Eoin Mac Raghnaill

Can Gilmour walk in Wilshere’s footsteps by rapidly developing on loan?

Slightly-built but fearless. Inexperienced, yet splendidly intuitive. Comparisons between Billy Gilmour and a young Jack Wilshere have been drawn since the talented Scotsman emerged…

21/07/2021

Work Experience – Five of the best young Premier League loan signings

As clubs continue to count the financial cost of the pandemic, loan signings remain an attractive option. For Premier League clubs looking to give…

18/07/2021

Remembering every European Championship hat-trick

Hat-tricks at major international tournaments are as rare as hens’ teeth, but when they happen their impact is typically profound. Across the fifteen editions…

22/06/2021

Nineties Nostalgia: The rise and fall of a cult Parma side

Upon hearing the news of Parma’s recent relegation I became consumed by a sense of despondency, a fear at what the future might hold…

17/06/2021

Luka Modric: Will Euro2020 be the Last Dance of a modern great

Euro 2021 is likely to be Luka Modrić’s swansong tournament in a Croatian jersey. It may be the last time we see the midfield…

13/06/2021

Thrashings, Yo-Yo’s, and Pens Galore: The best stats from the 20/21 Premier League season

This ludicrous Premier League campaign has been labelled an ‘asterisk season’. Although seemingly tainted and unworthy of comparison, the record books care not. The…

25/05/2021

Jugović, Prosinečki and Savićević: Red Star’s criminally unappreciated midfield trio

Nostalgia can be a dangerous, duplicitous thing. Through the hazy veil of hindsight we may elevate the greats to the status of gods, but…

02/05/2021

Loan Market Adventures: The peaks and troughs of Barkley and Lingard

The economic obstacles coughed up by the pandemic have forced Premier League clubs to conduct their transfer dealings in a more calculated fashion. Despite…

17/04/2021

Searching for Claude: Can the next Makélélé please stand up?

What honour could be greater than having your name permanently enshrined in the football lexicon? Cruyff, Bosman, Panenka – these names are eternally rooted…

11/04/2021