The appointment of Brendan Rodgers has seen expectations rise amongst Liverpool fans once again. The way the Northern Irishman had his Swansea City team playing football last season, drawing comparisons with Barcelona and seeing them dubbed ‘Swansalona’
I swear we’ve been here before? England eliminated at the first knock out stage of a major Championship and via penalties? If we are to change this from becoming (I appreciate it already is) a regular occurrence then we need to change the way we run our game, starting from the very bottom.
He’d been linked to Bayern Munich, the Champions League Finalists twice over the last three years over the last few months. Instead he’s found himself at the Emirates. Last season’s Ligue 1 Top goal scorer, with a Ligue 1 championship medal around his neck, Oliver Giroud has left the sunny city of Montpellier
You sometimes wonder in football why people make the decisions they do. Daniel Levy might be an astute businessman but his decision to sack Harry Redknapp, the former England favourite and transfer market specialist, borders on the ridiculous.
Harry Redknapp has been unusually quiet in recent weeks hasn’t he? Speculation across the blogosphere suggest it is because he is set to leave White Hart Lane later this week. Others claim all is well at Tottenham Hotspur between himself and chairman Daniel Levy and that a new deal is set to be signed.
There was once a time where Alan Smith was a lethal and clinical striker. He had it all. A set of trendy bleach blonde hair, the cocky confident stroll of a 90s Premiership player and he was becoming one of the best goal strikers England had seen in a long time.
Liverpool fans have become disillusioned at the recent events that have occurred at their football club. So much so that fans union Spirit of Shankly (SOS) have written to owners Fenway Sports Group calling on them to provide “clear leadership and direction” to dispel fears that the club is in “disarray”.
Brainy. Now that is a word that is not often associated with footballers. But Northampton central-defender (on loan from Carlisle United) has the title of “Britain’s Brainiest Footballer” and along with this he has won two episodes of Channel 4’s Countdown as well as appearing on BBC Question Time.