Premier League Blog

Sometimes you can become a victim of your own success. In Stoke City’s case, a fabulous cup run last season and a summer of building towards a similarly prolonged spell…

Villas-Boas knows he needs patience

There was another enthralling goalfest between Champions League hopefuls this weekend, as Chelsea surrendered to Arsenal in the closing minutes, in a manner more befitting of… well, Arsenal. 3-3 with…

Premier League weekend preview

Saturday Everton v Man Utd, 12:00 Manchester United must recover from their 6-1 home defeat to league leaders Man City, but the fixture list hasn’t been too kind. On paper…

United crushed by City’s Barcelona moment

It’s quite a day to wake up as a Manchester City fan. Or so I assume. I’m an Arsenal fan, and it’s been so long since we beat our rivals…

In praise of Pardew; the unlikely messiah

In this blog (“So, Alan Pardew. Why?”), written at the time of Alan Pardew’s appointment as Newcastle United manager in December 2010, I wrote “It seems remarkable that Pardew could…

It’s been nice, international break. Cheerio.

The last round of international qualifying matches are always slightly more exciting than the rest, but by the time they come around I’ve always forgotten that. It was a nice…

Features

3September 9, 2011
L’Arse De Triomphe? Cesc Fini

Reading fan Phil Scullion with a damning indictment on Arsene Wenger’s management… ————————- Desperation, panic buys and lost superstars. It was never quite supposed to turn out this way was it? Three…
1August 15, 2011
Adiós, Fàbregas the unfulfilled

Cesc Fàbregas’s protracted transfer to Barcelona, completed today, is a complex one for Arsenal fans. Personally, I feel a myriad of conflicting emotions. On the positive side I see his…
0August 12, 2011
Pre-season fan previews: Liverpool

Liverpool fan Chris Jordan gives Premier League Blog an insight into the season to come for Kenny Dalglish’s men… How happy are you with your side’s summer transfer business? There’s…