Opinion

In a League of glamorous clubs and star players, it is somewhat suprising to see AFC Bournemouth sat comfortably in sixth place. Seventeen points from their opening nine games sees The Cherries just four points off fourth place. Yes, it’s only nine matches in to a long season, but the strides ...

Welcome to the first edition of Stick Or Twist, a new weekly column on The Football Faithful which takes a look at the the underfire manager of the moment and ponders whether they deserve the sack or not. We will look at factors such as recent form, fan opinion and ...

So it’s now official, Raheem Sterling is a good player! All it took was two goals in a semi-competitive international game to silence the critics. Despite being involved in forty-seven goals for Manchester City since the start of 2017-18 and being part of one of the greatest attacking teams in ...

The much maligned international breaks that pepper each season can be a real nuisance. Clubs are left to sweat over injuries to their players and good league form can be halted. It’s an unpleasant, tense period for all affiliated to their club team. However, there are times when they can ...

The international break may have come at the worst possible time for Jose Mourinho after Manchester United’s miraculous comeback against Newcastle United, but the Portuguese coach needs to lay down a marker with a positive result against Chelsea when his players return. Manchester United arguably played their best 45 minutes ...

Chelsea signed off before the international break with an efficient 3-0 victory over Southampton, which sees them unbeaten after eight games and joint top of the Premier League on 20 points with everybody’s pre-season title favourites Man City and Liverpool. After the game at St.Mary’s Blues boss Maurizio Sarri and ...

After years of being underplayed and overlooked, Ross Barkley is finally back in the England fold for the upcoming internationals this week. He was an unused substitute for the entirety of Euro 2016 and then missing Russia 2018 entirely, he had become something of a forgotten man. In fairness to ...

You’d have to trawl through the archives to find a United performance as poor as Saturday’s run out. Their defeat to West Ham was a surprise result. However what was more shocking was the lethargy and attitude on display at The London Stadium. It is hard to recall seeing a ...

Just watch it again. This time, keep an eye on Kepa Arrizabalaga. Daniel Sturridge receives the ball, takes a touch  – the England player’s intention was clear as day – and strikes. Kepa bounces once, twice on his feet, and as the ball flies above him and crashes into the ...

Last Saturday at Selhurst Park, Mike Ashley attended his first Newcastle match in eighteen months. It was one that won’t live long in the memory. In fact for most owners it should have been a stark wake-up call for just how desperately investment is needed in their football club. Mike ...