Hilarious Celebrations

Icelandic side Stjarnan FC have created an Internet phenomenon over the course of the last few months due to their eccentric celebrations inluding the likes of “Gone Fishing”, “Rambo” and “Giving Birth”.  Here’s a best of compilation to liven up an otherwise boring old Tuesday afternoon. Let us know whta your favourite celebrations are. Perhaps [...]

Pat Fenlon takes over at Hibernian

It was a dour, rainy day for all in Perth on Saturday. None more so than for new Hibs manager Pat Fenlon. Fenlon watched from the stands having taken over from the outgoing Colin Calderwood during the week and witnessed his new side being beaten by Steve Lomas’ St. Johnstone 3-1 at McDairmid Park. Leaving [...]

Our Respects to Gary Speed

The footballing world today was today in a state of united shock as the news filtered through of the apparent suicide of Welsh legend and national team manager Gary Speed. Speed’s career spanned the best part of twenty years and was well known in the footballing world having played for the likes of Leeds United, [...]

(Un)Forgotten Foreigners #1 – Winston Bogarde

Name: Winston Bogarde English Team: Chelsea Previous: SVV, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, AC Milan, Barcelona After: Retired Winston Bogarde is arguably the prime example of the greed and everything wrong with the money culture in the Premier League in the early 2000′s. Before his arrival in London Bogarde had enjoyed an illustrious career overseas. Hailing from [...]

Manchester City make light work of Newcastle

Manchester City 3-1 Newcastle. These two sides went into their encounter at the Etihad Stadium as the only unbeaten teams remaining in the Premier League. At the final whistle, it was Manchester City who maintained their impressive start to the campaign, leaving Alan Pardew and Newcastle with the their first taste of defeat so far [...]

Do You Remember …

    … once sang Jarvis Cocker of Pulp fame. Since the inception of the Premiership in August 1992. Since the days of terracing. Since the days the likes of Oldham Athletic played in England’s top footballing tier, and more importantly since the DAY of the introduction of the Bosman ruling, the British game has [...]

England Goalkeeping in Safe Hands

As Joe Hart seems to have finally secured the England number one spot from a wrath of contenders such as elder statesman David James, the World Cup embarrassment Robert Green and money chaser Scott Carson it highlighted the lack of depth in the England goalkeeping ranks. Over the past twenty-four months the likes of Derby [...]

Operation Madrid 2014

“You’ll never win anything with kids” – Alan Hansen. Rumour is rife in footballing circles this week with regards to how Real Madrid plan on closing the gap on possibly the best club side football has ever seen, their rivals, Barcelona. However, “Operation Madrid 2014″ is allegedly the action they wish to take. A shortlist [...]