuilt, and England will have to tame the dragons when they clash in a crucial Euro 2012 Qualifier tomorrow. Some fans will probably be bemoaning the break from the Premier League this weekend, [...]

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The Return of the Goal-Hanger

March 25, 2011

I hate to use the word goal-hanger when talking about professional football, but there is a lot to be said for the Fillippo Inzaghis of this world. The Milan veteran, scorer of over 300 career goals was of goal-hanger of epic proportion, so much so Sir Alex Ferguson once famously said of him; “That lad [...]

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Our Favourite England Tradition Set To Take Centre Stage Once Again

March 24, 2011

This week was the release of Fabio Cappello’s England squad who over the next two weeks are set to face both Wales and Ghana, two sides who the English support as well as the British press will assume can be surpassed with a degree of ease and aplomb (but with the height of England’s expectations [...]

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Weekly Report: Credit Coleman and Literally Keeping it on the Deck

March 24, 2011

While most trophies have yet to be handed out, we’re reaching the point where we can dish out fake ones, and I want to champion one in particular. The bargain of the season should really be a two way tussle between Javier Hernandez and Rafael Van der Vaart, with the Dutchman just pipping the very [...]

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Anglo-Welsh clash revives memories of battles of Britain

March 22, 2011

Wales’ European Championship clash with England on Saturday has a frisson to it which most international matches between a major footballing nation and one which has failed to qualify for a finals tournament for over half a century fail to generate. This is of course owing to a fierce local rivalry engendered by centuries of [...]

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Championship promotion race remains wide open

March 22, 2011

QPR’s 1-0 victory at Doncaster on Saturday left them nine points clear of second-placed Norwich City and, notwithstanding any possible points deduction from the FA for the signing of Alejandro Faurlin, poised to return to the top flight for the first time since 1996. Yet whilst Neil Warnock’s side have undoubtedly been the Championship’s outs [...]

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Is Mancini far too conservative for the Premier League?

March 21, 2011

Manchester City’s compounding defeat at the hands of Chelsea yesterday has put another nail into the coffin of manager Roberto Mancini. The man cannot seem to get to grips with the Premier League. His side was far too cautious yesterday with defensive minded players Barry and De Jong literally offering time and space to Michael [...]

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David Luiz: Chelsea’s title winner?

March 20, 2011

A comprehensive 2-0 win over Manchester City today saw Chelsea leap frog there top four rivals into 3rd place this evening and one man has been at the centre of Chelsea’s upturn in fortunes. Forget £50m man Fernando Torres, leading the front line from the back is January signing David Luiz. The Brazilian born centre [...]

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Is it really safe to rule Chelsea out of the title race?

March 20, 2011

The Premier League took another exciting twist this weekend with Chelsea disposing of their nouveaux-riche opponents Manchester City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and Arsenal dropping points on their travels away at West Brom. Titles as we all know are decided on such fine margins, and while as the old adage goes, the league table never [...]

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John Terry should not be England captain (again)

March 20, 2011

This Sunday SSN broke the story of John Terry being reinstated as England captain. Terry was stripped of his captaincy nearly a year ago for hiding the sausage with England team mate Wayne Bridge’s misses. Capello thinks that a year off as captain is sufficient punishment. Of the hopeless ego maniacs who fail to lead [...]

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