David Hardy | March 11, 2010
Not-so golden oldies
Manchester United were superb last night. Wayne Rooney in particular was a real handful and unquestionably will be at the centre of any would-be English World Cup success in the summer (fingers crossed he stays fit!). But surely a few questions must be asked of an ageing AC Milan? The seven-time champions of [...]
Rob Parker | February 11, 2010
Ageing keeper population
In his commentary last night, John Motson praised Wolves keeper Marcus Hahnemann for getting down to save a low shot considering he will be 38 this summer. But did the American deserve the special disclaimer? After all, he wasn’t even the oldest Premier League goalkeeper playing last night.
Edwin Van Der Sar remains Manchester [...]
Rob Parker | January 22, 2010
The angry rant of a mildly disgruntled QPR fan
This hilarious, if worryingly accurate, rant on the state of football is doing the rounds (thanks to Russ Anderson for sending it our way) after being posted on an internet forum by a QPR fan.
He rants: “I take more pleasure in seeing Chelsea lose than I do [...]
David Hardy | October 6, 2009
I don’t hate the whinging Welshman!
Watching Aston Villa’s draw with Manchester City last night provoked a bit of reaction. Along with many football followers, I’ve kept one eye on City this season. Given all of the money invested and players that have come in, big things and big performances are expected. And no one at [...]
David Hardy | October 5, 2009
Punters shouldn’t have to pick up Setanta’s tab… again
As the fallout from the Setanta shambles continues, news agencies are this morning reporting that England’s World Cup qualifier in Ukraine next Saturday will not be available live on any television channel. In a surprising turn of events, it will be available only online on a pay-per-view [...]
David Hardy | September 29, 2009
A suggestion for World Cup success
Dear Mr Capello,
An idea. OK, so it may be a tad premature but if we’re going to finally win another World Cup, we need some cutting edge ideas. The Argentinians had a Hand of God in 1986, the Germans perfected the noble art of diving in 1990, the Brazilians learned [...]
David Hardy | September 28, 2009
Job vacancy: Portuguese winger, Manchester area
Filling the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure was never going to be an easy task, but with a comparable upright style, similarly rapid stepovers and a reminiscent penchant for powerful ranged shooting, this should be the season for Nani to step up and show that he can replicate the [...]
