The opening 20-30 minutes against Barnsley were dominated by the real Blackpool. Up-and-at-em, gun-ho football, played with quality and desire. Chance after chance was created and spurned, and it looked as though we might see…
Manchester City cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night, despite losing 2-1 at home to FC Basel in the second leg of their last 16 tie. Pep Guardiola's side did the…
The January transfer window is upon the footballing calendar once more with each of Europe’s respective leagues looking to welcome in a brand new year of success and achievement, both on and off the pitch.…
Maybe it is my age catching up with me and I’m becoming just a grumpy old man, but the total overreaction to football results on a weekly basis is grating to say the least. There…
After two consecutive heavy defeats, Leeds United fans have been left soul searching about the quality of their current squad, potential replacements and the future direction of the club. The Elland Road side have lost…
The latter half of 2014 has been somewhat different to the opening six months of the year for Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool side. The amazing run which took them to within a whisker of a first…
Scott Parker and Benoit Assou-Ekotto have both resumed training for Tottenham Hotspur, gifting Andre Villas-Boas a significant injury boost ahead of their Premier League match-up against Swansea on Sunday. Assou-Ekotto, 28, returned to first team…
The Southampton futures of Sofiane Boufal and Guido Carrillo look bleak after fans spotted that the pair were not included in the club's pre-season trip to China. Mark Hughes will take his squad to the…
Chelsea travel to Manchester City this weekend knowing they'll have to pull off a huge performance to avoid another blow to their hopes of finishing inside the Premier League's top four. It will require resolute…
Rickie Lambert believes that a lack of sharpness has prevented him from getting his Liverpool career off to a good start. The Merseyside-born striker completed a dream move back to his boyhood club from Southampton…