Marxism? Booing the knee is about just one ism
People are not booing a peaceful gesture because of Marxism. And that means it can now never stop.
John Nicholson
Press conferences are tired vestige of journalistic arrogance
Who do press conferences actually serve? Because it certainly isn’t the players, the managers or the fans.
Does the Cult of Pep lead to this poking of the beast?
We know Pep Guardiola is not stupid so is it ego that drives this need to make everything harder?
Football’s coming home…to everyone’s TV screens
Farewell football’s economic apartheid; Euro 2020 is on its way to all our TV screens.
Crying in the kitchen at the noise of football fans…
All it took was a purr of appreciation from Villa fans and John Nicholson was crying in the kitchen.
Rollover TV deal is bad for everyone but Premier League
The Premier League managed to get three more years on a TV deal built on sand. It’s like magic.
Gary Lineker is not only BBC man with an opinion
Gary Lineker is arguing that being political means he is not BBC. That’s worrying.
Premier League stance is laughable and grotesque
The Premier League have come to battle with a toothbrush. They created this super league situation.
Man United are a zombie club; can fans change that?
So was Sunday’s protest at Manchester United a good thing? Yes and no. John Nicholson writes….
Of course Premier League wants to scrap TV rights auction
The Premier League wants this because the Premier League is weak in these negotiations.
Small tweaks make SL palatable – so we must act now
Johnny lays out the simple ways in which the ESL could have quelled opposition.
Big Six can f*** off to European Super Jerk Off League now
The European Super League is the inevitable result of greed. Frankly, they can all go now.
VAR is both salt in the wound and the knife that cut it
Next season will be the last we see of VAR, at least as it is. Supporters will see it off as soon as they come back.
Social media boycott will only work if a week becomes forever
Boycotting social media for a week is admirable but will achieve nothing. The protest probably has to be indefinite.
Parachute payments are evil leaking from Premier League
Parachute payments distort the Championship. They could help three clubs go back up this season.
The Haaland greed auction exposes football at its very worst
Haaland does not need an agent and whichever elite club signs him will be activating an expensive and divisive cheat code.
Edwin van der Sar might just have been the perfect keeper
EVDS was serenity personified and the ideal replacement for Schmeichel at Man United, just a few years too late.
England v Poland: The fear is almost 50 years old
The tabloids like to tell us that Poland are tricky opponents. They must have long memories.
The case for an England boycott of Qatar 2022
England would be followed by others if we made a stand about Qatar and human rights.
New TV deal is like rocket boost for women’s football
Women’s football could outperform men’s football in TV ratings thanks to free-to-air coverage.
Norwich should provide blueprint for promoted clubs
There’s nothing wrong with being a yo-yo club. As long as you are more Norwich than West Brom.
Football is the perfect place to start with sexism
Football is a great place to begin to change attitudes towards women in our society.
Celtic and Rangers must have jeopardy somehow
John Nicholson loves Scottish football but Celtic and Rangers must have jeopardy to improve it.
When a Man Utd win is such a relief, things are f***ed
When moneybags Man Utd beating Man City is such a shock, football is in a mess, says John Nicholson.
No-one did it quite as well, nor as joyously, as Ally McCoist
McCoist was a phenomenal and underrated striker. But primarily, he enjoys himself and brings a smile to the occasion.
Why are journalists an easy target for abuse?
Twitter has become toxic for more than sportspeople; write about them and you are fair game.
Robin van Persie was capable of brilliance and petulance
Does everybody love Van Persie? Arsenal fans would disagree. But most would appreciate his childish excellence.
Crowds will be back soon, but normality will take far longer
120,000 people and rising have died of the same disease. Those ghosts will haunt us for a long time to come…
Don’t worry Liverpool, this is the asterisk season
Should everything that happens this season be pretty much expunged from the records?
Kylian Mbappe: When you cross Henry with Real Ronaldo
Kylian Mbappe. Possibly the best player in the world and already beloved of John Nicholson and others…