Wenger Opts for the ‘Long Game’ with Sanchez
The ‘always open’ instant gratification, social media obsessed lifestyle is absorbing us all to a greater or lesser extent. We can barely concentrate for long enough to hear the end …
Tottenham Face Tough Test to Keep Danny Rose
The current tug of love for Spurs full back Danny Rose is symbolic. In particular it symbolises the struggle for the ‘second tier’ Premier League clubs like Liverpool, Tottenham, Everton and West …
October and November Might Hold Key to Premier League Riches
You won’t hear any manager admit it but not all opposition is created equal. The truth is that some games are just tougher than others. And when it comes to …
New Curse of the Premier League.
About twenty years ago the economist Richard Auty coined the term ‘the Resource Curse’ to describe how research from the 1950s and 60s showed that countries that were rich in …
Does the League Table Lie?
One of the most human of our characteristics is that we simply love to see patterns. Often these patterns exist only in our minds but our natural desire to reach …
Latest World Football Titbits
Football or ‘soccer’ is now reportedly the largest participation sport in the US. This has led to the growing American talent pool casting its net ever wider for the chance …
FIFA Loan Window Closure Starting to Hurt
It’s nearly a month since the transfer window closed and the impact of FIFA’s decision to scrap the emergency loan window from the start of this season is just beginning …
Crucial week for Moyes and Sunderland.
Some say all games are created equal (3 points for a win and all that) but the reality is that for at least half of the Premier League there’s more …
Football’s Old School v The Geeks. Who’ll win this match? [or is there a better way?]
The 2016-17 Premier League TV deal means even the bottom team stands to make almost £100m. So now everyone’s rich, (even if some are richer than others). But this brings …