When it comes to economic comment the Guardian tends to be fairly sound. Here they are on the Liverpool situation. “Liverpool are very heavily in debt and do not own a cash-generative stadium. If they do not qualify for next year’s Champions League group stage – which, even if they do not progress, provides a…
And that something is… Rio Ferdinand. This is the man who says ‘Croatia were fined a few thousand quid. What good is that? It’s not going to stop people shouting racist or homophobic abuse.’ but who remains utterly silent about the abuse given to Sol Campbell. Then he says that we are all being very…
Blimey – I write a bit about the financial situation and how Liverpool Insolvency might be in trouble, and the next thing you know, they are on the brink. Liverpool (to recap) can only pay the interest on their loans by constantly being in the final stages of the Champs League. Without that income they…
Fran Merida signed a long-term contract with Arsenal in April – although judging by the way the media ignored it, nothing happened. He’s 18, he was transferred from Barcelona in 2006, and this past season played on loan for Real Sociedad. Wenger described him as an “absolutely amazing” talent. Wenger’s view is that Merida is…
When football clubs are run by money grabbing Americans who are intent on filling the club with debt while having no sense of what a British football club means to its supporters then two things happen. One is the club ultimately goes bust, but meanwhile while this is happening, it alienates everyone and the supporters…
Have you noticed the change in the way the wind blows? And how everyone in the world of journalism is now denying they were puffing in the opposite direction? Until a few weeks ago the Lord Wenger was the total enemy of English football, singlehandedly destroying our chances of playing in European matches and winning…
Of course no one needs me to say that yesterday at the Ems everything was lovely – apart from the fact that I lost my voice (which of course is irrelevant). The guy behind us apologised to my partner at the end of the game for his language which basically managed to use the f-word,…
If you have never read it, and you like a spot of laughter, it is always worth taking a peek at page 338 on BBC Teletext. It is a summary, updated daily, of the madcap ramblings of a drunken bunch of nae’r do wells with nothing else to say (ie Fleet Street’s Finest). Each…
On the day when everyone is raving (quite rightly) about our team of 3 year olds there’s nothing more to add on that front – save to reiterate that it was possible to get a ticket for £10. If we had been playing the Tiny Fantasists they would have demanded the standard A prices…
This blog is about supporting Arsenal, deifying the Lord Wenger, and saying what a load of silly people all the other football teams are. (Apart from Torquay United, who I also support for reasons that will not become clear at this time). But of course a quick glance at the EPL table will suggest that…
End of content
End of content