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Manchester City and Liverpool: An under-valued rivalry set to explode into legend

To this point in time, the rivalry between Manchester City and Liverpool that has emerged in recent seasons has a very different composition to…

08/04/2022

Why Harry Kane to Manchester United makes no sense at all

It’s here again. The Harry Kane to Manchester United rumour. The one that won’t go away. Its longevity can easily be explained by history,…

02/04/2022

The mad, bad story of the Battle of Bramall Lane, 20 years on

On March 16th 2002, a Championship game featuring Sheffield United and West Brom was abandoned, due to the home side having too few players…

17/03/2022

Why are magnificent and complex Manchester City dumbed down and dismissed?

Scratch beneath the clickbait and online tribalism and you’ll find a rich vein of footballing discourse prevalent in the mainstream media and beyond. Thankfully,…

11/03/2022

Why Manchester United have no divine right to be successful or be considered a ‘big club’

In March of 2014, Manchester United were flailing under new boss David Moyes, struggling to keep pace with the top six and generally looking…

18/02/2022

Five answers to Manchester United’s prayers as their mediocrity continues

As recently as last summer, things seemed to be finally on the up for Manchester United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was about to become the…

17/02/2022

Lampard’s appointment at Everton is yet another pathetic example of jobs for the boys

The jury remains out on Frank Lampard as a manager. At Derby County he inherited one of the most expensively assembled squads in the…

04/02/2022

FFP: It feels unfair that Newcastle must be sensible and shrewd while living out a dream

Newcastle United’s January business to date has been impressively pragmatic.  Bringing in Kieran Trippier is a shrewd move, especially at a fee believed to…

15/01/2022

Man City are not eradicating competition at the top, they’re just better than the rest

‘The City sportswashing project has been 100% successful, their wealth so entrenched now, and so unquestioned, that I feel we should ignore them as…

13/01/2022