Archive for July, 2011

  • No better place to start today’s roundup than Blackburn Rovers’ owners Venky’s absurd advert. I don’t know where it’s going to be broadcast but it’s insane. It really does speak...

    29th July news roundup

    No better place to start today’s roundup than Blackburn Rovers’ owners Venky’s absurd advert. I don’t know where it’s going to be broadcast but it’s insane. It really does speak...

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  • Today could, possibly, maybe, mark the beginning of something better for English football. A report released by the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee expressed deep concerns about the future...

    MPs urge major FA reform – more coaches, please!

    Today could, possibly, maybe, mark the beginning of something better for English football. A report released by the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee expressed deep concerns about the future...

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  • Nothing particularly earth-shattering today, just the continued conclusion to Sergio Aguero’s transfer to Manchester City. This transfer seems to have been drawing to completion perennially all week, so I think...

    July 28th news roundup

    Nothing particularly earth-shattering today, just the continued conclusion to Sergio Aguero’s transfer to Manchester City. This transfer seems to have been drawing to completion perennially all week, so I think...

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  • Three main ingredients make up the archetypal football cult hero. Firstly, you have to be a ‘character’. This largely involves doing stupid stuff, like dancing like a fool, playing with...

    Farewell, Eboué

    Three main ingredients make up the archetypal football cult hero. Firstly, you have to be a ‘character’. This largely involves doing stupid stuff, like dancing like a fool, playing with...

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  • In spite of my previous denouncement of analysis of friendly games, I can’t help but find myself wanting to comment on Mario Balotelli’s latest cognitive failure. With his name already...

    How do you solve a problem like Mario?

    In spite of my previous denouncement of analysis of friendly games, I can’t help but find myself wanting to comment on Mario Balotelli’s latest cognitive failure. With his name already...

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