jonvale Where else can I start other than saying… “Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”. Yes, for any Arsenal fan there’s not much to write home about at the moment, certainly not in a positive light. But, the positive thing about adversity is that there is something to come back from. If you never get relegated, you can never get promoted… is too early to talk like this?!
Belgium haven’t seen many glory days since the 1980’s, when they reached a World Cup quarter final and a semi final just 4 years later. Further still, they came 2nd in the 1980 European Championships. However, many factors suggest the emerging breed of players will stop this rot of national failures.
Arsenal face a crucial 12 months ahead that could ultimately shape their future. Investment is being cried out for by the fans, but another obstacle is the Premiership fixture list.
Yesterday saw the return of the name ‘Wimbledon’ to the football league pyramid. After the travesty that saw their club move 70 miles away, the fans of Wimbledon as they knew it had to do something drastic, and that’s exactly what they did. They ditched their league status that for so many years had been the Premiership, and they formed AFC Wimbledon. The rest as they say is history.
Kim Grant is a name that might ring a bell to many football fans across the football league pyramid, but this week he has applied for a new job managing a lower league football club and he’s been talking about what he could bring to a club in free-fall.
In the wake of the farce that was El Classico number three, and the prospect of installment number four this evening, I figured it would be appropriate to talk about the hard men of the game.
It’s a torturous feeling when all hope is taken away and the relegation of your club is confirmed. For weeks as the season comes to its conclusion you go through a rollercoaster of emotions, especially when you’re in the dog fight…
It must be nice to be Eric Cantona’s brother. Yes you can tell all your mates that your bro is/was one of the greatest footballers ever, but Joel Cantona also managed to dodge benefits after building a career in football, arguably based on his sibling’s talents. He’s by no means alone, just ask Graham (Carrick), John (Rooney) or Digão (Kaka’s little brother) who all have failed to live up to their brother’s efforts in the game. It leads me to bring you my top 5 brotherly flops*