Sometimes, heroes remain loyal to their local communities. And these neighbourly treasures are no exception!
Despite his lack of consistent output for United, Diego Forlan was one of my favourite players growing up … and I was just devastated when he left Old Trafford in 2005. You can say whatever you want about that Manchester United squad from the early… Read More »The Transfer that Made Diego Forlan’s Career in 2005!
A goalkeeping ‘understudy’ is a highly deplorable name to give to the majority of top stoppers – but it’s sacrilege in the case of Carlo Cudicini. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not as if players are signing up to become official ‘under-persons’ to another player… Read More »Put Some Respect on Carlo Cudicini’s Name!
Today, we speak about the wonderful goalkeeping talent of Jussi Jääskeläinen: a Finnish legend whose impact on Bolton’s long-gone glory days were as pivotal as anybody’s! During his generation, Jens Lehmann was reinforcing the ‘all goalkeepers are nutters’ stereotype at Arsenal, Cech and Van Der… Read More »Jussi Jääskeläinen: Big Sam’s Big Man (1997-2012)
Remember when Newcastle could rely on someone like Demba Ba to get them the goals they craved? Yeah … good times for the Geordies, that! Many media outlets over the last 12 months have long-awaited a Newcastle United takeover, a prospect that everyone takes with… Read More »Demba Ba: Newcastle United’s Senegalese Sensation (2011-13)
Uefa Cup finalists. League Cup winners. FA Cup Semi-finalists. A seventh-placed Premier League finish… The mid-noughties were undoubtedly Middlesbrough’s finest years. But who was responsible for this success? England fans beware, Steve McClaren may receive praise in this article … that’s right, ‘The wally with… Read More »Middlesbrough’s European Dreamers (2004-06)
Sometimes you don’t have to spray the ball about or kick balls in nets to be valued on the pitch. I mean, just look at David Batty in his ‘give-it-and-go’ role! We all know ‘The Makelele Role’ and it’s one that many holding midfielders have… Read More »David Batty: An O-G Premier League ‘Holding Man’
There are unique cities, unique fans, and unique clubs. Then there is Napoli, a club unlike any other in Italian football. ‘Napoli non é Italia’ Diego Maradona once said: ‘Naples is not Italy‘. And if you spend more than 5 minutes in the city, you… Read More »Napoli: A Club of Cult Heroes
What’s more reliable? An unbreakable digital clock, or Morten Gamst Pedersen’s left foot? Hmm … I guess we’ll never know! Before we get into the rest of these words, can we just take a moment to appreciate the title of the article. I used the… Read More »Morten Gamst Pedersen: The ‘MGP’ of Blackburn Rovers
The career of Alan Smith seems to be one of the most rollercoaster football stories to date, so strap in for this one because it’s going to be a bumpy ride! Prior to the turn of the millennium, Leeds were the First Division champions before… Read More »A Lesson in Loyalty and Karma with Alan Smith!