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Dave Redden

Dave has been around the game since the age of 4, played adult football at the age of 14, also had trials at Crewe Alexandra. At the grass roots level Dave has played, managed, refereed and directed tournaments. Now residing in Kentucky, USA Dave is a regular on one of the local radio stations with his insight into "The Beautiful Game". Currently working as a professional photographer Dave is also a published author, albeit a book about basketball.

A Tale of Two (Bad) Defences

December 22, 2008

Q: What do you get if you have two bad defences and two offences that are spoiling to explode?

A: Bolton v Portsmouth

No sooner had I plonked my backside on our comfy, oversized couch than Bolton had taken a 1-0 lead with a nicely taken goal by Matt Taylor. Two minutes later and the lead was doubled as Ricardo Gardner pumped the ball into the [...]

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Rise of The Magpies

December 17, 2008

Kinnear’s the man

Newcastle United may well have turned the proverbial corner. This weekend’s 3-0 away victory at Portsmouth was their first win on the road since March. The team has lost one in its last eight games including beating Aston Villa and claiming a point at Stamford Bridge. [...]

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United’s woeful forwards

November 23, 2008

Tevez can’t Make a tackle and Ronaldo can’t take a tackle

There I was, sat on the couch mulling over the Chelsea/Newcastle game and thinking what to write about this week when Aston Villa v Manchester United came on the box and my prayers were answered. [...]

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Manchester’s Millions

November 20, 2008

Spending big does not mean success!

After watching the (fairly) entertaining Hull City v Manchester City game I got to thinking about the two stars of the game and how much they cost their teams to purchase.

Hull City’s most consistent player so far this season must be the Brazilian, Geovanni. His deflected free kick helped to earn his Tig [...]

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Weathering the Premier League

November 9, 2008

Dave’s weekly rant

Having seen three premier league games this weekend one thing that struck me is the amount of times players failed to weight a pass properly on the slick or sodden field that accompanies English football in November. I also noticed that the bulk of the offenders are foreign including Spaniards, Argentines, Brazilians and the o [...]

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Premier League – Anyone can beat anyone

November 4, 2008

Shocks and surprises are the norm here

Anyone wondering why the English Premier League is regularly purported to be the best in the world really need look no further than the last weekend’s round of games.

Surely Liverpool and Arsenal, members of the “Big Four”, can take care of Tottenham and Stoke. Not so quick, this is the Premier Lea [...]

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