Flying Kiwis – September 13
Jake Gleeson got a stump, hooray. Plus further tales of Winston Reid, Chris Wood, Tommy Smith, Ryan Thomas and Bill Tuiloma. Also, Mario Balotelli for some reason.
Jake Gleeson got a stump, hooray. Plus further tales of Winston Reid, Chris Wood, Tommy Smith, Ryan Thomas and Bill Tuiloma. Also, Mario Balotelli for some reason.
The first international break has come and gone and immediately we're right back into it with the Manchester Derby, as well as a sneaky big Liverpool vs Leicester match, plus plenty more to savour.
For Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho, there hasn’t been a misstep yet between them but any thoughts of a honeymoon period will be atomised this weekend.
Make no mistake about it, Chelsea’s defence just got a whole lot fluffier.
It constantly stuns, the fact that these intricately run footy clubs wait until the last minute to get these crucial, sometimes season-defining, transfers done.
It’s always a fairly daunting task to take on Manchester City away, as Winston and the Hammers did this week. It doesn't get easier with a Sergio Aguero jab to the throat.
“In a major coup, Melbourne Victory has signed Johnny Warren medallist and club Golden Boot winner Marco Rojas on a two-year contract.”
Ah, nobody rants like an Arsenal fan rants. NOT ENOUGH TRANSFERS, WENGER OUT, NO SOUL, TICKET PRICES TOO HIGH, BAD RESULTS, SOFT PLAYERS, YADAYADAYADA.
Winston Reid looks like he had a bit of fun playing in the new London Stadium, though only Chris Wood scored an injury time overhead kick this week.
Yeah alright, pump the brakes there Liverpool fans. It was only Arsenal after all.
West Ham had to wait a little longer than the rest of the Premier League as they kicked off on a Monday night in London, away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Oh, hello there. Fancy running into you again, why it’s been a while.
The Wildcard heralds the new footy season by casting his net over each and every one of these battlers, from the big spending title hopefuls to, well... Hull City,
The way things are for now, Billy T might only an injury or transfer away from being a regular in OM's Ligue 1 matchday squad.
The Football Ferns lost to France 3-0, dropping out of the Rio Olympics. No shame in losing to France, however we're seeing the same issues hold this Ferns team back.
If you followed this column last season then you know that things got fairly tumultuous for Leeds. Buddy, nothing has changed.
With all that Winnie and West Ham are going through heading into the new campaign, the All Whites captain preparing for another massive season, we've given him his own special one-off solo edition.
Amber Hearn hit the winner and our Football Ferns beat Columbia 1-0, can they keep the goals flowing against a strong French side?
Remember how nobody believed that Leicester City could win the Premier League last season even after they shot out to a big start?
Of all the kiwis competing in Rio, the Football Ferns have one of the biggest available bandwagons.