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?
It feels like Rangers are stuck in a vicious cycle. Every time they are presented with a chance to extend a lead over arch rivals Celtic in the league table, they seem to bottle it and drop points. Their Tynecastle defeat at the weekend simply added to the list; an Old Firm win in December … Continue reading Rangers’ defeat at Hearts is the latest twist in the title race
Manchester United are a mess. The club is in complete disarray from top to bottom and it’s been clear for a number of years that there isn’t a quick fix. There have been four different managers in charge at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson retired and none of them have been able to fix … Continue reading Why hasn’t Solskjaer been sacked yet?
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?
There are a number of issues which need addressing at Tottenham Hotspur but none of them are as alarming as their ability to defend- or their lack of ability, to be more accurate. This has been the story of their season so far, and even the appointment of Jose Mourinho (one of the most renowned … Continue reading Why are Tottenham defending like a Sunday League team?
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