Trying to form this unbalanced City team of injury prone stars and ex-Gunners back into the dominant force of the British Isles (as well as bringing that elusive continental success) is a far tougher gig than Pep’s being given credit for.
“The weight of the away goal is too heavy, too big and is not justifiable anymore … I think it's a problem in the modern game."
Okay, first off you have to transport back in time to 1485 when Richard III of England was killed in battle at Bosworth Field. Shakespeare wrote a play about it...
Will he play or will he stay home? It was a question that divided many West Ham fans as the Winston Reid injury return dragged on another week.
Last night I witnessed an incredible game of football. It didn’t take place in the gladiatorial confines of the Nou Camp or Bernabeu, nor the tribal haunts of Anfield or Old Trafford either.
Pretty soon it’s gonna get hard to keep track of all the Premier League catch up games, with all the postponements beginning to mount.
There’s one bloke we can always rely on who is never injured and that’s Tommy Smith.
Leicester drop two points and the rest of them drop three. Turns out God is as much of a bandwagon Leicester fan as the rest of us.
I miss the old Arsenal, straight from the 'Go Arsenal/Chop up the soul Arsenal, set on his goals Arsenal
The Football Ferns are in Portugal for the Algarve Cup and they went down to Brazil in their first game.
Oh Louis. It’s times like this past week when we remember why we all got so excited when you took over.
Andrew Durante's 200th appearance, a 'do-what-it-takes' win over Melbourne City and Phoenix generosity.
Slaven Bilic said last week that he was hopeful that Winston would take part against Sunderland, a sentiment echoed by the West Ham Head of Medical and Sports Science.
Who is gonna beat Barcelona? Who’s gonna stop them from storming to another Champions League title? There are a few candidates, don’t you worry.
“We have to keep the ball better and we have to move the ball quicker – that’s always what we have to do. Desire … it is a great word. I often use the word ‘horny’ with my players.” – Louis Van Gaal
Hey check it out, somebody who isn’t injured and it’s Marco Rojas!
Good signs, but another stinker of a game from the Wellington Phoenix as they went down 3-2 to the Newcastle Jets ... who have made the Nix their bunnies.
Big day for the Wellington Phoenix, the Doc comes at you straight with some Hard & Fast reactions.
There may be something of a recurring theme this week. The physio’s table.
FIFA said no.