It’s been made clear that there is a clear divide amongst Arsenal fans, for and against Wenger. Surely if Arsenal beat Chelsea to the final top four position then this season will be somewhat a good season, but….. could it all have been so different? Who do you blame? Board or Manager?
If Arsenal had reinvested the money from the sales of Nasri and Fabregas into Mario Gotze and Juan Mata, how would this season have panned out, now a lot of you will be sitting there thinking why didn’t Wenger …

The extremely sudden and unexpected resignation of Fabio Capello’s from his role as England’s National Team’s Manager shocked many football fans. In the afternoon of February 9th, Capello officially announced to the press that he will no more take charge of the team because “the English FA gave him a disgrace.” What this means is that, despite of his scandal with his ex-team mate’s wife, and the racism rumors with QPR’s center back Anton Ferdinand, Capello gave the English Captaincy to Chelsea’s John Terry. This brought a number of arguments, …

Just about the worst kept secret in football in the moment is that Harry Redknapp will soon be taking over as England manager. The capacity is yet to be decided, will it be part time, full time? But Redknapp not being in charge for Euro 2012 is almost inconceivable considering the lack of any real alternative. Somehow the only current realistic other option is Stuart Pearce, who lack of ability and tactical knowledge is plain for all to see. So when Harry does go, who will take up the mantle …

As the new league of Ireland season is starting in a couple of weeks I thought I would start my weekly update. Enjoy!

Paul Cook has been confirmed as the new manager of Accrington Stanley after reaching an agreement with Sligo Rovers. Cook joins the English League Two side after almost five years with Rovers. The Lancashire side currently lie in eighth position in the league – one place off the play-off spots.Cook joined Sligo in 2007, winning the Irish League Cup and FAI Cup during his tenure, and Rovers chairman Michael …

The unthinkable has happened; Josep Guardiola has departed company with FC Barcelona. It’s May 2013 and Guardiola has just lifted the Champions League trophy for the third consecutive year and for the fourth time in five years. Pep has overtaken Bob Paisley to become the only coach to win the trophy four times and Barcelona has replicated the European dominance that Ajax and Bayern Munich enjoyed in the 1970’s.
His five seasons in management have taken a toll on Guardiola, dark rings have appeared under his eyes and his hair is …

 
Newcastle United look to be in contention for qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League. However, despite an exhilarating start to the 11/12 season, Mike Ashley should sack (yet) another manager to improve their odds, a decision which should inflict less discontent from the Toon fans than renaming their home stadium.
The Magpies collected 25 points from 11 games prior to their first defeat at the Etihad Stadium. A consistent lineup including exciting signings such as the 16-goals-in-21-games Demba Ba and French orchestrator Cabaye, not to exclude the impressive young Tim …

This week Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini invited his star striker Carlos Tevez back in the squad, as they search for all the help they can get in their title run. Tevez, who had not played for the club for the past 5 months, flew back to Manchester from his native Argentina to reunite with his teammates, but as soon as he got a chance to talk to the English press, he started to fire back at Mancini and his accusations.
It all began in September 2011, when City faced Bayern …

Ever since the departure of Fabio Capello, the entire football world has been wondering the same thing, and that is whether Harry Redknapp will be the one who will take his place. The current Tottenham boss is the strong favourite to take over as the new England manager, as he has proven in the last years that he can bring out the best in a team, leading the Spurs from relegation threats in 2008 all the way to the mighty Champions League in 2010.
For many, including myself, the position of …

It’s been nearly two years since Abramovich’s Chelsea won the Premier League and it’s been…forever since they’ve won the Champions League. Despite the Special One winning two Champions League trophies in his impressive CV, it was with Porto and Inter, not the blues. Abramovich also recruited – personally – Champions League winners Shevchenko and Ancelotti in a bid to push for the best-in-Europe title but neither brought their UEFA luck with them to London. Then, and perhaps the most ludicrous move by the Russian, he splashed out 50M pounds on …

Its been a tough couple of weeks for football managers. I have been pretty confused and shocked about certain decisions made by clubs lately. Now everyone knows that managing a Football Club is no easy job, It is simply put down to tactics, players, and resources but recently another factor has made a huge contribution to a managers job, the clubs board. I don’t know about you, but I think a club should have ambitions at the start of the season and that they should made clear to the manager. If these …