Eventually all bad things come to an end. After ITV’s brief spell of dominance of the terrestrial football highlights package they have, thankfully, returned to doing what they do best- Coronation Street and the Bill.
After the liberation of the Premiership highlights from the awful ramblings of Andy Townsend and his comical Tactics Truck, old Auntie is now showing Football League highlights as well. And what a joy.
No longer do viewers have to witness goals from new-age camera angles such as from the corner flag or in-between the steward’s legs.
Now we …

Football fans have a multitude of reasons to expect the forthcoming season to be one of the most exciting in recent memory. With four blockbuster leagues, a number of fascinating transfer deals and a World Cup to ponder over, it’s fair to say this season won’t be short on entertainment.
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The English Premier league is often criticised for being predictable, with Manchester United being the title favourites most years, but this year the league really has been blown open. The loss of Ronaldo has weakened United whilst both Chelsea and Liverpool …

The 2009/2010 Premier League Season promises to be one of the most competitive and exciting seasons we’ve ever had, after the spending-spree of Man City who have spent in excess of £90 million. In that same time United have spent only £17 million and Chelsea £20 million. Is money the answer to breaking into the top four?
Two games into the Premier League season and we have already had upsets and shocks. Tottenham, who this time last year were bottom of the league, are sitting proudly on top of the League …

When Chris Foy’s final whistle reverbarated around Villa Park in May and Newcastle United were relagated to the Coca-Cola Championship, Toon fans would have been forgiven for fearing their club was beginning to fade into footballing obscurity.
Luckily for them – and frustratingly for others – there is very little chance of that now happening, with the producers of the BBC’s ‘Football League Show’ apparently insistant on giving Newcastle disproportanate coverage at every opportunity.
Newcastle’s first game in English football’s second tier at West Brom, for example, was always going to be …

     In week one of the English Premier League season we have seen the league table turned upside down.  Clubs that finished in the top tier are at the middle; if not the bottom, and some of the bottom feeders from last year are finding themselves at the top of the standings.  Tottenham Hotspur leads the pack.  Could be their victory against Liverpool is enough to carry them through the end of the season.  Hull City manager Phil Brown says that Tottenham is definitely a top four team.  Rumors …

So we’re one game in and the jury’s already out, cast it’s vote and gone off to eat their cocktail sausages. Arsenal are back to their scintillating best, Rooney’s in his favourite position and the Hull manager still cares more about his fake tan than anything to do with football.
However, with a couple of weeks still left of the transfer window there’s still time left for a few more swings and roundabouts. Rumour mongering is still fierce and before proper form kicks in our best avenue for crystal ball gazing …

Since 2001 no English Premier League team has won the Uefa Cup, or i should say, the rebranded, Euro-friendly, slightly laughable, “Europa League.”  In 2005/6, Middlesbrough went to the final of the competition, but suffered a faltering season in the Premiership.  Since then, teams in the Uefa Cup have consistently failed to compete both domestically and abroad, the question is: why?
 
In 2005, Liverpool won the Champions League, but controversy ensued as they finished 5th in the Premier League, thereby failing to achieve a spot in Europe’s Elite competition for the following season.
 
Throughout …

Well, here we are at the start of another season of football. There will be goals aplenty, controversial decisions, penalties, off sides, back passes, career threatening challenges, but how will it all end?

This could be one of the most open Premier League races in five years or more. The monopoly of the big four, threatened by big spending Manchester City and the gutsy performances from the likes of Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.

At the other end of the table, newly promoted sides Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham will …

With another summer of transfer madness thankfully slowing to a gradual standstill, it seems that everybody has a different opinion as to who will win the Premier League.
“I’m going for Liverpool to win the title. They looked so good at the end of last season and I also think they’ll have the top goalscorer in Fernando Torres.” – Teddy Sheringham
“Adebayor up front with Tevez – unbelievable. And they have Roque Santa Cruz and Robinho too. What a strike force. That’s it. City are champions for sure.” – Jose Mourinho
“I think this …

‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint.’ Overused, perhaps? Put this term into Blue Square Premier context, and you end up with, ‘It’s forty-six marathons, not one.’ Forget slick, passing football. Forget under-soil heating. Cold Tuesday’s at Barrow and Eastbourne, sub-thousand crowds, tea in mugs, and banter beyond all belief. This is where real football transpires.

A ‘massive’ attendance at Altrincham’s Moss Lane home

Don’t be surprised if a club goes into liquidation this season. The recession, coupled with the demise of non-league broadcaster Setanta, has seen some clubs’ budget cut by almost …