Are the Red Knights better than the Glazers?

Are the Red Knights better than the Glazers?
So this is what we understand so far: a group of wealthy fans are unhappy with the way their club is run. They are unhappy with the American owners who are draining the club of profits to pay off the debt used to buy the club. After annual payments on the debt, there is not enough money left over for...

Will Goal Difference Decide the Title Race?

Will Goal Difference Decide the Title Race?
As we head into the final stretch of the Premier League season, we are witnessing the closest title race in years. Just two points separate Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea, who’ve been playing a game of musical chairs with the top spot. Where will each club land when the music finally stops?...

Twenty-Sixth Week Premiership Football Conclusions

Twenty-Sixth Week Premiership Football Conclusions
Although midweek internationals and weekend FA Cup fixtures dominated this football week’s calendar, there was still time for a handful of enthralling Premiership encounters; Paul Scholes proved the hero for champions Manchester United, the Gunners continue to state their case for the title and...

Putting a Price Tag on Manchester United

Putting a Price Tag on Manchester United
Earlier this week, the Glazer family turned down an offer worth £1 billion cash to sell Manchester United. The offer came from the “Red Knights,”  a group of high-profile financial figures from the City of London. In the wake of this news has come reports that the Florida-based billionaires...

Twenty-Fifth Week Premiership Football Conclusions

Twenty-Fifth Week Premiership Football Conclusions
It’s been another sensational week in the world of Premiership football; Arsenal stormed back into title contention, Portsmouth won on the pitch despite losing heavily off it, Man City and Wayne Bridge did the double over Chelsea and John Terry and Mick McCarthy teaches us that you’re...

Twenty-Fourth Week Premiership Football Conclusions

Twenty-Fourth Week Premiership Football Conclusions
It’s been another cracking week in the world of Premiership football; Chelsea broke 4 points clear at the top, Man City’s problems mount under Mancini and Zola’s West Ham see light at the end of the tunnel. Read more…

Ashley Cole’s Injury Changes Everything

Ashley Cole’s Injury Changes Everything
With one innocuous challenge on Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, Everton’s American on-loan Landon Donovan has suddenly driven a stake through the dreams of both Chelsea and England fans. Ashley Cole's moment of truth Read more…

Manchester United’s Own Goal Glory

Manchester United’s Own Goal Glory
They say you need a bit of luck to win the Premiership. Pure talent alone will take  you a long way but it won’t get you over the finish line. This season Manchester United have bagged a league best 42 goals… but they’ve not all been scored by players in red. Read more…

Twenty-Third Week Premiership Football Conclusions

Twenty-Third Week Premiership Football Conclusions
What an amazing week in the world of Premiership football; Hull leaped to safety, Wayne Rooney scored (again), Liverpool stormed to 4th place and of course there was a tiny scandal that involved John Terry and Wayne Bridge. Read more…

The Monday Pick Me Up: Liverpool or Baghdad?

The Monday Pick Me Up: Liverpool or Baghdad?
Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez, flies to  Baghdad to watch a young Iraqi play football, and is suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to Anfield. Two weeks later Liverpool are 4-0 down to Manchester Utd with only 20 minutes left to play. The manager gives the young Iraqi striker the...

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