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Even before the season had begun, I had predicted that this would be the ‘make or break season for Steve Bruce’. Well now, Bruce becomes the first Premier League manager to leave his post just 4 months into the season. All the major football pundits would have started postulating their own theories on why Bruce […]
October 24, 2011
In short – No. There was no way that anyone could have predicted that Manchester City could have inflicted such a painful and humiliating defeat on Manchester United before the kick-off. But was a United defeat on the cards? Honestly there was a very good probability of that happening.Let’s get right to business. Fergie scrapped […]
September 29, 2011
60% possession, 14 attempts at goal with 9 on target (65%), 2 goals up in 17 minutes and the formidable fortress of Old Trafford – United fans could have been forgiven if they had thought that the match was over by half time. But the reality was far from it. Basel scored twice in quick […]
September 25, 2011
Everton went to the Etihad stadium with a clear game plan – stifle Manchester City and possibly hit them on the break. Moyes would have loved all 3 points but set out hoping to earn 1. City on the other hand wanted to impose their attacking will on Everton and hopefully set the gauntlet for […]
September 19, 2011
“For the neutrals it was fantastic and open. Some of our football was terrific but we were so careless we could have thrown it away. We did OK when we got the ball to Nani and Ashley Young [in the wide positions] but when we tried to be clever in the middle of the field […]
September 18, 2011
After the mid-week Champions League exertions, it’s time for Premier League action and this week we have the big daddy of battles – Chelsea travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. Though Andre Villas-Boas denied it, it is inevitable that his future at west London will be scrutinized even more from this weekend […]
September 14, 2011
Football Manager afficianados will immediately perk up at the name in the title of this article. ‘Nik Besagno? Hey I’ve heard that name’ will be the line of thought in most of those FM fans’ mind. For the non-FM junkies, Nik Besagno was one of the wonderkids in the game (atleast the 2006 version). A […]
September 11, 2011
If I ever get to speak to Owen Coyle, I’m going to show him my previous blog entry and tell him “I TOLD YOU SO”. The fixture list hasn’t been kind to Bolton, but that doesn’t mean that they should overlook the obvious flaw in their gameplay. The fact that Bolton had more shots on goal […]
September 10, 2011
As the transfer window slammed shut, fans of Everton were left shaking their head due to the transfer activities of their club. Fan favorite Mikel Arteta left on the last moments of the deadline day to Arsenal in a £10m deal. Earlier that day, strikers Jermaine Beckford and Yakubu too departed Goodison Park for Leicester […]
Kick-Off Time 
December 1, 2011
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