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Mission Statement
This is a sports blog. My sports blog. Your sports blog. Our sports blog.Essentially I'm going to blog about football (soccer for our US friends) - my passion - but also other happenings in the world...
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You call him Mikel Obi, I call him Obi Mikel. Let's call the whole thing off.
All this fuss about John Obi Mikel (AKA Mikel John Obi) and why? Oh yeah, we're in the midst of a credit crunch and Chelsea are desperately trying to scrape together enough pennies to pay the TV...
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Eboue the Clown - diving is here to stay
It's the international weekend... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. So while he's away from London Colney I'm going to discuss the mystery wrapped inside the enigma that is Emmanuel Eboue.I have a love/hate...
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Forgetful Rio strikes again
Rio Ferdinand branded England fans 'ignorant' and 'immature' for booing Ashley Cole after the Chelsea left-back cocked up a back-pass and gifted Kazakhstan ('I liiiike') a goal on Saturday evening.Hold...
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Jules Rimet still gleaming and the new, new Zidane
International football isn't what it used to be. Give me Champions League over the Euro's any day.Don't get me wrong, I love to tune in to the African Cup of Nations, if only for comedy goalkeepers and...
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Normal service resumes - the Futsal World Cup Final
The international break has been and gone meaning one thing: the return of club football. 'WOO HOO' I hear you cry, grown men are throwing their children in the air, women are kicking their knickers...
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New-found respect for Roy Keane
There is never any doubting what a quality player Roy Keane was, even fans who still hate him to this day would not be able to deny the impact he made on the Premier League.And he was my favourite...
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Mixed fortunes for Champions League legends
The Champions League returned with a bang this week. A joint record 36 goals flew in on Tuesday night, and Barcelona stuck five past Basle last night.Some beautiful goals amongst them as well - an...
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Football, football, football (whilst shaking head)
Harry Redknapp to Spurs. Who saw that coming?Spurs have shelled out a shit load of cash, yet again, on paying off Juande Ramos, Damien Comolli, Gus Poyet and Marcos Alvarez and had to pay Portsmouth...
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Hoffenheim twinned with Hull?
How very refreshing to see two of Europe's biggest leagues dominated by two new boys - two teams in unfamiliar waters.OK, Hull City aren't dominating the Premier League, but they are joint second,...
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Billy Bullshit
Two words on my mind today. William Gallas. The epitome of today's egocentric footballer. Great for anti-Gooners - he's doing his utmost to accelerate Arsenal's stalling season with his latest...
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Win or die
Another 'must-win' match for Arsenal on Sunday against leaders Liverpool.How many times have Gooners heard that this season? I suppose that comes with the territory when you're as inconsistent as...
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Official complaint
Howard Webb is the Premier League's no1 Ref, the go-to-guy for the big match. Now I, as many Arsenal fans, have never enjoyed him reffing our matches particularly, but that didn't mean to say I think...
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