England's game with the so-called "Sheep-Shaggers" the Welsh is certainly going to be a majestic "Battle of Britain" on Saturday. St.David against Goliath or the Welsh fire breathing dragons against the "hot and cold blowing primadonnas" led by th...
The latest list of nicknames given to Premiership players by their team mates. They range from the bizarre to the bleeding obvious, but all reflect the banter that goes on in dressing rooms across the country, whether its the richest league in the world involved or the Sunday morning amateur cup competition when the teams are made up with anyone on the line who can walk. Boudewijn Zenden...
The Who's Pete Townshend is releasing his memoirs this week. One of the most surprising news to come out of his book is the revelation that he wrote a tribute to Scottish Premier League club Dundee United under legendary manager and chairman Jim McLean, who was chairman and ruled United with an iron hand from 1988 to 2000. The tribute is called "Substitute" Here it is : "You thin...
The long running conspiracy to make it as difficult as possible to enjoy watching football kicked into overdrive with the news that Falkirk FC had increased their prices to £15.50 this weekend. This innovative idea ensured that many of the 4,000 p...
Controversy has hit English Football after large amounts of milk crates were found piling up outside the old FA headquarters in Soho square. Apparently the milk order was not cancelled when they moved to their new Wembley Headquarters. It is un...
Chelsea took all three points in this top four struggle - but once again West London was rocking with laughter at the irony. It seemed Chelsea, for all their effort, were going to come up blank against a resolute City defence - in fact these are t...
The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle is currently hosting an exhibition of work by 19th century painter of apocalyptic scenes and divine retribution John Martin. The region's football teams must have felt these had been brought to life as they suffe...
CARACAS, Venezuela - Many years ago Linda Ronstadt sang a song titled, "Poor Poor Pitiful Me." And that song could easily become Christina Aguilera's theme song what with her string of bad luck that she has been through lately. First she flubs the...
LONDON - Well it appears that the cat may be out of the bag according to noted London hair stylist Reginald "Frisky" Friskingham. The hairdresser who has done the hair of some of the most famous people in England including Simon Cowell, Prince Har...
In a revolutionary change of direction just before the Premier League takes an international break, Carlo Ancelotti has introduced innertubes into Chelsea's training. The Italian feels that Sunday's game against top-four rivals Manchester City is...
Was there to be any bad blood after West Ham's victory in the race to be the owners of the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 games? Nope. It was a committed game with a handful of bookings, but there was nothing to suggest that these lads gave a m...
Dressing rooms (whether the clubs that use them are amateur or professional level) are traditionally one of the most fertile environments for nicknames. And, just because some of the journeymen in the English Premiership are earning fortunes in excess of £500,000 per year, that doesn't mean that the naming of players (other than what appears on their birth certificate) is any less common a fea...
Continuing our series of features on how to avoid using politically incorrect expressions in the world of football. "The Manager has had to tinker with the defence" An all-too-common practice in the pressure cooker that is the premier league, this seemingly innocuous statement has also been blacklisted, sorry outlawed as being demeaning to travelling people. "The Manager's changed to a...
An expert on Arab affairs has cast doubt on one of the most commonly held perceptions of Old Firm fans held by supporters of provincial clubs. Al Akhbar El-Farsa , Professor of Middle East Studies at the London School of Economics, has published a...
Manchester United face the prospect of taking on Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford this afternoon with a bunch of unknowns - except for one famous face: Bobby Charlton. The Red Devils will be without at least 11 injured players and are having diffi...
There were howls of expectant excitement at the respective homes of Premier League rivals Manchester United and Chelsea this morning when the two giants, both previous winners of the trophy, were drawn together in the quarter final stages of this yea...
Two of Premiership outfit Aston Villa's senior players have been disciplined following an incident at a team bonding day at a health spa last week. Manager Gerard Houllier confirmed that "firm and punitive" action had been taken against centre hal...
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