Luke Harris

So, it was made official on Tuesday morning that Michael Owen will retire from football at the end of the season.

For a team that is currently sitting 9^th in the Premier League, playing football that is winning the plaudits and a manager cooler than ice, you’d understand why Swansea City are quickly becoming the second team of every football fan.

Watching Southampton take Liverpool apart on Saturday afternoon, it was clear to see that Mauricio Pochettino’s gameplan had begun to rub off on the players.

I imagine a smug grin upon the face of Garth Crooks when he releases his team of the week every Sunday or Monday evening.

For those watching Wigan Athletic take on Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon would’ve seen, what can only be described as, as horror tackle by Callum McManaman on Massadio Haidara.

When Liverpool secured the signing of Stewart Downing from Middlesbrough almost two years ago, Aston Villa fans must have been laughing all the way to the bank.

It’s fair to say Tottenham Hotspur need a frontman.

Well that was unexpected, it has to be said. Granted, Reading were on a poor run of form, but to sack Brian McDermott with nine games to go and the club four points from safety, it leaves the Royals in a perilous position, further narrowing their chances of securing their Premier League future.