Don't show me the money

OF all the weekend’s football, it was Arsenal’s dismantling of Bolton which really shone above anything else. The Gunners fell behind to an early goal but that setback only served to fuel their appetite as they quickly overturned Wanderers’ opener....

An Italian restores English pride

APPARENTLY, there are some who think international football is boring...oh yeah, that was me. Well, like the man in the orthopaedic shoe, I stand corrected. Last night's display was outstanding, full of attacking verve and old fashioned hard work....

International weekend? Zzzzzzz

INTERNATIONAL weekends are so dull. Everything about them bores me – the over-hyped build up, the inevitable snooze-fest matches, the post-game analysis…it’s all so utterly, completely, totally uninteresting. And yesterday was no different. Fortunately...

Football's sold soul

It wasn’t as if anybody needed reminding, but the extent to which money rules football has been hammered home in emphatic fashion this week. The takeover at Manchester City and the apparent financial meltdown at Carrow Road have illustrated perfectly...

Window shopping is multi-million pound ball game

LOVE it or hate it, there’s no denying that the countdown to the closing of football’s transfer window is packed with excitement. The various will-they-or-won’t-they sagas combined with the out-of-nowhere transfer shocks make for some fascinating fare....