By Markus Krug The world loves a good anti-hero. The charming rule-breaker of the movie, who does questionable things with just enough genius for us to love him. It seems the football world has just found such an anti-hero in Argentinian coach Marcelo Bielsa. The Leeds United boss took full responsibility after it was brought to light that someone at LUFC had spied on the … [Read more...] about Bielsa spygate: Impressive, but not right
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There’s Ole one man for the Manchester United job, and it’s Solskjaer
By Daniel Brennan Following the long overdue sacking of the perpetual source of footballing misery called Jose Mourinho, Manchester United shocked the entire footballing world with the appointment of former United player and club legend, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season. After underwhelming stints at Norwegian … [Read more...] about There’s Ole one man for the Manchester United job, and it’s Solskjaer
Football club documentaries: good TV or just good PR?
By Darren Casserly Recently, with the release of the Netflix series Sunderland ‘Til I Die, a fly-on-the-wall documentary following in the footsteps of Amazon’s Manchester City’s All or Nothing, many of us questioned if these kinds of productions are even worth watching or is just positive PR for the subject. Both of these documentaries follow the clubs' varying seasons, … [Read more...] about Football club documentaries: good TV or just good PR?
Still up for grabs
By Markus Krug The 2018/19 Premier League season has seen one of the most exciting title races in recent memories so far. As of 4 January, there are three major title challengers battling for first place. Liverpool are in first place with Manchester City trailing by four points and Tottenham trailing by sixth. And while we still have almost half a season left, it would take … [Read more...] about Still up for grabs
European Super league would spell bad news for the fans
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 05/12/2018 By Oisín Bradley News broke earlier last month of a potential breakaway by Europe’s top football clubs to form a European Super League. German newspaper Der Spiegel broke the story of the proposal levelled at the money men at the top of football in 2016, which signalled that the 16 best clubs should form a league, and that the bizarre, … [Read more...] about European Super league would spell bad news for the fans