Only dangers would underestimate Gerrard’s job at Rangers
Anyone who underestimates Gerrard’s impeccable season at Rangers because it is ‘only’ Scotland is an utter fool.
John Nicholson
How do we know all those football statistics are true?
Some of us love football statistics and we trust them like gospel. Why is there no OfStat?
Johan Cruyff: The man who enacted football’s greatest moment
Johan Cruyff was a revolutionary as a player and a manager, the man who delivered football’s greatest moment.
Come on Boris, make Football Free For All now…
It would be a massive vote-winner if Premier League football became free to air.
Neuer: The quadopus who changed how the game was played
Not many footballers can claim to have transformed an entire position with their playing style. Our Manny can.
The abuse of football co-commentators is inexcusable…
The whole abuse culture of football is too horrible, too much and too often. And co-commentators get it bad.
Manchester United and Solskjaer: The uncomfortable truth
Nobody wants to hear it but Manchester United and OIe Gunnar Solskjaer are neither excellent nor terrible.
Alan Shearer is a pillar of our footballing existence
Alan Shearer was brilliant. Alan Shearer is down to earth. Alan Shearer was the beating Geordie heart of Newcastle.
Alves is the action hero who redefined an entire position
We are holding out for the action hero franchise but Dani Alves as a player wasn’t too bad either.
Scrappy title in sorry season does little for Man Utd brand
Are United back? Are United good? Would a United title this season be a mere stepping stone?
FA Cup shows PL money gap dwarves skills gap
The FA Cup reveals the truth about the top flight. It’s really not THAT much better.
Tribal monsters and their clubs in toxic harmony…
Football clubs that fan the flames for their tribal monsters should be thoroughly ashamed.
The pros and cons of shutting football down again
The PL has proudly “not discussed” curtailing the season despite rising cases and ignorant players. It’s worth a think.
The football media hits and misses of 2020…
It’s been a weird year, but some in the football media have made it all the more bearable for Johnny Nic…
Don’t drink the whine; the festive fixture list is no slog
Don’t listen when moaning managers tell you the festive fixture list is a human rights disgrace.
Allardyce is king of the false gods of survival…
Sam Allardyce is sold as a saviour but what is he saving clubs from? Relegation is not disaster.
David Batty is the last person who would read this article
David Batty remains one of English football’s enigmas. And one thing is for sure: he won’t read this.
All hail football clubs chasing tw*ts from the terraces
Tw*ts have ruined football for too long. We want more clubs standing up to them.
Premier League needs to vaccinate against VAR
The year 2021 should see the end of VAR as well as coronavirus. It has made football worse.
Thank you Arsenal and Barcelona; we love your anguish
At last, the over-privileged are having to lick the shi**y end of the stick. Forgive us our schadenfreude.
Millwall muddle shows taking the knee may have run its course
What happens when the gesture ends up filling the hole where change, where revolution, should be?
Abandoning Premier League is only way to stop injury wailing
The Premier League needs to be cancelled. The only way to stop injuries is to stop football.
Klopp needs to open his eyes and stop taking the p*ss
A word to the wise for all moaning managers: Do as you’re told. You are not the boss.
Nothing compares to supporting a sh*t football team…
So many people watch non-elite football and care not a jot for success. It’s a bizarre concept.
Does he know his best team? Does it sodding matter?
It’s such a ridiculous accusation and it is one that should be consigned to the dustbin of history.
Drogba was one of the last of his kind…but so much more too
Didier Drogba was a phenomenal big man up top. But only a fool wouldn’t look beyond his football skill.
Why do we have a hate-f*** relationship with England?
England losing is satisfying in a way that winning simply is not. It fills a much bigger hole.
Killing the world for football is abso-f*cking-lutely-insane
Football has a ridiculous carbon footprint. Is Chelsea v Krasnodar worth all those emissions?
Can we trust FA not to appoint another lumbering lummock?
Are we surprised that the FA got it so wrong with Greg Clarke? And would we be surprised if they did it again?
Well done Marcus Rashford; over to you Man United…
Marcus Rashford has triumphed again; now for Man United stepping up on the Real Living Wage.