Welcome to anysportinastorm.co.uk - an online site that brings you sporting opinion told in as unbiased a way as possible, to help sports enthusiasts everywhere share my personal thoughts and viewpoints on the world of sport

Why 'anysportinastorm'? Well, as well as having that twist on the old saying, it's all about sports played in a storm, whether that's a monsoon causing a deluge in the Theatre of Dreams or haka-stopping hurricane in Eden Park, or a metaphorical storm surrounding boardroom backstabbing, bribery, corruption and brown envelopes, the antics of spoilt and overpaid sportsmen, or doping scandals.

This site's aim is to give you my slant on such goings-on, through opinion-led pieces that present things the way I see them. It's Scott stuff' and you might not always agree with it, but isn't that what life on the terraces, in the stands or at the track is all about?

Finally, this site is here to point out that I'm available for commissions, sessions helping out on local sports desks around where I live in Lancashire and football commentary - something I've been doing since an early age in front of the box. Hope you become a frequent visitor here and like what I'm turning out and reviewing.

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 [...]

Date WrittenJanuary 18, 2013
AuthorWritten by Scott
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NOT EMBARRASSED ROBERTO? YOU SHOULD BE


Defeat to an under strength Dortmund team was the final bitter blow in another dismal Champions League campaign for Manchester City. The Premier League Champions finished their group without a single win, taking just three points, the worst ever total from an English side in the Champions League.   Yet when asked, Roberto Mancini claimed [...]

Date WrittenDecember 5, 2012
AuthorWritten by Scott
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JUST HOW LONG DOES WINNING THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BUY YOU?


Roberto Di Matteo has been sacked by Chelsea. Five months and two days after lifting the Champions League in Munich, Roman Abramovich has succumbed to his itchy trigger finger and given the manager the sack.   Di Matteo took over the helm at Chelsea at a time when the club were in turmoil. Following the [...]

Date WrittenNovember 21, 2012
AuthorWritten by Scott
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