We all love a good moan at the TV whenever we’ve sat down to watch the football. Our resentment isn’t just aimed at players, either; in fact, depending on our mood and how our teams are doing, almost anyone could find themselves in the firing line. Not even members of the media are exempt, but … Continue reading Why are commentators and pundits so poor these days?
Football won’t be the same when play resumes. The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in all areas of life, and it’s been a particularly strange time for football fans. Leagues grinded to a halt all around the world and even when play does resume, there will be no fans – perhaps the most important ingredient … Continue reading Lockdown could actually benefit Scottish football
There has been somewhat of a David and Goliath story unfolding in Germany over the past seven years, but this one has a bit of a twist. In this version, where Bayern Munich have picked up seven consecutive Bundesliga titles with relative ease, Goliath is the character emerging victorious. Borussia Dortmund have long been the … Continue reading Why did Bayern beat Dortmund so easily?
With all football grinding to a halt as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, there haven’t been too many other things to talk about. Bearing that in mind, I’m going to do something a little different today and have a look back over my football side’s (Stirling University 3s) league win this season. We finished the … Continue reading Stirling League Win Review- how did we do it?
Premier League Top 4 Predictions With around about nine games left of the Premier League season to go, the race for Champions League qualification is really heating up. It’s been one of the most competitive seasons in recent years and a number of teams are in with a chance, but who’s going to prevail in … Continue reading Who will win the race for the top 4?
On the 29th of December, it would have been very difficult to imagine the predicament that Rangers currently find themselves embroiled in. They had just beaten arch rivals Celtic 2-1 in their own backyard and therefore avenged their League Cup final defeat which occurred a few weeks previously. In the three league games prior to … Continue reading Why have Rangers struggled so much since the winter break?
It’s becoming a bit of a theme for me to talk about new football rules that I’m not a fan of, and I’ll try to move away from that in my following articles. However, I feel like I have to try and let off some steam when it comes to the new handball rule. This … Continue reading The New Handball Rule is a Load of Rubbish
There have been a lot of changes to football in recent years and I can’t pretend I’m a fan of them all. While goal-line technology was undoubtedly needed and has been a huge success, there are other alterations which have made the game that little bit worse. The new handball rule just doesn’t do it … Continue reading Is the new heading rule in Scotland really that good?
The Premier League title’s destination has looked to be a foregone conclusion for a while now. Liverpool have absolutely dominated the domestic league so far, and have only dropped two points after their opening twenty games. Jurgen Klopp has implemented his methods perfectly, and yet having passed the halfway stage of the season it doesn’t … Continue reading Are Liverpool really that good? Or is the competition just at an all time low?
A Critical Eye 