Rob Parker | March 22, 2010
1. Quite fitting that a week that began with concerns that Rafa Benitez had lost the dressing room ended with Steven Gerrard disappearing.
2. Didier Drogba is back to putting his kicking out in the penalty area to more constructive use.
3. But Chelsea lost ground on Manchester United in the title race with their draw at [...]
Rob Parker | August 31, 2009
You will hopefully have noticed that OTP has not been updated for a few days while I take a well deserved (and ongoing) rest. Normal service will be resumed over the next couple of days. In the meantime, I have seen precisely zilch of the weekend’s Premier League action, so this week’s conclusions are over [...]
Rob Parker | May 12, 2009
1. Middlesbrough are down. Newcastle are not safe, but Middlesbrough are down.
2. I’m not convinced that bringing on Obafemi Martins for a fairly ineffectual Michael Owen suddenly makes Alan Shearer a tactical genius, but Martins’ goal could be absolutely priceless.
3. The start of the first-half was exciting, pulsating, and had some good football (particularly from [...]
Rob Parker | May 4, 2009
1. Defeats for the bottom eight (excluding Hull who play tonight). Does anyone actually want to stay in this division?!
2. Portsmouth’s defenders were obviously doing their bit to prevent the spread of swine flu by giving quarantined Carlos Vela plenty of room to fire home Arsenal’s third goal.
3. Chelsea should try 4-4-2 more often. The [...]
Rob Parker | April 27, 2009
1. Shocking decision from Howard Webb. There is no way that was a penalty and Spurs can feel hard done by. Heurelho Gomes clearly got the ball and it can go on the long list of dubious penalties awarded to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
2. Having said that, the Liverpool fans moaning that Howard Webb [...]
Rob Parker | March 23, 2009
1. Paul Scholes should definitely take up volleyball when he retires. We already knew he could spike and now we know he can block too. Perhaps indoor volleyball would be better than beach with your complexion, Paul.
2. The Premier League title race may not have been open again after Liverpool’s victory over Manchester United, but [...]
Rob Parker | March 11, 2009
1. A 4-0 aggregate would have been embarrassing enough for Real Madrid, but surely watching Andrea Dossena fire home is the ultimate humiliation. Even the Liverpool subs were in hysterics.
2. Juande Ramos probably still hates England.
3. Chelsea have had a pretty lucky escape. They weren’t really worth their draw in Turin and it could easily [...]
