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This season’s unsung heroes: Aston Villa supporters
Not renowned for their patience, the denizens of Villa Park have bucked that trend this year – and how. Thoroughly dispirited by the on-field decline of their club since it secured three top-six Premier League finishes in consecutive years under Martin...read more »
The gradual drop and potential rise in fortunes at Aston Villa:
The last time the Villain’s had something good to shout about, Martin O’Neill was working his magic at the midlands club. Since then no successor of the Irishman has been able to cast the same spells that saw him have...read more »
Why Yaya Toure Could Win the Title for City:
When Yaya Toure made his £24million move from Barcelona to Manchester City in the summer of 2010, he was regarded by many as a “defensive midfielder”. He played in the holding role of Barcelona’s midfield trio for a number of...read more »
What if England had beaten Italy?
You know the mantra by now, the English football team is full of technically incompetent workhorses who could not string together three passes if their lives depended on it. If this sounds familiar to you it is because they said...read more »
Why Frank Lampard’s Injury doesn’t have to be the end of his England career:
Frank Lampard will now miss Euro 2012 because of a thigh injury sustained in training. This is a huge disappointment for the player himself but it also throws into sharp relief the shallowness of the current England squad. Jordan Henderson,...read more »
A central midfield selection criticism for Roy Hodgson?
Frank Lampard’s recent withdrawal from the England squad just a week before Euro 2012 starts has seen England’s central midfield options cut to shreds as he now joins Gareth Barry on the sidelines. Lampard’s replacement, Jordan Henderson of Liverpool has...read more »
Have England’s Three Lions completely lost their bite?
This England team that is set for the Euro’s are starting to fall apart at the seams. To begin with Hodgson didn’t exactly pick the strongest squad. Despite what I had said about him in a previous article when he...read more »
Is there more to this England side than ‘grit’?
‘Solid but unspectacular’ was the general consensus regarding England’s performance in Roy Hodgson’s first match in charge against Norway in Oslo. Indeed, with English expectations at an all-time low on the back of recent disappointments, England fans would probably be delighted...read more »
Is the new England squad stuck in the past or a breath of fresh air?
After new England boss Roy Hodgson revealed his 23-man squad for this summer’s European Championships, Will Ridgard looks at the selections made. The Championships, jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine, kick-off in little under a month and Hodgson has certainly made...read more »
After Man City’s big finale will the Premier League ever reach such heights again?
With both Manchester City and Manchester United going into the last match of the season with a chance of lifting the 2011-2012 Barclays Premier League trophy, it promised to be a great final day of the season. However, what ensued...read more »