Tag: Premiership

  • Chaos At Leeds Shows No Sign Of Ending

    Chaos At Leeds Shows No Sign Of Ending

    Being from Scotland, and being a Celtic supporter, I have followed the story of British football’s most dysfunctional club, the one at Ibrox, keenly. Some of what has happened there is without parallel anywhere in the game, except perhaps for the rash of arrests and indictments at FIFA, but only someone who knows nothing about…

  • EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Newcastle 1-2 Watford

    EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Newcastle 1-2 Watford

    Steve McClaren said, after this game, that trying to turn around Newcastle’s shocking form was “a little bit like a car crash.” He isn’t kidding. Right now it resembles a motorway pile-up, and one with a high likelihood of casualties. They flirted with relegation last season, and but for Sunderland also dropping three points and…

  • EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland

    EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland

    Things are pretty grim up north at the moment, with Sunderland and Newcastle suffering a ghastly start to the season, and one that neither side was able to better at the weekend. In this match, played in front of a Bournemouth support who are much happier with the start they’ve made than the away fans…

  • EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Liverpool 1-1 Norwich

    EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Liverpool 1-1 Norwich

    Brendan Rodgers’ team have had a lopsided start to this season, and no mistake, and this was another of those days when he and the Liverpool supporters were left cursing his side’s luck and their lack of a cutting edge. As it stand right now they have taken an anaemic eight points from their first…

  • EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Southampton 2-3 Manchester United

    EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Southampton 2-3 Manchester United

    This five goal thriller was a great advertisement for the EPL, with a few memorable displays and one memorable goal, from Juan Mata after 45 (count ‘em! 45!) passes. It was United’s third, the game’s fourth, and the one that has, perhaps, finally answered some of the questions about the Van Gaal approach and how…

  • EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

    The weekend’s games opened with a bang, with an amazing match between Chelsea and Arsenal. For Jose’s fan club it was a day to remember. For Arsene’s, it was yet another dismal one to forget, and yet it all might have been so different. Chelsea, let’s not forget, are the side who’ve made the dismal…

  • Marseille forward set for Swansea City move

    Marseille forward set for Swansea City move

    View image | gettyimages.com BBC Sport are reporting that Marseille striker Andre Ayew is having talks today with Swansea City and if talks go well a medical and an announcement is planned today. The 25 year old striker, has been linked with a few Premiership clubs this summer such as West Ham, Newcastle and Arsenal,…

  • Lyon deny Liverpool’s interest in star striker

    Lyon deny Liverpool’s interest in star striker

    View image | gettyimages.com Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas has stated Liverpool have not made any move for his star striker Alexandre Lacazette and even if they were interested would have no chance as they are not in the Champions League. Lacazette, who is 24-years-old, was top scorer in Ligue 1 last season with 27…

  • Derby County announce new manager

    Derby County announce new manager

    View image | gettyimages.com Derby County today have announced Paul Clement as their new manager on a three year deal replacing Steve McClaren, after Derby missed out on promotion to the Premiership. 43-year-old Clement, who is the son of Dave Clement the ex QPR and England international and the brother of ex West Brom defender…

  • Liverpool Football Club: £215m on NOTHING

    Liverpool Football Club: £215m on NOTHING

    View image | gettyimages.com Football Express News’ Craig Muncey takes a look at Liverpool’s transfer business over recent seasons and their failed signings. Been a lot of talk about transfer committees at Liverpool, and how that process works, who has the final say etc, which is fair, however, I personally think Liverpool as a football…