January 2011
4 posts
Abramo-stillrich, Fernando Torres and the tale of...
Chelsea’s failed bid for Fernando Torres.
Roman Abramovich’s pot of money, it seems, really does have no end. The Mourinho years - during which Chelsea assumed a persona similar to that of Harry Enfield’s “loadsamoney” character - had begun to seem a distant memory for Chelsea fans, who have now enjoyed several consecutive transfer windows in which their team has not dominated headlines....
Sexist-gate, Demba Ba, Sammer-gate (woops) and the...
Richard Keys and Andy Gray and the faults of British broadcasting.
The public and press have been admirably unanimous in their condemnation of Richard Keys and Andy Gray following the Sky pundits’ sexist remarks at the weekend. That the comments were inexcusable and repulsive is more certain than Avram Grant’s eventual sacking from West Ham, but the whole sordid affair has arguably...
Stadiums, shocks, history and transfers (again).
The fate of the Olympic Stadium.
The fate of the Olympic Stadium is fast becoming nothing short of a farce. Where other cities have constructed huge cultural legacies and grand, memorable sporting arenas (think Berlin, Barcelona and Munich), London’s approach to the Games has consisted of building a Stadium out of what looks like K’Nex and screaming “Premier League! Help!” when the...
A look back on the weekend.
17/1/11
Premier League - Wenger’s Legacy
It has become quite the fashion, within the British media, to doubt and criticise Arsene Wenger. In some cases, this is hardly surprising; his continental philosophy of free flowing football, coupled with hisr ejection of the devil may care financial attitude of many Premiership clubs create an obvious incompatibility with the modern English game, and...
