Mark Selby followed up his UK Open triumph with his third Masters Title to go within one of completing snookers ‘triple crown.’ The “Jester from Leicester” beat Austalia’s Neil Robertson in a high quality final in front of a packed Alexandra Palace Crowd. Selby had struggled en route to the final, needing a thrilling [...]
January, 2013
ARE NEWCASTLE GETTING IT RIGHT WITH THEIR FRENCH REVOLUTION?
“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” “We have had success with French players before so lets go there again.” This would appear to be the attitude taken by Newcastle United in this transfer window. They have got so many French players now they’ll have to start serving croissants and crepes on the terraces. But [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Alan Pardew, Arsenal, Demba Ba, Football, Mike Ashley, Newcastle United
ADKINS SACKING AGAIN SHOWS HOW CLUELESS CLUB OWNERS REALLY ARE
Back to back promotions and just two defeats in twelve Premier League games. Yet Southampton have taken the extraordinary decision to sack Nigel Adkins and just as bizarrely appoint the unproven Mauricio Pochettino. Chairman Nicola Corteze said that Southampton needed to change manager in order to achieve their long-term ambitions. I wonder if he [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Chelsea, Football, Nicola Corteze, Nigel Adkins, Rafael Benitez, Roberto Di Matteo, Roman Abramovich, Southampton
GUARDIOLA MAKES A SHREWD MOVE – BUT IS IT AS A RESULT OF A FERGIE PEP TALK?
Bayern Munich stunned the football world by announcing that Pep Guardiola would become their new manager in the summer. The Spaniard has chosen to end his sabbatical and take the helm at the Allianz, in a snub to the likes of Chelsea who were so desperate for his services. The big question however is [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Chelsea, Football, Jose Mourinho, Man Utd, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benitez
WHY IS THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH REFEREEING SO FAR BEHIND EUROPE?
It seems increasingly as though we spend a large number of weekends discussing the referee rather than the football. So many times we are witnessing glaring mistakes by the men in charge that influence matches and change the results of key English League clashes. In contrast, when we watch Champions League football, more often [...]
