When Manchester United signed Dimitar Berbatov in September 2008 United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said “His style and ability will give the team a different dimension.” In anticipation many fans and pundits alike branded the striker as “The new Eric Cantona” due to his comparable style of play and approach to the game. However the Bulgarian’s time at the club has been a mixed bag to say the least.
These are uncertain times for Portsmouth FC, entering administration for the second time in as many years, propping up the Championship table, and being forced to get rid of their best players in order to try and raise money.
Clint Hill’s recent “goal that never was” against Bolton Wanderers has reignited debate on one of football’s biggest talking points – goal-line technology. The twenty-first century has already seen a number of incidents that advocate the introduction of such technology in as much as it would have allowed the incidents to be avoided.
They say you can buy a team of champions, but not a championship team. The consensus is that Manchester City, currently two points clear of their rivals Manchester United, is that if they do claim the Premier League, they would have “bought” it.
Working for a King was always a tough job, the Court Jesters would often get mistreated because of their poor jokes and inadequate routines, and so it goes with Chelsea where the self appointed King of West London lives the life of a Roman Emperor in that his little thumb determines the future of the powerless man he appoints to do his bidding.
Who remembers when football teams would bring out new home and/or away kits on average every two seasons? Weren’t those days’ great, when you knew where you stood with replica kits and that there wasn’t a new kit coming out each season for your club.
The debate surrounding the next England manager appears to have gone quiet this week.
The development of technology in football is an extremely controversial topic.