Monthly Archives: February 2011

Written by Ricky Murray The two biggest clubs from Manchester are meeting this Saturday; it is a fixture that has always been an important and mouth-watering encounter to fans from Manchester and beyond, even when Manchester City were in the football...read more »

It’s red versus blue, Mancini against Fergie, as City face United.  Many people claimed last season’s derby at Old Trafford was the most eagerly awaited clash in the history of the fixture as City, for the first time, were deemed...read more »

Written by Nicholas Edwards With the revelation a few weeks back that Jose Mourinho may leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and the Portuguese coach’s preference for a return to the Premier League; let’s take a look at...read more »

Written by Joe Howarth On Saturday 12/02/2011 the two Manchester clubs will meet for the 143rd time in the league. Bringing a history between them that should stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of: Real Madrid vs Barcelona and Inter...read more »

"A dynamic force is a very terrible thing" –Stanley Baldwin A few months ago Tim Vickery’s blog sparked a crisis. He highlighted that, as with anything worth loving in life, an entity’s greatest asset doubles as its greatest shortcoming. I’d started...read more »

Written by Oscar Pye-Jeary And so we arrive again at that magical time in the football year, when everyone suddenly realizes there’s an international match on in mid-week, explaining the slight dip in Sky’s usual hyperbolic bluster, the sudden rise in...read more »

Written by David Tully from Live4Liverpool There has been a lot of talk about loyalty in the modern game over the past week or so since the goings on in the January transfer window. Whether it was Fernando Torres’ departure to...read more »

West Bromwich Albion’s decision to sack Roberto Di Matteo meant that the former Chelsea midfielder became the fourth Premier League manager to succumb to the axe this season. The Italian was placed on gardening leave after presiding over a...read more »

Written by Ricky Murray It’s that time again - the England football team are gathered together preparing for, according to many managers, a meaningless friendly – this time, against Denmark, so let the moaning commence. I am going to jump on...read more »

Written by Nicholas Edwards "Inconsistent refereeing needs to stop, it's killing the game. If Diaby is sent off, what's the difference between that and Kevin Nolan's challenge on our keeper??#joke." -Jack Wilshire commenting after Arsenal’s 4-4 draw with Newcastle at the...read more »