Alex McLeish was never welcomed to Villa Park by the fans, and as the season has dragged on has taken them closer and closer to a relegation battle. Simon Furnivall, for one, thinks that it’s time he packed his bags…
Newcastle are lacking a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’
Newcastle are the form team in the race for the Champions League place. Ryan Keaney just can’t see them doing it, although he doesn’t know why…
Everton fans should enjoy Jelavic while they can
Nikica Jelavic is the frontman that Everton have been crying out for over recent season. Tall, powerful and with an eye for a goal, the Croatian has hit the ground running for his club. However, Gary Linton has a few words of caution for the blue side of Liverpool…
Who will be relegated from the Premier League?
Yesterday we asked a string of footballing brains to predict who will win the Premier League. Today they are back to look at the bottom of the table and dish out their opinion on who will start next season in the Championship…
Who will win the Premier League?
The Premier League is well and truly into the business end of the season. We got together some of the finest footballing minds that we could and quizzed them on who they think will not only win the league but finish in the top four…
Did Swansea City make the best of the January transfer window?
Gylfi Sigurdsson became the first Swansea City player to be named Player of the Month earlier this week after joining the Welsh club in the January window. Ryan Keaney asks a very simple question, was he the best deal done in the winter transfer window?
Ben Arfa’s road to recovery ends on Newcastle’s highway
There are similarities in the recent histories of Newcastle United and Hatem Ben Arfa. Both had troubling years in 2009 but as Tim Palmer explains, with 2012 cranking into gear they are now nicely complimenting each other…
As long as James Milner doesn’t win it
Jack Wilshere, Cesc Fàbregas, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney are just some of the players named PFA Young Player of the Year. With the end of the season looming, Simon Furnivall looks at this year’s candidates…
Steve Kean defies his many, many critics
Not so long ago, Andy Hunter was ready to see Steve Kean leave Blackburn Rovers. It wasn’t that he didn’t like Kean but that he feared for Blackburn if he continued. Now, he is happy to have been proved wrong…
