Football

May 29th, 2015 by Michael Cox

Michael Cox assesses and ranks just how good, or bad, all 25 managers who took part in last seasons Premier League contest.

May 21st, 2015 by Michael Cox

Liverpool and the 20-year-old Raheem Sterling are at war. The young playmaker wants more money but Liverpool aren’t moving on wages. Now he wants away – so just how much is potential worth in today’s transfer market?

May 7th, 2015 by Simon A

Are the play-offs poisonous to football? Has the soul of the game been vanquished forever by the money men and TV deals? And just how long will it be before the Premier League champions are decided by a play-off contest?

May 7th, 2015 by Michael Cox

The majority of matches have been dull in the entertainment stakes, a lacklustre title race hasn’t helped either and our top teams haven’t been particularly great in Europe… Has this been the poorest Premier League season ever?

April 22nd, 2015 by Michael Cox

Referees get abuse from the stands, from players, from pundits and from managers who watch replays of incidents from multiple angles before slating the poor ref. But now refs have a new critic – themselves!

March 26th, 2015 by Michael Cox

Roy Hodgson is steering England towards Euro 2016 qualification success and it will be this tournament which will pass judgement on him remaining boss of The Three Lions claims Michael Cox.

February 27th, 2015 by Michael Cox

English side toiling in the latter stages of the Champions League isn’t anything new, so Michael Cox tries to unearth why English teams never seem to learn from mistakes of the past.

January 29th, 2015 by Michael Cox

Chelsea v Man City could turn out to be this season’s most decisive fixture. If Chelsea triumph, Jose Mourinho’s side move eight points clear, and could be out of sight of title challengers Man City.

January 21st, 2015 by Michael Cox

A tepid January transfer window so far but across Europe there’s been a few interesting moves with some promising youngsters signed by mid-table sides.

January 8th, 2015 by Michael Cox

The January transfer window is open – and nothing is happening – despite various Premier League clubs in need of an extra forward, so we look at 5 emerging players who could prove useful in the goalscoring department.