For the second installment in our A Year In The Life series, writer and Arsenal fan David Showell examines a turbulent 2011 which began and ended with far more optimism than perhaps it deserved. Continue reading
Harry Redknapp’s public angst at the decisions made by Chris Foy during Spurs’ match against Stoke highlight once again that football managers are all massive hypocrites. Continue reading
What was it like to support Brighton in 2011? A year of unprecedented change and success for the club, with a fantastic stadium. In short, an amazing year. And yet there is a cautionary note for the fans… Continue reading
The death of Gary Speed is hitting football hard. It’s not supposed to end this way, or so soon. Not now, and not like this. Anything but this. A tall, intelligent midfielder beloved by fans of the clubs he played … Continue reading
Depression and mental illness in football are common. Not that you’d ever know it – the stigma attached to openly discussing suffering prevents people being open about it. If things are going to change, the authorities need to take responsibility first and foremost. Continue reading
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has threatened UEFA with a whole-sale breakaway of clubs if their demands are not met by 2014. This has been building for a while, and it will almost inevitably happen. Time for a rant then… Continue reading
The Guardian has, rightly, long been praised for its support of the football blogging community but the introduction of the new Sport Network, syndicating content from bloggers of various sports, has sparked debate. The writers aren’t being paid for their work. What many people haven’t realised though is the potential damage the network could do to these blogger’s sites by destroying their traffic from search engines. Read on to find out how. Continue reading
Stockport County appointed Didi Hamann as manager in July 2011 with the aim of returning to the Football League at the first attempt. Just four months later Hamann has gone and County, as with so many clubs before them, are finding non league football to be a tougher proposition than expected. Continue reading
John Terry’s selection in the England squad despite the ongoing racism row which is enveloping the Premier League is sure to provoke a frenzied reaction from our beloved press, who need no invitation to stick the boot into Fabio Capello. Really though, what difference does it make? Continue reading
With the first of what will hopefully be regular contributions, James Herd reports on Horsham FC who have recently replaced their manager for the second time this season and continue as lodgers of lower division rivals without a ground of their own. Continue reading
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