Premier League players told to stop disgusting habit

Premier League players have today been told that spitting on the football pitch increases the risk of spreading swine flu. Following today’s news that members of the Bolton playing staff have contracted the virus, along with yesterday’s revelation that several Blackburn members of staff also have the virus, the Health Protection Agency had this to [...]

And the winner of the Football Corner Fantasy League is ….

Ray Wall’s Razors Utd III. Yes congratulations to Ray. His Fantasy team finished a staggering 42 points clear of the field in the ten week long Football Corner league. The guys over at no.1 fan.co.uk kindly sponsored the league, giving one of their fans as a prize for the winner. Ray has opted to take [...]

Fernando Torres is a bargain at £11.5 million

He showed his class yesterday and I think it’s fair to say, Fernando Torres is a bargain at just £11.5 million in this season’s premierleague.com Fantasy Football. The Spanish striker is currently the Premier League’s top scorer this season and as of now has accumulated over 65 points in fantasy football. Football Corner’s fantasy league [...]

Tony Pulis can lead Stoke City into Europe

If I had said that three years ago, you probably would have laughed at me, however, I am sure many of you now agree with me. There is certainly no second season syndrome at the Britannia stadium. Saturday’s victory over Tottenham leaves Stoke City in a healthy 9th place in the Premier League, just three [...]

All Things Football #8

So Liverpool’s season is not over and Rafael Benitez has yet again delivered in a high pressure game. Just when it looked as if Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United would deliver the final blow to a fragile Liverpool side, they answered all their critics – and in some style. Bringing El Niño to Merseyside was [...]

A great win but can Liverpool really still win the Premier League?

Yes it was a great win, but I firmly believe that the damage has already been done with regards a title challenge for Liverpool. Rafa Benitez’ men fully deserved their three points on Sunday as they ran out 2-0 winners over Manchester United, however that was just Liverpool’s sixth win in ten Premier League games [...]

Should Aaron Lennon have played the last ten minutes against Stoke?

We all saw what happened yesterday. Tottenham lost 1-0 at home to St0ke City with Glen Whelan bagging the only goal of the game for the visitors, however it was Aaron Lennon’s departure from the White Hart Lane turf that got everyone talking. From seeing the pictures, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp clearly wasn’t happy with [...]

Stuff we liked this week (6)

Another busy week in football, so here’s the ‘Stuff we liked’ from around the footballing blogosphere. Find out why Ian Holloway missed Blackpool’s first goal against Sheffield United (Off The Post) England players get asked some bizzare questions. Just watch, you’ll love it. (In The Stands) Lionel Messi trys to sleep away nightmare defeat (Dirty [...]